52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 52

Food Storage: 5 quarts of cooking oil

Extra Item: 2 quarts of peanut butter

Family Preparedness: Continue with your preparation. You never know when an emergency may happen.

Spiritual Preparedness: Strive to continue to study the scriptures and the Ensign magazine, and to keep the commandments of God.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 51

Food Storage: 8 cans of tomato sauce

Extra Item: 8 rolls of toilet paper

Family Preparedness: Check the batteries in your smoke detectors. Check the expiration date on your fire extinguisher.

Spiritual Preparedness: Go to lds.org, look up a favorite conference talk, and discuss it with your family.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 50

Food Storage: 2 lb of Bouillon cubes

Extra Item: 30 pounds of beans

Family Preparedness: Review your disaster plan with all members of your family.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read D&C 88:119. Pray with your spouse as well as your family.

52 Weeks to Preparedness -Week 49

Food Storage: Fruit drink (to make 30 quarts)

Extra Item: 20 lb of oats

Family Preparedness: Be informed. Visit www.READY.gov or obtain a copy of “Preparing Makes Sense, Get Ready Now” by calling 1-800-BE-READY.

Spiritual Preparedness: Use the Preach My Gospel Manual for Family Home Evening lessons and
pray for opportunities to have missionary experiences.

52 Weeks to Preparedness-Week 48

Food Storage: 8 cans of vegetables

Extra Item: 30 pounds of rice

Family Preparedness: What would you do if there were an emergency in your community? Discuss this with your family.

Spiritual Preparedness: Attend the temple this week!

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 47

Food Storage: 8 cans of fruit

Extra Item: 8 rolls of toilet paper

Family Preparedness: Review "One for the Money"  by Elder Marvin J Ashton, September 2007 Ensign

Spiritual Preparedness: Read and use the talks found in the April Ensign in Family Home Evening.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 46

Food Storage: 30 pounds of wheat or flour

Extra Item: 11 pounds of macaroni or spaghetti

Family Preparedness: Complete a contact card for each family member. Have each family member keep the cards handy in their wallets, purse, backpack, etc. These cards should include important phone numbers, including a contact that lives out of the area.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read "The Healing Power of Forgiveness" by President James E. Faust. Ensign, May 2007, p. 67

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 45

Food Storage: Nonfat dry milk, 8.5 pounds

Extra Item: 1 pound of yeast, baking powder and baking soda

Family Preparedness: Teach your family to stop, drop and roll, as well as other safety guidelines.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read Alma 37:35 Strive to teach your children to keep the commandments of God.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 44

Food Storage: 8 cans of soup

Extra Item: 2 months of laundry soap

Family Preparedness: Learn how and teach all family members how to turn off the natural gas or propane tank, water, and power to the house.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read "Life's Lessons Learned" by Joseph B. Wirthlin, Ensign, May 2007, p. 45

52 Weeks to Preparedness-Week 43

Food Storage: 8 cans of meat

Extra Item: 8 rolls of toilet paper

Family Preparedness:  check all windows around the house and make sure they work properly to use as an exit, in case of an emergency. Teach all family members how to operate the windows and give specific permission to break their window if it will not open in a TRUE emergency.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read Mosiah 4:6-12

Trust in the Lord and turn to Him for help.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 42

Food Storage: 30 pounds of wheat or flour

Extra Item: 10 - 20 boxes of macaroni and cheese

Family Preparedness: To prevent fires, clean out storage areas. Do not let trash such as newspaper and magazines accumulate.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read "Come to the Temple" by President Boyd K. Packer. Ensign, October 2007. Plan to regularly attend the temple.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 41

Food Storage: 20 pounds of sugar

Extra Item: 3 months of dish soap

Family Preparedness: Review your family safety plan. Plan a fire drill sometime (preferably in the middle of the night) to be sure they can hear the alarms and know what to do.

Spiritual preparedness: Read Doctrine & Covenants 38:24-27

Strive to become united with those in your ward and community.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 40

Food Storage: 8 cans of vegetables

Extra Item: Multi-vitamins (to last 6 months)

Family Gear Box: Hard candy gum, and any other special treat your family would like in an emergency

Family Preparedness: Change the batteries in your smoke detectors and test them.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read Alma 32:28-43

In your daily lives, strive to have faith in all things that you may reap the rewards of your faith.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 39

Food Storage: 8 cans of fruit

Extra Item: 8 rolls of toilet paper

Family Gear Box: Pet supplies, such as food, leash, extra set of ID tags, and one gallon of water for each pet.

Family Preparedness: Fill out emergency information and resource sheets and place next to all telephones.

Spiritual Preparedness: The Saints in the early days of the church came west because they had faith that God had called a prophet, Brigham Young. How can you demonstrate your faith today?

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 38

Food Storage: 30 lb of wheat or flour

Extra Item: 11 lb of macaroni or spaghetti

Family Gear Box: Mirror, magnesium fire starter, books to read. Be sure to include the scriptures.

Family Preparedness: Purchase and install emergency ladders for upper-floor windows.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read “A Matter of a Few Degrees” by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Ensign, May 2008, p. 57-60.
”Small errors and minor drifts away from the doctrine of the gospel of Jesus Christ can bring sorrowful consequences into our lives. It is therefore of critical importance that we become self-disciplined enough to make early and decisive corrections to get back on the right track and not wait or hope that errors will somehow correct themselves.”

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 37

Food Storage: Fruit drink (to make 30 quarts)

Extra Item: Shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste (to last 6 months)

Family Gear Box: Add some white and brown sugar or some honey to make your food more tasty.

Family Preparedness: Look into a living will and other documents you may need in times of crisis.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read Alma 34:17-28; 39. Strive to pray more diligently so you may be led and directed in your life and that you may be able to be filled with the Spirit more frequently.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- Week 36

Food Storage: 8 cans of soup

Extra Item: 2 months of laundry soap

Family Gear Box: Assemble an activity box with games, cards, and other favorite toys.

Family Preparedness: Arrange for someone to help your children if you are at work and not able to return home during a disaster.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read “Gratitude: A Path to Happiness” by Bonnie D. Parkin, May 2007 Ensign, p. 34. Gratitude is a Spirit-filled principle. It opens our minds to a universe permeated with the richness of a living God. Make a list each day of the blessing you have in your life.

52 Weeks to Preparedness - Week 35

Food Storage: 8 cans of meat

Extra Item: 8 rolls of toilet paper
Family Gear Box: Include some of the seasonings and spices that your family likes.

Family Preparedness: Check with your children’s babysitter of school about their disaster plans and how parents will be contacted if a disaster happens during business hours.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read “Discipleship” by President James E. Faust, November 2006 Ensign, page 20. One of the greatest blessings of life and eternity is to be counted as one of the devoted disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. How are you doing?

52 Weeks to Preparedness-Week 34

Food Storage: 30 lb wheat or flour

Extra Item: 30 lb of beans

Family Gear Box: A multi-tool and a basic tool kit.

Family Preparedness: Practice a drill for each of your evacuation plans. Identify a storage area for your supplies, such as a closet along an inside wall or several heavy duty watertight garbage cans that can be stored outside. If using outside storage, ensure that containers are weather and animal proof.

Spiritual Preparedness: Read Revelations 3:20. Resolve to do your part to involve Christ in your life.

52 Weeks to Preparedness- week 33

Food Storage: 6 lb of jam

Extra Item: 20 lb of oats

Family Gear Box: A hammer and a variety of nails. A saw for cutting wood and another saw for cutting metal.

Family Preparedness: Identify escape routes from house for all family members and identify safe places to go in case of fire, flood, earthquake, or other disaster.

Spiritual Preparedness: Mark your favorite scripture and share it with your family.