Pursuit of Preparedness

I thought this quote not only goes along with our food storage, but also in support of our Gardening Group.

“I hope that we understand that, while having a garden, for instance, is often useful in reducing food costs and making available delicious fresh fruits and vegetables, it does much more than this. Who can gauge the value of that special chat between daughter and Dad as they weed or water the garden? How do we evaluate the good that comes from the obvious lessons of planting, cultivating, and the eternal law of the harvest? And how do we measure the family togetherness and cooperating that must accompany successful canning? Yes, we are laying up resources in store, but perhaps the greater good is contained in the lessons of life we learn as we live providently and extend to our children their pioneer heritage.”

Spencer W. Kimball, ‘Welfare Services: The Gospel in Action,’ Ensign, Nov 1977, 78

This weeks item is
dried onion.

Pursuit of Preparedness

“Be prepared in all things against the day when tribulations and desolations are sent forth upon the wicked.”
Doctrine and Covenants 29:8

This weeks item is
Raisins

Pursuit of Preparedness

“As we have been continuously counseled for more than 60 years, let us have some food set aside that would sustain us for a time in case of need. But let us not panic nor go to extremes. Let us be prudent in every respect. And, above all, my brothers and sisters, let us move forward with faith in the Living God and His Beloved Son.”
Gordon B. Hinckley, ‘The Times in Which We Live,’ Ensign, Nov 2001, 72

This weeks item is
Baking Soda

Pursuit of Preparedness

“The best place to have some food set aside is within our homes. . . .
‘We can begin ever so modestly. We can begin with a one week’s food supply and gradually build it to a month, and then to three months. . . . I fear that so many feel that a long-term food supply is so far beyond their reach that they make no effort at all.
“Begin in a small way, . . . and gradually build toward a reasonable objective.”
-President Gordon B. Hinkley

This weeks item is
Banana Slices