Week 11

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge Of The Week:
Food Storage Purchase Fruit Drink to make 30 quarts
Extra Item Purchase Shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste,
(to last 6 months)

72 Hour Kit First Aid Kit: Place in Zip Lock Bagexam
gloves, 1 triangle bandage, hand
sanitizer, scissors, penlight, roll of gauze,
burn cream, 6 band-aid, 1 ace bandage,
antibiotic ointment, 4 butterfly closures,
6 alcohol swabs
Family Preparation:Check all windows around the house an
make sure they can be used as an
emergency exit. Teach all family
members how to open them. Give
permission to break glass if necessary.

Spiritual Preparedness Through simple service, bless the live of
another, perhaps with a note or a phone
call.

May Ward Activity

Please note there is also a Men's Dessert Contest,
You will be judged for Difficulty, Presentation, Taste, and Creativity...only rule is that you must make the dessert yourself with no help...Good Luck!

Visiting Teaching Brunch

Welcoming Noah Carter

Week 9

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge Of The Week:
Food Storage Purchase 8 Cans of meat (tuna, chicken, beef, etc.)
Extra Item Purchase 8 rolls of toilet paper

72 Hour Kit Place a set of scriptures in a Ziploc bag
and add to your 72 hour kit. For small
children add family photos and a favorite
book

Family Preparation Provide a first-aid kit, a small bottle of
consecrated oil, and scriptures for each
car you own.

Spiritual Preparedness Memorize a verse of “Count Your Many
Blessings” and contemplate the ways the
Lord has blessed your life.

Week 8
Our Church Leaders have asked us to make a concerted effort to obtain
our year’s supply of food and other essentials. Here are suggestions for
a 52 week plan to help us all achieve this. Amounts given are for two
people. Adjust the quantities you purchase for the number of family
members in your home. The items will change weekly, so keep up with
us and take the challenge to become Prepared.

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge Of The Week:
Food Storage Purchase 30 lbs. Wheat
Extra Item Purchase 30 lbs. beans

72 Hour Kit Personal Hygiene Kit: shampoo, soap,
chap stick, lotion, razor, nail clipper,
comb, toothbrush & paste, handy wipes,
hand sanitizer, toilet paper, tissues,
feminine items, hand towel. Place in a
gallon Zip Lock bag.

Family Preparation Provide a two week supply of fuel for a
safe alternative heat source for your
home. This could be your fireplace, wood
stove, or a propane space heater. Have at
least one carbon monoxide detector.

Spiritual Preparedness Read Proverbs 17:22. Make someone
happy with a sincere compliment.

Week 7

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge Of The Week:
Food Storage Purchase 6 lbs. Jam
Extra Item Purchase 20 lbs. Oats
72 Hour Kit
Flashlight and AM/FM radio with extra
batteries
Family Preparation
Clear brush, debris, and trim trees 30
feet around your home.
Spiritual Preparedness
Memorize at least one verse of hymn
#131, More Holiness Give Me.

Week 6
Our Church Leaders have asked us to make a concerted effort to obtain
our year’s supply of food and other essentials. Here are suggestions for
a 52 week plan to help us all achieve this. Amounts given are for two
people. Adjust the quantities you purchase for the number of family
members in your home. The items will change weekly, so keep up with
us and take the challenge to become Prepared.

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge of the Week:
Food Storage Purchase 8 Cans of Vegetables
Extra Item Purchase 30 lbs. Rice

72 Hour Kit Food for 72 hours: 
non-perishable and
easy prep.

Family Preparation Make sure your house number is large
and visible for Emergency Responders to
see easily.
Make sure all family members know their
address and directions to get there.

Spiritual Preparedness
Read Ether 12:6 and consider one area in
life where you can increase your faith.

Week 5

“To be alive only to appetite, pleasure, pride, moneymaking, and not to goodness and kindness, purity and love, poetry, music, flowers, stars, God and eternal hopes, is to deprive one's self of

the real joy of living.”

                                                                                   ~ David O. McKay

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge Of The Week:

Food Storage Purchase: 8 Cans of Fruit

Extra Item Purchase: 8 Rolls of toilet paper (1 per week)

72 Hour Kit:  Outer gear- correct for the season. Winter coat, rain gear, hat and gloves per person.

Family Preparation Challenge

Pick two meeting places: Have A Plan!

1. A place near your home in case of fire.

2. A place outside your neighborhood in case you cannot return home after a disaster.

Choose an OUT OF AREA friend as a “Check in Contact” for everyone to call.

Spiritual Preparedness 

Prepare at least one family name for temple work.

Week 4
“The foolish virgins were not averse to buying oil. They knew they should have oil. They merely procrastinated, not knowing when the bridegroom would come. The day of the marriage feast approaches. The coming of the Lord is nigh. And there are many among us who are not ready for the great and glorious event.”
                                                                            ~ Spencer W. Kimball

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge Of The Week:
Food Storage Purchase:  30 lbs. Wheat or other grain (pasta, flour, rice, etc)
Extra Item Purchase: 8 lbs. salt
72 Hour Kit:  Flashlight with extra batteries

Family Preparation Fire prevention:
Test smoke detectors weekly. Change batteries every six months (for example General Conference time). Date batteries. Smoke detectors should be on each floor and outside a bedroom door.

Spiritual Preparedness
Make a commitment to study the Gospel Doctrine lesson to prepare for Sunday School Class

For additional family members: double\triple purchase challenge or do challenge every year until family storage is complete.

Week 3
”There is an old wise saying; Eat it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. Thrift is a practice of not wasting anything. Some people are able to get by because of the absence of  expense. They have their shoes resoled, they patch, they mend, they sew, and they save money. They avoid installment buying, and make purchases only after saving enough to pay cash, thus avoiding interest charges. Frugality means to practice careful economy.“ - James E. Faust

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge Of The Week
Food Storage Purchase: 20 lbs. White Sugar or Honey
Extra Item Purchase: Enough dish soap to last 3 months
72 Hour Kit: 1 change of clothing (pants, shirt, socks, underwear). Place in Zip Lock Bag

Family Preparation
Obtain a family utility box- Action Packer, cooler with wheels, cardboard box, etc.

Spiritual Preparedness
Read Elder Bednar’s article in the September 2007 Ensign; Seek Learning by faith