Week 3
preparedness
Family Home
Evening - Home Storage
Objective: To engage the whole family in planning home storage
Song: "Faith" p. 96 Children's song book
Lesson:" Message from the First Presidency
"Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Our Heavenly Father created this beautiful earth, with all its abundance, for
our benefit and use. His purpose is to provide for our needs as we walk in
faith and obedience. He has lovingly commanded us to “prepare every needful
thing” (see D&C 109:8)
so that, should adversity come, we may care for ourselves and our neighbors and
support bishops as they care for others. We encourage Church members
worldwide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and
water and some money in savings."
Question 1: What more could we do in preparing our food storage? (possible
answers; make a plan of what we use and what is needed, find ways to save money
in order to make needed purchases, organize and rotate what we already have,
learn how to use what we do have...)
Question 2: What ways can a years supply of food storage be beneficial?
(possible answers; Provide peace of mind as we obey counsel, To help in cases
or personal or natural disaster, To strengthen skills in using basic foods...)
Activity suggestions;
Activity 1: If you have stored
basic food items (wheat, rice, dry beans, lentils, powdered milk, honey...) as
a family, research recipes you all can agree on trying. Then make a plan
to prepare a meal together.
Activity 2: Involve the
family in organizing and/or rotating the food supply you already have.
Take inventory of what is needed to work toward three months or a year supply
Activity 3: Plan and graph a 30-day
balanced meal plan together (breakfast, lunch & dinner), with ingredients
and amount needed. Times the ingredients by 3 or twelve for your storage
goal.
Discuss a strategy of how you will
shop for and preserve the foods needed.
