March 2012 Preparedness Reminder

This month is simple but very important!

Discuss with family members the ways to escape from danger during an emergency:

1. What would you take with you? 
2. How would you get out of the house? 
3. Where would you meet?  
4. If separated who would you contact so everyone can be reunited? 

Talk about various kinds of emergencies that may happen:

1. fire 
2. flood 
3. gas leaks or spills 
4. terrorists
5. shootings 
6. earthquakes. etc.

See below for your handouts containing great ideas, preparedness test, and a Family Communications Plan from Homeland Security. This would make a great family night!

We live in a time when the best protection we can have is Spiritual protection.  Staying close to the promptings of the Holy Ghost will give you courage, guide your every action, protect you, and give you peace to act appropriately.  Daily scripture study and daily prayers individually and as a family along with weekly Family Home Evenings and regular attendance at the temple seem like simple things to do but they are our Shield from the storms of life.  When we do all we can to be prepared, then the Lord will do the rest. 

~ Here are the March Handouts for our Preparedness Binders ~
Click here to download & print these papers
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 Information in the Preparedness Binder was gleaned from the following resources:

1. Provident Living from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

2. The United States Government Preparedness website

3. The Utah State Government Preparedness website

4. The American Red Cross Preparedness website

5. LDS Preparedness Manual by Christopher Parrett

6. A lecture by Brother Bruce Woolley (former head of Church Missionary Medical Committee, Oct. 8,            

    2009 at Rock Canyon Ward Relief Society

7. Emergency Essentials retail business brochure

8. FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency

9. Safety Central Emergency Preparedness Checklist

10. USDA: Food Safety and Inspection Service

11. Survival Supply: Official Government and Military Contractor

12. University of  Missouri Extension: Preparing for an Emergency

13. Meridian Magazine

14. President Boyd K. Packer's talk: "If ye are prepared ye shall not fear." given Oct. 2008

15. Leaders' Guide to Welfare: Providing in The Lord's Way from the LDS Church

16. Product lists from retail businesses on the internet gave some ideas, and the Epicenter. com contributed to the personal check list.

17. Sources used that gave very little other than ideas were also used

18. Personal information from personal experience

19. Other sources so noted within the body of the material

20. Home Storage Basics in American Fork

Comments:

A. For the most part the information is paraphrased rather than directly quoted unless otherwise noted.

B. Ideas have been combined to make it more comprehensive and all inclusive.

C. The material has been gathered, edited and embellished by myself, Karen C. Moon.

D. Every effort has  been made to glean the most usable and useful information and present it in a           

    format that invites the reader to make use of it in their own lives.

E. Every effort has been made to be accurate in the most current information available.

Please excuse all typographical errors and misplaced words.  There is no editor!