Food Storage Ideas

If you feel you should be stashing cash and food, here are some great web sites to check out.

Trackmyfoodstorage.com has an inventory list and a way to keep track of what you have, what you need to get. It will calculate how and what you should get for any time span you want to store for and for how many people you plan on feeding. They have tips on storing water and recipes for the food you need to rotate.

ldscatalog.com has online ordering of basic food supply needs if you can't get to the cannery. The starter kit makes a great Christmas gift.

Honeyville.com I needed some bulk items I couldn't get from the church so I started hunting around the internet. I found a company I love to order from. They have a flat shipping rate of $4.49 no matter how much you buy. They have speedy shipping, too. I was able to get dried whole eggs, cornmeal, barley, etc. Many grains are available as well as milk, vegys, fruit, nuts and items you need for food storage.

I'm including the story of a sister in Texas that survived Hurricane Ike. It is very interesting reading on the supplies they needed while living without electricity, no gas or banks.

Dear Friends:

We have a 6'x6' hole in our roof, no electricity or running water. Trees down everywhere. However, because we listened to the counsel of our Prophet we are prepared. In fact, it seems to me that it's only the members of the church who seem to be calm, prepared, and helping one another with trees in roofs, flooding, etc. There is a POD or Point of Distribution in Tomball where we live. There you get water and ice IF you have enough fuel to wait in the 3-hour lines. We don't have to do that because we have 3 full water barrels, 75 juice bottles filled with water, and our pool, which is dirty, but we use it to flush.

It is very difficult to get gas. Police guard the stations when fuel is delivered and you might wait half a day to get up to the pump just to have them say, 'Too bad, we are out'. I am grateful that we have a generator. We run it 4 hours a day to keep our fridge and light. I am grateful that we have had fuel for it. You can't even by gas containers as they are rationed. We can only buy bread once a week and limited to 2 loaves at a time. Water is rationed by the case at the grocery store - 3 cases per family. The ATM machines do not have power. For the past 6 months I have stashed small bills away because I have had such a feeling of foreboding. We have cash because of that. LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT. Get cash in small bills because the stores can't make change and credit and debit cards often don't work. I had to pay 5 dollars more for an item because they couldn't make change for me. And . . . PHONES ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY.
Believe it or not...I have not had a bath in 4 days, Today was the first day I got to wash my hair with pool water. I haven't fixed my hair in a week!!! It just doesn't matter anymore. We cannot do laundry because we don't have water. So, we wear our clothes until they are literally disgusting. When we do finally get water, we will have to boil it since it is contaminated.

A prepared Family and a loving extended family is the key to survival and making it through right now. I want all of you to know that I have such a testimony of following the counsel of our living prophet. There really is safety and peace in your heart if you are prepared.

Please get your generators, 5 gas cans full of gas, canned goods, baby items, baby wipes to bathe, and all the water you can store...even if you have to trip on it in your home. Have your lanterns, crank flashlights, tarps, rope, etc. ready to go because you never know when it will be your turn to endure the test. It's overwhelming, but it's going to be ok eventually. I have a home, I have food, and I have water, because I listened to the counsel of our prophet. Please make sure you do the same. It's time to have your life in order. Tomorrow may be too late.