The Surprise Arizona West Stake Emergency Preparedness Newsletter

January 2023 Edition

I have an idea you may want to make as your number 1 New Years Resolution. You guessed it, food storage and emergency preparedness. 2022 turned out to be one of the most disastrous years in US history and around the world! How many prepared Saints not only had food, water and power to be self reliant in these events, but were also able to bless the lives of their family, friends and neighbors? As I am writing this, Buffalo, NY has a food and medicine shortage with this historic winter storm and more snow on the way. What will 2023 and beyond bring? President Nelson said "Admittedly, the Lord has spoken of our day in sobering terms. He warned that in our day “men’s hearts [would fail] them” and that even the very elect would be at risk of being deceived. He told the Prophet Joseph Smith that “peace [would] be taken from the earth” and calamities would befall mankind.” Embrace the Faith, Oct Conference 2020

Make 2023 the year to Prepare.

Mark Taylor, Stake Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Surprise West Stake Emergency Preparedness Website

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Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters in US 2022

52 Weeks of Food Storage

Need a simple plan to buy normal every day items as part of your groceries on a weekly basis? Follow this affordable simple plan. A easy cost effective way to get started with foods you can buy anywhere. And foods you already eat!

25 Favorite Preparedness Items at Dollar Tree

"It can be daunting to see whole lists of things to do, things to make, things to learn, and things to buy when you’re first beginning to prepare your home and family. I’ll share some of my favorite finds at Dollar Tree to help you get started!

How to Make Ghee – a Long-term Storage Solution for Butter

"Butter is the stuff of life! But it doesn’t store well for long-term preparedness when you have to rely on keeping it frozen. But there is a way to save the butter for your pantry….GHEE! Follow along for easy instructions on how to do it:"

How to Wash Clothes without Electricity?

"Have you thought of how you will keep your clothes, and your family, clean during a time of power loss in your community? You can wash clothes without worrying about electricity."

How to Use and Make a DIY Emergency Toilet?

"Consider this: You’ve had a major local disaster where the water has gone out. There is no water available to your house because water mains have been broken, the city water supply has been tainted and shut down, or one of the various other reasons that cause city-wide services to be shut down. What happens when Little Susie says she has to go to the bathroom?"

After deadly Buffalo blizzard, families scramble to find food and essentials

Families in western New York were scrambling to find food, medicine and other essentials Monday after a historic blizzard blocked roads and cut off electricity, forcing many major supermarkets and pharmacies to close.