Week 46 (for 2 people)

Week 46

Sunday, November 13^th, 2016

Food Storage:

 This is the week for your sweet tooth. Stock up on alternative sweeteners such as honey, molasses, brown sugar, jam, Stevia, etc. as well as stocking up on hard candies or favorite treats that will last a long time. Seeing as we just had Halloween, I pulled out all the Gobstoppers, Spree and SweeTart candies and stored them away for future use!

Family Preparedness:

Do your family members know what to do in case a disaster happens while not at home? What if there is complete chaos or destruction at your child's school or work place? Work out a contingency plan ahead of time. Keep a small emergency kit in their backpack/car/purse/locker. Keep a list of instructions with it so both you and your family members can reference it and be on the same page.

Instructions for safety:

-Follow the Spirit

-Follow your teacher or other trustworthy adult

-If there is no adult to help, then _____ needs to get the emergency backpacks from his locker and go to _____’s classroom. If ______ is not there, go to the bathroom on the first level. Remember to meet in the bathroom if you

are not in your classrooms when disaster strikes!

-If there is no adult to help you at that point, go together to the playground equipment.

-Wait for Mom, Dad or ANYONE ELSE that knows the safe word/phrase. Make sure you ASK FOR IT from whoever is trying to take you away from the school.Yell, scream and run (together) if they cannot give it to you. If I cannot find you, I will yell our safe word over and over and you will know it’s safe to come to me.

-Depending on the disaster, a family member should make it to you within an hour. Use your emergency kits to help yourselves and others until outside help arrives.

-Above all else, know that Heavenly Father knows what is going on. He is aware of you and your needs. He loves you and will send the Holy Ghost to comfort you. If anyone in our family is called home from their earthly mission at this time, just know that there will be an amazing “family reunion” someday soon! 

Be strong. Have courage.

Above all else, have faith, not fear. Love you forever. ♥Mom

Spiritual Preparedness:

Obedience is the topic of October's First Presidency message by President Monson. He teaches:

"The greatest lesson we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and we obey, we will always be right... When we keep the commandments, our lives will be happier, more fulfilling, and less complicated. Our challenges and problems will be easier to bear, and we will receive [God’s] promised blessings.

“God’s commandments are not given to frustrate us or to become obstacles to our happiness. Just the opposite is true. He who created us and who loves us perfectly knows just how we need to live our lives in order to obtain the greatest happiness possible. He has provided us with guidelines which, if we follow them, will see us safely through this often treacherous mortal journey."

For family home evening, review President Monson's message and watch THIS VIDEO on obedience. Discuss the "barriers" in our lives and how being obedient blesses us.