"Start small and do the best you can. Begin by purchasing a few extra items to add to your storage each week. Strive to build a one-week supply; then expand it to a one-month supply, then a three-month supply. By building your supply slowly, you can avoid financial strain and start down the path toward self-reliance."
"Rotate and use food storage items regularly. Date food items as you purchase or can them, then store new supplies of food at the back of the shelves, moving earlier purchases forward to be used first.
(Family Home Storage: A New Message, Ensign, Mar. 2009, 56–60)
"Build a small supply of food that is part of your normal, daily diet. One way to do this is to purchase a few extra items each week to build a one-week supply of food. Then you can gradually increase your supply until it is sufficient for three months. These items should be rotated regularly to avoid spoilage."
(All is Safely Gathered In; Family Home Storage pamphlet, 2007, 2)
"Rotate and use food storage items regularly. Date food items as you purchase or can them, then store new supplies of food at the back of the shelves, moving earlier purchases forward to be used first.
"Do not go into debt. Acquire food items gradually. At the very least, save a few dollars a week for storage items. Using the basic foods in day-to-day menus can cut food costs and allow you to purchase more supplies. Or, as a family, give up some of the nonessentials for a short time until you can accumulate additional foods. Through prayer and concerted effort, you can work out a food storage plan that will provide you with security and peace of mind."
(Home Storage: Build on the Basics, Ensign, June 1989, 39)
No single food storage plan will work for everyone. Each family’s needs differ, as does their financial ability to accumulate the storage items. But by working under the direction of the First Presidency “to concentrate on essential foods,” it can be done. President Ezra Taft Benson has said on at least three different occasions, “The revelation to produce and store food may be as essential to our temporal welfare today as boarding the ark was to the people in the days of Noah.”
(Ensign, Nov. 1980, p. 33.)
Kevin and I challenge you today to make a plan for beginning or increasing your home food storage. An easy place to start is setting up a budget for food storage. As mentioned in the Ensign, it can be just a few dollars but it will get you started and will make a difference.
Here are just a few of the deals at Smith's caselot sale to help you get going. These are great food storage items and will be on sale until Tuesday, Jan. 18th. Caselot sales are an easy way to stock up on everyday essentials.
*Note that Walmart will price match the caselot prices for single items even if you don't purchase an entire case from them (must be same brand). If you have any trouble, ask for Patti and she will approve the price match.
* Quaker Instant Oatmeal (box of 10 single serve packets) $1.67 a box, $20.00 for case of 12
* Maruchan Ramen Noodles 8 for $1, $3.00 for case of 24 - see, just a few $
* Starkist Tuna 2 for $1, $24.00 for case of 48
* Libby's Vegetables 2 for $1, $6.00 for case of 12
* Hormel Chili $0.88 each, $10.56 for case of 12
* Spaghettios $0.55 each, $13.20 for case of 24
* Kroger 4 lb. Sugar $1.89 each, $18.90 for case of 10
* Link to Smith's full ad: http://smithsfoodanddrug.inserts2online.com/customer_Frame.jsp?divID=706&drpStoreID=00107
We know as you make a plan and move forward as a family the Lord will bless you and provide for you. - Kevin and Kammi
"I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them." - 1st Nephi 3:7, emphasis added.
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