Today is December 17, 2007. And today the Houston Chronicle reported that for the first time ever wheat prices have now soared above ten dollars a bushel. The report expressed experts’ concern that there could be a shortage of grain in less than twelve months!
Do you have your food supply ready?
Other reports have been coming in over the past few months, and the Houston Chronicle mentioned this also, about failing wheat crops. And according to the Houston Chronicle, 90 percent of the U.S. bushels of wheat have already been sold for the year.
Do you have your food supply ready?
For years prophets from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (casually referred to as the Mormon church) have proclaimed the urgency of having a supply of goods in storage. These goods are there to support and sustain life, should there be upheaval in society or in the family’s life.
Do you have your food supply ready?
I think so many of us think, “Well, I’ll get it ready when I have more money.” Or “I’ll get it ready when I have more time to think about it.” Or “I’ll get it ready when I have more space. We need a bigger house.”
Well, (and we all know from the Bible what happened to those who DIDN’T get on the ark).
So I ask again, do you have your food supply ready? If this is the first you’ve heard about such a thing, I share some helpful and informative links below. But first, this …
The wheat shortage is not just impacting the United States. Many news sources have described the frightening and dreary reports of wheat viruses or funguses that have destroyed much of the world’s crops.
This isn’t a movie where we can all go home at the end of ninety minutes into reality. This wheat shortage IS our reality.
There are several very important steps you need to take today to preserve the life of your loved ones and yourself.
1. Do not go into debt.
Debt is a monster that never sleeps. Do not go into debt for food storage. Instead, stop purchasing whimsical things and use that money for wise storage items. Just don’t delay! Think: if your children were starving, would you still want that extra cell phone or large screen TV?
2. Be prudent.
Start with a one month’s supply of food you normally eat. Increase that as soon as possible to a three month’s supply of food (and toiletries, medicines, etc.) you normally use. Once that is complete, begin adding as quickly as possible long-term food items. (Wheat can store for decades in cool and proper locations, for example.)
3. Be open-minded.
Start learning to cook from scratch. It CAN be fun when you get the whole family together to learn healthy, whole food items such as granola, etc., made from long-term food storage items.
4. Take inventory monthly.
Make sure you keep a list on the fridge of items you’ve used during the month. At the end of the month, make sure to replace them.
5. Learn life-saving skills.
What if the bird-flu hit and the government enforced months-long quarantines. Do you have life-saving knowledge and skills to offer your family? If you couldn’t get to the hospital, do you know basic first-aid and illness approaches? Schedule a class today and begin learning.
There are many helpful steps you can take for your family’s benefit; these are just a few of them. And there actually isn’t a need to panic; but there IS a need to act today with regards to these things.
Again, if you don’t have a food storage system started, begin TODAY. Here are two good links to learn more:
- Provident Living website by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Beginning food storage kits
The Lord has promised us that when we are prepared, we need not fear. So let’s get busy so that our families will be fine … even if the food supply fails tomorrow (as so many news sources are beginning to report today).
