by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 23, 2014 | Emergency Preparedness
My food storage isn’t quite where I want it to be yet, since we’ve relied on it a bit and not replenished as fast as I’d like. We have the basics to sustain life and enough to get us through for ordinary emergencies, but let’s face it, when times are hard, you want...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 5, 2012 | Emergency Preparedness
Deseret News, a newspaper owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are often nicknamed Mormons, reports that Mormons in the eastern United States were prepared for Hurricane Sandy. They made preparations, but preparation is a part of the...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 5, 2012 | Emergency Preparedness
The Saturday before Hurricane Sandy struck, I braved the grocery store. I didn’t need storm supplies, but I only have the car once a week and I needed to do my regular shopping. Although I’d expected it to be somewhat busy, even early in the morning, I was surprised...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 14, 2011 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Emergency Preparedness, Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
The recent Japanese tsunami has brought attention to the fact that in an emergency, it is often difficult to purchase food and water. Because normal deliveries are halted and many stores are closed, people find themselves running short of critical supplies in a...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Mar 5, 2009 | Emergency Preparedness
Some people think the Mormon concept of self-reliance is a sign of having no faith. They quote scriptures that say to trust God and suggest that if we do anything to prepare for hard times, we’re not trusting God or are even violating commandments. Is there Biblical...
by Barbara S | Jul 20, 2008 | Emergency Preparedness
We are taught in the Doctrine and Covenants 88:119, “Organize yourselves, prepare every needful thing…” In today’s blog I want to present a practical part of preparedness and discuss a very needful thing. Having been through many different kinds of disasters,...
