Provident Living

Here are some quick notes from the combined 3rd hour lesson on Sunday. We learned some great things and it was a good reminder to get your 72 hour kits together if you haven't already (Jeff and I still need to do ours!). Thanks to Ali Chezik for taking these notes for us!

-Lisa

Emergency Preparedness- 72 Hour Kits

• What is a 72 hour kit?
• A collection of basic household items your household may need in case of an emergency
• Reasons for a 72 hour kit (examples):
• E. Coli outbreak in water supply in Lindon
• Apartment caught on fire
• Ice storms & tornadoes in Midwest
• Recent Ice Storm in Texas, causing everyone to be stuck in their homes
• Seattle: Earthquakes, Mudslide, Tsunamis
• Factors to consider when building a 72 hour kit:
• Make sure the food you include you will actually eat
• Medical issues requiring medicine or special supplies (such as diabetes)
• Your environment and likely environmental disasters
• Family composition (special needs for babies, children, elderly)
• 72 hour kits need to be made individually for each member of your family
• Store in backpacks for easy removal and transporting
• Update kits regularly
• Update every 6 months
• Tip: Always update around General Conference
• Rotate food before expiration dates
• Rotate clothes for appropriate season
• Replace clothing for children to reflect current size
• Spiritual preparedness
• Scriptures
• Patriarchal blessing
• Consecrated oil
• Water
• Water filter
• Water storage drums
• water bottles with filters
• Store 2 liter soda bottles filled with water in each room
• Food Storage
• Idea: Sacrifice 1-2 tax returns to build food storage

Provident Living Components

• Enjoying the present while providing for the future
• 2 Nephi Chapter 5 vs 9-17
• Physical Health- Why is it important?
• What we do now will affect us later on
• We never know what will be required of us in future
• Lower medical costs
• Affects our ability to act both in emergencies and day-to-day
• Our bodies are temples
• Physical Health- What does that include?
• Exercise
• Eat well
• Quality sleep (minimum of 6 hours)
• Keep surroundings clean
• Adequate medical care & health insurance
• cultivate good relationships with family and friends
• Resource Management- What is it?
• Resource Management = Money Management
• Resource Management- what does it include?
• Budgets/ Financial planning
• Emergency fund
• Time management
• Education