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1 Version June 1st, 2012. 15th Aniversary Edition . Book 2: Temporal Preparedness General Member Edition 1. Special Note to LDS Wards and Stakes. You are reading Book 2, Temporal Preparedness, General Member Edition . This is the public edition of the LDS Preparedness Manual. Book 1, Temporal Preparedness, Leadership Edition is available to LDS. Members currently serving in leadership callings at the Ward, Stake, Re- gion or General levels. The Leadership Edition was created specifically for use by Wards and Stakes in their Emergency Preparedness Programs. That edition contains substancial amounts of Church Copyrighted materials that have not been included in this edition.

2 For further details on how to obtain the Leadership Edition, Please contact me directly. Questions, Comments or requests for additional copies of this manual should be directed to its compiler Brother Christopher M. Parrett, . This manual may be freely reproduced and distributed so long as all of the copyrights of the original authors are respected, and such reproduction is NEVER DONE FOR COMMERCIAL GAIN!. You may be asked to contribute between $15-$20 per copy to cover the actual costs of Printing & Binding. Anyone charging you over $ is in violation of this agreement!! Brother Christopher M. Parrett Rigby East Stake, Idaho . P. O. Box 100, Rigby Idaho, 83442 USA.

3 2 Please Note: This book is NOT an original work Rather, it is a compilation of many different author's works that have been gathered from the public domain of the Internet over the course of many years. These articles have been bound together and are presented here to simplify your access to them. Any and all questions or comments abut this manual should be directed to its compiler Brother Christopher M. Parrett Rigby East Stake, Idaho . P. O. Box 100, Rigby Idaho, 83442 USA. If you would like further information about any topic covered in this manual, please visit my LDS Preparedness website. Another Voice of Warning 3. Note to my readers. This book is WORTHLESS if you put it in your bookshelf with the intention of only reading it after an emergency strikes.

4 It is NOT a Survival manual intended to be used after the fact. This is a PREPAREDNESS manual that can only help you if you read it in advance and follow it's suggestions to prepare and get ready for the emergency BEFORE IT HAPPENS! At some point while reading this manual you ARE going to have questions, and I am happy to offer my assistence to you, your family, your church or your preparedness group REGARDLESS of your religious affiliation! While I am LDS, preparedness doesn't care what your religious affilia- tion is! If I or any of the AVOW members can help, we all stand ready to do so! Please come and take a look at LDSAVOW (Another Voice of Warning).

5 Members of ALL Judeo-Christian denominations are warmly welcomed! As of the date of publication we currently have 200 Topic Specific Discussion Forums containing 103,000+ unique discussions with over 938,000+ member posts/comments from our 12,000+ preparedness members. Suffice it to say, we have a staggering WEALTH OF INFORMATION ready to share with you on any topic related to preparedness!! NOTE: If you are reading the Internet PDF Version we offer a BOUND PRINTED edition of this manual that is sold at our COST of Printing only. 4 Table of Contents 4 Note to my Readers 5 Table of Contents 9 Preface 10 Book of Gomer Parable 12 A Sense of Fear and Urgency about Preparing, by Christopher Parrett Section 1: Emergency Preparedness.

6 Why? 16 Getting set for a possible modern day repeat of Haun's Mill, By Roger K. Young Expert Counsel 23 Normalcy Bias, It's All in your Head, by Survivalmom 25 Understanding the Normalcy Bias Could Save Your Life, by Confab 26 The Five Principles of Preparedness, Phil Burns 31 Mental & Spiritual Preparations for Survival , by jc 34 How Long until You Starve?, by Mr. Yankee 39 General Preparedness Survey, by Christopher Parrett 42 Five Levels of Preparedness, by Suburbanprep Section 2: Getting Started 44 LDS Church FAMILY HOME STORAGE KITS, by Christopher Parrett 45 Food Storage, by Christopher Parrett 46 BARE-MINIMUM Food Storage Requirements, by Christopher Parrett 48 Our Food Supply is Fragile, by Christopher Parrett 49 Do you Really have a Year's Supply?

7 ?, By Christopher Parrett Food Storage Tools & References 50 Basic Food List, by Lynette B. Crockett 53 Long Term Master Food List, by Christopher Parrett 57 One Year Supply Guide, by Dealsonmeals 60 Monthly Food Storage Purchasing Calendar, by Andrea Chapman 64 30 Day Emergency Food Supply, by by Robert Wayne Atkins 70 Real-World One-Year Emergency Food Supply , by by Robert Wayne Atkins 79 The Seven Major Mistakes in Food Storage, By Vickie Tate 81 Common Storage Foods, By Alan T. Hagan Grains & Legumes 82 Grains and Flours, By Alan T. Hagan 90 Legume Varieties, By Alan T. Hagan 92 Availability of Grains & Legumes, By Alan T. Hagan 94 Moisture Content in Grains & Legumes, By Alan T.

8 Hagan 97 Grains Cooking Chart 98 Basic Cooking Instructions for Grains & Legumes, by Zel Allen Sugar, Milkm Fats & Oils 100 Sugar, Honey and Sweeteners, By Alan T. Hagan 104 Dairy Products, By Alan T. Hagan 106 Canned Fluid Milks and Cremes, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, By Alan T. Hagan 109 Infant Formula, By Alan T. Hagan 110 Fats and Oils, By Alan T. Hagan Cooking Essentials 112 Cooking Adjuncts, By Alan T. Hagan 5. Processing & Preservation 115 Storage Life of Dehydrated Food, By Al Durtschi 119 Shelf Life Studies, by by Robert Wayne Atkins, 120 Pros & Cons of Freeze-Dried, Dehydrated, MRE, etc, by Skipper Clark 121 MREs, Meal Ready to Eat, By Alan T.

9 Hagan Sprouting 127 growing and Using Sprouts, by Al Durtschi 129 Survival Seeds, by suburbanprep 130 seed List Storage 131 Storage Containers, By Alan T. Hagan 140 LDS Church Plastic Buckets for Longer-Term Food 141 LDS Church Pouch Sealer Instructions 144 Oxygen Absorbers, By Alan T. Hagan 146 Moisture Control in Packing and Food Storage, By Alan T. Hagan 151 Spoilage, By Alan T. Hagan 156 Recommended Food Storage Times, By Alan T. Hagan 157 Space Cramp, Where do I Put it all?? by Kim Hicken Section 3: Every Needful Thing 161 Get a Kit, Make a Plan, by Christopher Parrett 162 Building the right Bug Out Kit for you, by Westfalia 165 OK, But what do I prepare for?

10 , by Capt. Dave 166 Survival Priorities The Rule of Three, by Thesurvivalmom 72 Hour Emergency Kit (Get Out Of Dodge / Bug Out Bag). 169 A High Mobility 72 Hour Kit, by Ward Dorrity 195 Tools for your Vehicle, by Ward Dorrity 197 Get Out Of Dodge / Bug Out Bag checklist, by Chris Parrett 204 The Supply Table: The Master Preparedness List, by Chris Parrett Evacuation 218 The 3rd Wave, Evacuation From A Disaster Location, by ST. 219 Bug Out Trigger Criteria, by Mr. Jones 221 Understanding Everyone In the City Will Be a Refugee Post SHTF, by Suburban Communication 223 Communications Family Ready, by Amy Loveless 224 Radio Spectrum, by Brian S. 225 LDS Emergency Communications, by Dennis Bartholomew 227 General Radio Primer, by Bidah 231 Basics of Radio Communication, by Brian S.