Monday Message

"The best food storage is not in welfare grain elevators but in sealed cans and bottles in the homes of our people. What a gratifying thing it is to see cans of wheat and rice and beans under the beds or in the pantries of women who have taken welfare responsibility into their own hands. Such food may not be tasty, but it will be nourishing if it has to be used." (President Gordon B. Hinckley)

Yes, we have to take our family's welfare very seriously.

While we see shortages now, it is what is ahead of us we need to be concerned with. There is severe drought in the south and crops are not growing but are dying instead.

We need to take this seriously for sure. Not only do we need to put in storage but we need to be building those skills. Like...

Seed saving

Gardening

How to compost

Canning

Dehydrating

Cooking from scratch

Bread making

Sewing

Adjusting patterns to fit you

Mending

Knitting

Crochet

How to use tools

How to fix a broken window

How to clean and oil your sewing machine

Do plumbing

Electrical

How to make yogurt

How to make cheese

Build your shelf stable recipe binder

How to make pasta

This list can go on and on.

If you know how to do things already then build on it. With internet you can look for free classes and info on skills.

I think to do things to beautify your home is a good skill as well. Share some things you would add to the list in the comments!

Take time to do fun things this week. I did just that - I made a frog.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfgVc94p01V/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CeCNvhAoA1N/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce82sPcIk5j/

These videos are so cute and inspired me to make my own froggy.

You can find the pattern here - https://beacons.ai/dotpebbles_knits

I have been spinning each day.

I have still been shifting things about to make things easier on me.

Mending - https://thatsnotmyage.com/lifestyle/darn-it-the-art-of-mending-and-repairing/

Sewing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnTwT-ifLkU

Canning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urnHCkVjpxY

So here are some things to get you started.

The main thing is to get going quickly on building your skills and getting in storage.

Missy says get in your storage and load your box with skills.

Gus says you still need to be safe Covid numbers rising so think to get in things for the next wave and be safe.