1 tablespoon yeast
¼ cup warm water
2 ½ cups hot tap water
7 cups whole wheat flour (or any combination of whole wheat and white flour)
½ tablespoon salt
1/3 cup oil
1 ⁄3 cup sugar Continue reading
1 tablespoon yeast
¼ cup warm water
2 ½ cups hot tap water
7 cups whole wheat flour (or any combination of whole wheat and white flour)
½ tablespoon salt
1/3 cup oil
1 ⁄3 cup sugar Continue reading
Sarah Jane Weaver
LDS Church News
January 19, 2008
Research by BYU professors sheds new light on the shelf life of food storage.
Professors in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science at BYU found that when canned and stored properly, food such as wheat and rice can last more than 30 years. Continue reading
your ideas about home storage.
You may need to throw some of them out.
As a single mother working for a law firm in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Evelyn Jeffries struggled to find the time and the space necessary for home storage. Although she attended activities and meetings about food storage and tried to be obedient to prophetic counsel, like many Church members, she found it difficult to imagine what she could ever do with the hundreds of pounds of wheat she was told she needed to have for her and her daughter.
When a sister in her ward suggested a different approach, Sister Jeffries discovered the key to successful home storage: Continue reading
Long term storage means a supply of food that will last a long time, and that you can survive on. Of course, they must be properly packaged and stored in a cool dry place. Some recommended containers are #10 cans, foil pouches, or PETE bottles. Sometimes plastics buckets can be used.
For more information talk to your Relief Society, Self Reliance/Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Cannery Coordinator, visit providentliving.org, or just ask me. Continue reading
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Our Heavenly Father created this beautiful earth, with all its abundance, for our benefit and use. His purpose is to provide for our needs as we walk in faith and obedience. He has lovingly commanded us to “prepare every needful thing” (see D&C 109:8) so that, should adversity come, we may care for ourselves and our neighbors and support bishops as they care for others.
We encourage Church members worldwide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings.
We ask that you be wise as you store food and water and build your savings. Do not go to extremes; it is not prudent, for example, to go into debt to establish your food storage all at once. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve.
We realize that some of you may not have financial resources or space for such storage. Some of you may be prohibited by law from storing large amounts of food. We encourage you to store as much as circumstances allow.
May the Lord bless you in your home storage efforts.
The First Presidency
THE BASICS OF FAMILY HOME STORAGE Continue reading

Are you preparing for a siege? You probably grew up during the 50s and 60s and remember the Cold War, fallout shelters, and martian invasions. You worried about Y2K, and now you worry about terrorist attacks, biological weapons, chemical spills, floods, fires, earthquakes, and ants in your pantry. You buy basic food storage items and put them in the garage. Now you can relax and forget about it because you are ready for any disaster. And that is Continue reading