Feeling a Little More Prepared

The prophets have been warning us forever to get prepared for the chaos and turbulent times ahead as the Milennium approaches.  We have been working overtime trying to get as prepared as we possibly can. Although it is hard to know at what point you are completely prepared for anything that may come your way, I am starting to feel more confident about being able to handle an emergency.  Last weekend we got this delivered to us:

 

This is a behemoth water tank.  It holds 500 gallons! This should last us a long time (as long as it is just the two of us using it). We plan to use our pool water to wash clothes and bathe with.  As you can see in this pic, we also have several portable water containers in case we have to evacuate quickly.  Much of our food storage is dehydrated food. Therefore, having water available is a must! We live in the desert so we have no natural water sources available to us in an emergency.

Here is Alan busily filling up our smaller water containers. I am grateful that Alan takes on the responsibility of storing and rotating our water supply along with our fuel supply. I married a great man!

 

 

 

I am an active participant on our Ward's emergency preparedness committee.  I am an area captain and third in line to be the incident commander in an emergency.  This is a big responsibility and we are constantly having meetings and we hold emergency drills a couple of times per year. We are having one this coming Saturday.  Each Sunday evening at 6 pm those of us who have a ham radio license get on our Stake Net to practice emergency procedures and communication skills.  Because of this I needed a better antenna so a brother in the ward recently installed this for me:

 

 

This new antenna works much better than the antenna I had before. It is very sturdy and reliable.  I love it! After it was installed I said to Alan - "today feels like Christmas."

 

Well, I hope that anyone who may be reading this blog is making sure that they are getting prepared for an emergency. We know that following the Prophet is important whether we have to endure an emergency or not.  With all of the natural disasters that are hitting cities throughout the country and throughout the world, why would anyone not want to prepare for such an event, especially those who have small children still in the home? Now get going! Start adding a few items each month and before you know it, you will feel prepared just like I do.