Family Home Evening: Preparedness Night

It is a good idea to have a family home evening devoted to family preparedness and safety at least once year. This week’s lesson is based on the theme of safety and preparedness. You can easily adapt the activities to fit the needs of your family. It is important to cover the basics whether you have toddlers or teenagers. You can open the lesson by reading Doctrine and Covenants 109:8. Then you can talk about the different things that your family might want to prepare for. You can talk about the importance of spiritual preparedness as well as temporal preparedness. … Continue reading

Preparation

Part of living frugally includes preparing for the future. If we are able to set money aside for an emergency, then we can avoid some potential financial disasters in our lives. These emergencies can come in various forms. A few emergencies that you might want to consider preparing for are listed below. Check out the articles about each topic found at the Preparedness Blog. Financial Emergencies Financial emergencies can cover any type of large, unexpected expense. Insurance and savings are the best ways to prepare for most financial emergencies such as expensive repairs, job loss, death of a family member, … Continue reading