FHE Idea - Beginning Your Family Home Storage

photo from Peace of Preparedness

Start Your 3 Month's Supply!!

Beginning Your Family Home Storage

by Peace of Preparedness

FHE Idea - Gardening and Sprouting

Opening Prayer:

Song: The Prophet Said to Plant a Garden, page 237 Children’s Songbook

Scriptures: (Share any or all of the following scriptures:)
Gardening has spiritual lessons. It teaches that, in every aspect of life, “whatsoever ye sow, that shall ye also reap” (D&C 6:33). Growing a garden fulfills the command given to Adam and Eve and their posterity, “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread” (Genesis 3:19). Gardening is work, an important principle of the gospel; “He that is idle shall not eat the bread…of the laborer” (D&C 42:42). Obedience to seeming temporal laws are important since all commandments are spiritual (see D&C 29:34).

Lesson Title: “Seeds of Self-Reliance”
As President of the Church, Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985) encouraged members “to grow all the food that you feasibly can on your own property. Berry bushes, grapevines, fruit trees—plant them if your climate is right for their growth. Grow vegetables and eat them from your own yard. Even those residing in apartments or condominiums can generally grow a little food in pots and planters. Study the best methods of providing your own foods. Make your garden … neat and attractive as well as productive.” For more information, go to Seeds of Self-Reliance. It gives personal stories about gardening from different areas of the world, gardening on a budget, sharing a garden, finding space, using containers, learning by doing, never giving up, and reaping the blessings.

Activity: (Pick one method of gardening that works best for your family situation)
Start your own garden or sprouts. For gardening, go to the following websites for information on supplies needed:  Star Nursery or Life 123. If this is your first time planting a garden, you may need to visit your local plant nursery for more information regarding how to do this properly. For sprouts, see the sprouting guide.

Closing prayer:

FHE Idea - Self Reliance in All Things

Teach your children the importance of self-reliance!

Self Reliance

by The Family Home Evening Spot

This recipe would be a great one to have after Family Home Evening!!

Skor Cake

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 small jar caramel topping
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 8 oz. container Cool Whip
1/2 - 3/4 cup toffee bits or crunched up Skor bars

Mix cake according to package directions. Bake in a 9x13 baking pan. When cake just comes out of the oven poke holes all over it with a fork. Pour caramel topping all over top. Then pour sweetened condensed milk all over the top. Let cake cool. Spread cool whip over top and sprinkle with toffee bits or Skor bar pieces.

FHE Idea - Ready to Go!

image by Emergency Essentials

To see if our family is ready and knows what we need for our 72-hour kits.

Ready to Go!

by Safely Gathered In

Earthquake Preparedness and 72 Hour Kits

by Sarah Dye

Here's a super cute video from Playhouse Disney that your kids can watch

about putting together a 72 Hour Kit

FHE Idea - It Wasn't Raining When Noah Built the Ark

image by Debbie Brown

Teach your family the importance of food storage & self-reliance!

It Wasn't Raining When Noah Built the Ark

by Safely Gathered In

FHE Idea - Provident Living

Provident Living (using your money and resources wisely) is a key step in becoming Self-Reliant. This months FHE idea is from LDS Living Magazine.

Provident Living by Shauna Gibby