Self Reliance
Primary Resources under Start Here
Links to Learn About Self Reliance
- All Things Emergency Prepared, http://www.all-things-emergency-prepared.com/index.html/
- Am Public Health Association Get Ready, http://www.getreadyforflu.org/newsite.htm NEW
- Be Prepared To Store, bepreparedtostore.com NEW
- Emergency Preparedness, http://pgward.org/ep/, PG UT LDS Stake website
- LDS Ensign, Provident Living Resource Articles, up to 2001
- LDS Ensign, Self Reliance Resource Articles, 2006 to 2010
- LDS Index, http://lds-index.org/preparedness.html/, List of product and information links
- LDS Provident Living, http://www.providentliving.org/, Family Home Storage, Family Finance
- LDS Self Reliance, http://lds.org/topic/self-reliance/
- Peace of Preparedness, http://peaceofpreparedness.com/, Excellent Resource Library
- Prepared LDS Family, http://preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com/
- Preparedness Pro, http://www.preparednesspro.com/blog/
- Provident Living Today, http://www.provident-living-today.com/, Economical solutions
- Survival Blog, http://survivalblog.com/, Comprehensive, click on "Getting Started" NEW
- Surviving Disaster, http://lacetoleather.com/dis.html/
- Your Family Ark, http://www.yourfamilyark.org/
Links for Kids to Learn About Preparedness
- FEMA Kids, http://www.fema.gov/kids/, How to prepare for disasters
- USFA Kids, http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm, Fire prevention
More Checklists
Family Emergency Plan Checklists
- 4 Steps To Prepare Your Family For Disasters, (Spanish), AA of Pediatrics
- Emergency Preparedness Checklist,1993, FEMA/Red Cross
- Emergency Preparedness Checklist, foodstoragemadeeasy.net
- Family Disaster Plan, NOAA NSSL
- Making a Family Emergency Plan riley.army.mil
- Personal Disaster Preparedness Guide, (Spanish), 2005, 18 pgs., FEMA, Operation Hope
- Preparing Makes Sense - Get Ready Now, (Spanish), ready.gov
Grab & Go 72-Hour Kit Checklists
- Disaster Supplies Checklists, Detailed, Are You Ready
- Emergency Supply List, Basic, ready.gov
- Emergency Checklist, lifeorganizers.com
- Emergency Evacuation Kit Checklist, nccrimecontrol.org
- Emergency Supplies, (Spanish), doh.wa.gov
- Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit, FEMA/Red Cross
- 72 Hour Emergency Supplies Checklist, allthingsep.com
Week & Month Planner Checklists
- 52 Week Food Storage Purchasing Plan, pgward.org
- Do One Thing, http://do1thing.com/
- Family Disaster Supplies and Preparedness Calendar, 6 month plan by Chevron USA
- Three Month Supply List, everydayfoodstorage.net
- Week by Week Food Storage Planner, allaboutfoodstorage.com
Important Documents Checklists
- Emergency Financial First Aid Kit, 2005, 23 pgs., FEMA, Operation Hope
- Financial and Insurance Records, riley.army.nil
- Important Legal Documents and Financial Statements, pdfederalcu.org
- Keeping Your Vital Documents Safe, http://collegestuf.com/article1.htm
Other Checklists
- All Things Emergency Prepared.com, Long-term Survival Checklist
- First Aid Kit Checklist
- Preparedness Checklist for Car, Office, and Home, http://preparedness.com/emprepchecli.html
- Roadside Emergency Kit Check Lists
- Soldier’s and Spouse’s Checklists, riley.army.mil
- See More Checklists in the Manuals and Guides to Preparedness
Manuals & Guides to Preparedness
- Family Emergency Preparedness Guide, 52 pgs, by SW UT Public Health Dept. NEW
- Family Preparedness Manual, 2004, 101 pgs, Guide to Emergency and Financial Prep
- FEMA: Are You Ready? (Spanish), 2004, 204 pgs., Guide to Citizen Preparedness
- LDS Preparedness Manual, 2008, 222 pgs., Compiled by Parrett
- Preparing for Disaster, (Spanish), 2004, 14 pages, FEMA/Red Cross
- Ready.Gov: Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed, (Spanish)
- Virginia Dept of Emergency Management, (Spanish), Virginia Specific Emergency Information
- Red Cross "Preparedness Facts ", (Guides available in Spanish)
Additional Resources under Event Handouts
“It is important to understand that self-reliance is a means to an end. Our ultimate goal is to become like the Savior, and that goal is enhanced by our unselfish service to others.Our ability to serve is increased or diminished by the level of our self-reliance.” Elder Robert D. Hales
“We feel the need to emphasize with greater clarity the obligation for members of the Church to become more independent and self reliant.” President Gordon B. Hinckley