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Wondering if the LDS on this board can tell me - do you REALLY have as much food stored as you are *supposed* to?
I was looking for some sites remembering links posted here way back when & stumbled across thefoodguys.com. For a family with 5 over 7 & 2 under - YIKES!!!!! their food storage calculator came up with a minimum # of each food that is shocking! LOL
And if you DO have it all & you have a family this size or bigger - how do you do it? Buy one of the prepared kits like at this site (over 6 thousand just for 4 adults) or a little at a time or what?
Just curious - hope you dont mind! We just got a house with a walk in pantry - but I still dont think I could store all of that food! LOL I haven't even figured out how to aquire the 6 months worth I'm "supposed" to have for foster care! LOL
We buy a little at a time. And we probably dont have enough to last a year. But we have enough to last a few months at least(granted the last couple of months would be some boring meals). The thing is, we just dont have a lot of the fancy bulk stuff from some of the sites or that the Church can order for us. We have mostly big bags of stuff or big flats of stuff from the store.
We have a space near our laundry room that would be perfect for food storage once we clear it out and put in some nice sturdy shelves or cabinets. Hopefully once that happens I can beef up our supply.
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Hi there! I don't do food storage myself but I have a big LDS family that does. My one uncle has EIGHT children. They literally have food storage built everywhere in their home. In the halls of the house, there are doors with storage built between the studs in the walls. It seems like everyone has a "fruit room". These have tons of storage. My aunt's is built in her garage, some other family members have them in the basement. Most of my family does home canning. That really stocks up on food. Also, they rotate foods every month. HTHs a little bit!
I dont have all I am supposed to have but we also live in an 1100 sq. ft. house with 6 of us and one on the way. We just recently bought some land and built a shop for my husbands business that has plenty of storage space. Now I just have to get back to getting it all stocked back up. We also have a garden this year and will can/store alot of that.
Or in case your dh(or whoever makes the bulk of the income) loses their job, becomes injured/disabled or if you are just generally short on funds-you still have food so you dont have to worry about groceries.
In the event of a disaster as mentioned above, one would or at least should share their food with their neighbors.
You dont HAVE to store food, someone from the church doesnt come inspect your house and take inventory to make sure you are, but its just a really really good idea to do it logically speaking.
Is it "doctrine"? Or is it just something "smart/logical" that the Church encourages their family to do?
(It is a good plan -- I just don't know many people that would (A .) have the storage space for such, or (B .) have the money to do it very well either. I know that we couldn't!
And in case of a global emergency, I would think we'd have MANY concerns -- not just food supply. So, does the church also encourage (or is it doctrine) to save up medicine supplies, water, buy generators, guns, etc?
Thanks for shairng. I love learning about what others believe and why.
Interesting that this thread would come up when last week our Relief Society message was about this.
There was a quote by President Kimball (Rebecca he was our prophet before he died, so I'd say this is "doctrine") that said there would come a time that it would be as necessary for us to have food storage as it was for those in Noah's time to get on the ark.
That quote hit me SO powerfully. I guess until that moment, *I'd* never thought it was real "doctrine", but rather important suggestions.
One of the things they offered was a list of everything you need for a years supply for 2 people - by spending $5 weekly.
Obviously some families were too huge to buy everything they needed (one sister has 8 children) so we were encouraged to begin by just buying for 2 people - $5 a week seems fairly reasonable.
Since there are 5 people in my own family, a year from now when I have food storage for 2 of us, I'll start working for the next 2 - or if by then we can afford $7.50 a week, for 3 people.
For me that means in 2 years I'll finally be fully living this commandment.
I have no idea where I'll store it all but I'm really going to do it! That quote was the motivation I needed.
Also, Rebecca, water is part of the food storage program, but as far as medical supplies, etc., I'm not sure. I haven't read through the whole list and it's just the basics, I think to start with.
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We are counseled to have medical supplies, cash, etc also but I think food is the one that's always emphasized. I do not have enough for my family and I need to work on that. We are supposed to rotate the food, also, by using food from our storage and then replenishing it so it is never wasted.
Thank you for sharing with an "insider looking in." I've enjoyed learning about your faith very much. I find it quite fascinating, more so than many other "in the mainstream" faiths. So, thanks again... and good luck with that food storage!!!
Yes, we have ours. Most of it is in the girl's bedroom. We are going to be closing in our porch to store it in the next year or two. Having a place to put it is a hard thing.
We got ours a little at a time. Really, once you have it you have a lot more freedom as far as grocery shopping goes. All the basics that we rotate are so much cheaper for us because we bought them in bulk. things like rice, sugar, flour, wheat, oats, milk, etc. We also have lots of Ragu, pasta, tuna, choc. chips, dried fruits, peanut butter to make things a little nicer if we have to use our storage. We also try and keep enough water for 2 weeks. I say try because we drink the same water so somtimes we let too many jugs get empty before refilling them.
If we have a tight month I just rotate more than usual to keep our food costs down. It is a great feeling to know that if there were a family or comunity/globel emergency we would have food to eat. I'm greatful for the peace it gives me knowing that I could feed my family in difficult times.
The church also has counceled us to get out of debt. Our church really tries to help each member be self sufficient. If there were an emergency I would not be standing in line for food/water for my family because I already have provided for them and we would be sharing with others. Even the welfare program is not long term help, just enough to get the member back on their feet so that they can provide for themselves.
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Isnt there a list of what to get extra at the store every week to put in with your FS stuff? If you follow that list for a year youll have this much or that for this amount of people...I remember years ago getting this in a R.S. meeting...( i dont think its called R.S. anymore sorry) Does anyone have this and can you post it here if you do????
We just got a house with a walk in pantry - but I still dont think I could store all of that food! LOL I haven't even figured out how to aquire the 6 months worth I'm "supposed" to have for foster care! LOL
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and my Boob-Tick Abigail 
and it's just the basics, I think to start with.
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