"THE REVELATION TO STORE FOOD MAY BE AS ESSENTIAL TO OUR TEMPORAL SALVATION TODAY AS BOARDING THE ARK WAS TO THE PEOPLE IN THE DAYS OF NOAH¹."

Self-reliance isn't just about stockpiling stuff. If it were, we'd look at it like fire or life insurance: just buy a bunch, check the box, and forget it.

Sure, you need the basics—food, water, and solid equipment—to call yourself truly prepared. But talk to the experts, or better, the survivors, who've stared down life's ugliest storms, and they'll tell you: it's never the gear alone that saves the day. Good equipment helps, no question. What pulls people through—and even allows them to thrive—is the right mindset. It's the will, grit, and determination to succeed.

Pair a resilient spirit with practical know-how, and the rest clicks into place.

That's the wonder of building a year's supply. It delivers more than cans and kits. It forges discipline, hope, grit, confidence, and unshakeable faith. You can't buy that! It's earned through the steady, consistent grind of days, weeks, months, and years. As you stack your little wins next to your growing stores, you'll master your will and your skill.  You'll discover what it really feels like to be ready--to be self-reliant-- no matter what the future holds.  And when you do it the right way, you'll have enough to spare--enough to bless the lives of everyone around you. More than food and fuel, you'll have the contagious confidence to help them through the toughest times, together. You'll be more than prepared! You'll be a Guardian!

“Let every head of every household see to it that he has on hand enough food and clothing, and, where possible, fuel also, for at least a year ahead...You do not need to go into debt, may I add, to obtain a year’s supply. Plan to build up your food supply just as you would a savings account. Save a little for storage each pay-check. Can or bottle fruit and vegetables from your gardens and orchards. Learn how to preserve food through drying and possibly freezing. Make your storage a part of your budget. Store seeds and have sufficient tools on hand to do the job. If you are saving and planning for a second car or a TV set or some item which merely adds to your comfort or pleasure, you may need to change your priorities. We urge you to do this prayerfully and do it now. I speak with a feeling of great urgency. I have seen what the days of tribulation can do to people....Too often we bask in our comfortable complacency and rationalize that the ravages of war, economic disaster, famine, and earthquake cannot happen here. Those who believe this are either not acquainted with the revelations of the Lord, or they do not believe them. Those who smugly think these calamities will not happen, that they somehow will be set aside because of the righteousness of the Saints, are deceived and will rue the day they harbored such a delusion. The Lord has warned and forewarned us against a day of great tribulation and given us counsel, through His servants, on how we can be prepared for these difficult times. Have we heeded His counsel?² " 

COVID was a wake-up call. How'd you do? What did you run out of? What did you wish you had on hand? What did it feel like to stand in that line for toilet paper or anti-bacterial wipes? What price are you willing to pay to ensure that you and yours will always have what you need with enough to spare?

 The following is a sober call to self-reliance and a frank reminder that the best time to start preparing for the unexpected was ten years ago. The second-best time to start is TODAY!

1- “Prepare Ye,”  Pres. Ezra Taft Benson in Conference Report, Oct. 1973

2-  “Prepare for the Days of Tribulation,”  Pres. Ezra Taft Benson in Conference Report, Oct. 1980