"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."

Imagine for a moment that it's 8:58 am on an extra chilly January morning. You're sitting at your desk, a little behind schedule thanks to the snowy conditions on the roads from the storm this morning. You notice that your pants are a little damp and remember the blowing snow that blasted you during that short walk from your parking spot to the side door. You just settled in and are responding to emails when something suddenly feels off. The monitor begins to shake a little, and you hear an eerie growl. The lights begin to sway, and then swing, and the ground begins to move. You grip the arms of your chair and wonder what's going on. 

The largest earthquake in modern Utah history has just ruptured the Wasatch Fault. For nearly a full minute, the earth heaves. Unbeknownst to you, thousands of buildings outside are cracking, twisting, and even collapsing. Roads crack. Bridges fail. Some roads just become completely impassable. Gas stations sound alarms and become inoperable, and the traffic lights way and then go dark. 

Inside your office, the lights flicker and then turn off. The battery backups begin to alarm, one after the other, creating an unsettling soundtrack as you decide if this is when you're supposed to get under your desk. Just then a loud crash comes from the reception area as expensive art begins to fall off of tables and walls. This is big--and it's only just begun. Your mind begins to race, and things get quiet and muffled inside your head as you begin to wonder, "now what?"

Outside, hundreds if not thousands of people are injured. Many are trapped. Hundreds of fires ignite—some turning into massive, out-of-control blazes. Luckily, it's not summer, so the damage is mostly to structures and not to the dry Utah grasses, but the glow is eerie and apocalyptic. You reach for your phone to see what's going on, but phone networks are damaged and overloaded and have already gone silent. No calls. No texts. You didn't even get an emergency alert. Like you, hundreds of thousands of people are suddenly stuck, without a quick way home in the middle of winter--and you can't even check in to make sure that your family is okay. How is mom doing? Are the kids at school already? Was today the day your spouse was taking your daughter to the doctor? How are they?

Your thoughts turn to home, but you can see out your window that the freeway isn't moving at all. Have you ever thought about how long it would take you to walk home from work if the roads were impassable? Hours? Days? You try to remember what the forecast was for the snow. All day? Your mind races. 

And the shaking is only the beginning.

In the days and weeks that will follow, there will be no water. No electricity. Not just for a few hours—but for weeks, and in many places for months. Aftershocks will keep coming, thousands upon thousands of them, rattling nerves and unfinished repairs. Travel will be slow and dangerous. Everyday comforts—heat, light, clean water from the tap, warm water, flushing toilets, a working phone—all offline. Recovery will be measured not in days, but in long, grinding months of hardship, hunger, infections, colds, and chaos.

Now imagine if you were prepared. Imagine the quiet confidence of knowing that you and your family have water, food, warmth, and a plan. Imagine the relief of being able to help your neighbors instead of needing rescue yourself. That hope and comfort are available—if we prepare now for a crisis that is surely coming.

We’ll show you how to prepare for such a day.

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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