Answers to Prayers

"Often, the answer to our prayer does not come while we’re on our knees but while we’re on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us. Selfless acts of service and consecration refine our spirits, remove the scales from our spiritual eyes, and open the windows of heaven. By becoming the answer to someone’s prayer, we often find the answer to our own."

--Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Waiting on the Road to Damascus", April 2011 General Conferencde



Mark 11:24–25 Did You Think to Pray?, Hymn #140

Self Reliance Tip # 16 By the Light of a Lamp!

I know you're all SOOoooOooo excited to hear todays tip!! So lets get started !


Yesterday was my family's "electricity free" day. Going 24 hours without electricity teaches quite a few lessons. Here are some things we learned.

• Kerosene lamps give more light and are easier to carry than candles (although a bit smelly).
• It gets dang hot without an electricity driven fan or a/c unit etc. What did you do to stay cool? I put some peppermint essential oil in a spray bottle and sprayed the kids when they got hot. The best way was playing on the slip and slide.
• Much of the children's entertainment uses electricity...my kids need to learn a few "unplugged" hobbies.
• Reading a story by Kerosene lamp can be very fun and mystical...and a bit smelly :)
• A five gallon bucket and a (new, unused for other "eww-gwoss" jobs) plunger work pretty good for a washer. Batches are a lot smaller, but perfect for little hands to wash their own laundry! They will be doing this a bit more during the summer...heck all year!
• Learning alternative ways of cooking now will help keep food waste to a minimum later.
• I am so thankful for a refrigerator!!
• In my adolescent to teen years, we only had electricity in the evening with a generator...(yes, I know this explains a lot :) ). Electricity is very convenient. You can live without it if you have to.

And another thing...
Sister Becky C. sent this in. It might give you a few ideas for your clothing storage needs.


I have some thoughts about clothing storage ... particularly for those who don't have a lot of space. Personally, I have gone throught a lot of stages of savings ... I've done the ALL and the NOTHING stages and I LOVE TOTES! My most favorite clothing to save is DENIM. The thought behind my hoarding of denim of the years is that with a needle and thread, I can turn denim into anything. I've turned old jeans into purses and quilts. If you've got a strong rod ... they make great room darkening curtains. I used them to stuff pillows. I've made stuffed animals out of them. AND I've used them to wrap those water pipes you talked about when I didn't have the funds or the stores were out of insulation!!! You can also make rugs, more pants, vests, shirts or jackets out of them. Anyway .... 1 comment about the storage totes ... I find that a bar of soap works well to keep mice, moths and other creepy crawlies out of my storage totes (especially Irish Spring - though I wouldn't use it on my skin LOL).

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RED DELICIOUS APPLES $.79#

LARGE TOMATOES $.79#

GREEN CABBAGE $.34#

CUCUMBERS 4 FOR $1.00

YELLOW ONIONS $.34#

GREEN ONIONS 3 FOR $1.00

SWEET CORN 3 FOR $1.00

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RED SEEDLESS GRAPES $.99#

STRAWBERRIES $.99#

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SHUR SAVING TALBE SALT 26 OZ. $.34 EA.

SHURFINE DRINKING WATER 24 CT. ½ LITER $2.99 EA.

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PORK STEAK $1.79#

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WATER IS STILL AN ESSENTIAL PART TO PUT BACK.



KEEP A GOOD LOOKOUT FOR THE FARMERS MARKET. GOOD LOCAL PRODUCE AND A GOOD WAY TO PUT UP ITEMS FOR THE WINTER, ROUGH TIMES AND/OR YOU JUST WANT TO EAT MUCH BETTER. THE ORCHARD IS TAKING A REST THIS SUMMER.


HARRIETT PRICE

Pancakes and Stripes!

It's time for our annual 4th of July Pancake Breakfast and Flag-raising!
Monday, July 4th at 7 a.m. at the Solomonville Ward Building. Bring your family and friends for delicious food and a patriotic start to your holiday celebrations!!

Self Reliance Tip # 15-Preparedness at All Times

And the tip is....
Personal Experience Teaches The Greatest Lessons!!


I am certain that all of us know someone who has been affected by the fires in our state. I'm not certain to say that I'd rather have a hurricane or an earth quake instead. Well, with all this heat, I think I'd prefer a freak snowstorm and we could make snow cones for a memorable summer activity :).

Seriously though, our family in Sierra Vista has had some serious fire scares over these last weeks. I spoke with my mother-in-law this morning and I thought I'd share some real life experience. She is also the RS president in their ward which presented a greater challenge. What were they glad that they had prepared in advance? What did they want to have ready in case they needed to evacuate in the near or distant future?


Here are some things she learned:

• Communication is vital! What would be your plan B if cell phones didn't work?
• Priorities can change in an instant...
• More batteries !
• Make sure the 72 hour kit has a radio!
• Make sure you check the radio frequently! If it doesn't work when you need it, it has no value.
• What a relief when others are prepared and ready to help others!
• When families don't take evacuation and threat of fire seriously, and you pack like you're going to Grandma's house, what happens when all that is left is the foundation when you return?
• Have a plan to stay with someone out of town if possible, you do not want to be evacuated twice.
• Hotels fill up quick with a huge influx of people...
• LISTEN TO THE HOLY GHOST!
• If you need to leave your home, don't forget your medications or animals, because you may not be allowed back home for a while.
• If there is no electricity, how can water be pumped from the well?
• Media/ community communication isn't so hot...you can get the same information for days...
• Visiting Teachers and Home Teachers are a heaven send! Return and report is AWESOME!
• Watching the gospel in action is a huge blessing and a miracle!

On her way out the door when they were evacuated, her priorities changed a little bit. She said, "Suddenly what was important changed." They took their 72 hour kits, genealogy, the computer hard drive, both of their fathers WWII flags encased in wooden triangles, and some cross stitched things she had made for her sons when they got their Eagle. That was about it.


So, who's ready to go without electricity for 24 hours???


Here is a basic list of 72 hour kit items. Remember to pack items that you normally eat...gum is not food :).

http://lds.about.com/od/preparednessfoodstorage/a/72hour_kit.htm

Sitter

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Leslie Bohot

Eggs!

Calling all farmers and half farmers....

We are looking farm fresh eggs to be donated to the Relief Society for our July 4th breakfast on ... July 4th.


If you will be willing to donate a dozen, we would really appreciate it! We will cluck with delight...ok maybe not.


Love,


The Crazy One