{"id":1118,"date":"2017-10-13T01:09:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T01:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksspreparedness.org\/?page_id=494"},"modified":"2024-09-01T00:13:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T00:13:22","slug":"sunday-bulletin-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ksspreparedness.org\/?page_id=1118","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Bulletin Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1118\" class=\"elementor elementor-1118\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387056ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"387056ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55aacde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55aacde\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc0df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bc0df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sunday Bulletin Examples<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ef9e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ef9e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If every family would implement the guidelines contained in their Family Preparedness Handbook, our homes and wards and stake would be extremely well prepared for emergencies.\u00a0 As a way to encourage members to do this, one ward ran a blurb each week in their Sunday bulletin.\u00a0 Presented under the title \u201cProvident Living,\u201d each announcement includes a reminder and a challenge for the month, covering topics in order from the family handbook. \u00a0Please feel free to borrow the wording below to use in your own weekly bulletin if you\u2019d like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23816c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23816c6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42876b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42876b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday Bulletin Emergency Preparedness Examples\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If every family would implement the guidelines contained in their Family Preparedness\u00a0 Handbook, our homes and wards and stake would be extremely well prepared for emergencies.\u00a0 As a way to encourage members to do this, one ward ran a blurb each week in their Sunday\u00a0 bulletin. Presented under the title \u201cProvident Living,\u201d each announcement includes a reminder\u00a0 and a challenge for the month, covering topics in order from the family handbook. Please feel\u00a0 free to borrow the wording below to use in your own weekly bulletin if you\u2019d like.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PROVIDENT LIVING\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PROV\u2019IDENT, adjective, Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; forecasting; cautious;\u00a0 prudent in preparing for future exigences. The Gospel of Jesus Christ teaches us to live\u00a0 providently. Therefore, to that end you will see a new Provident Living Challenge each month. This\u00a0 month with your family, please review and update pages 3-7 of the Family Emergency Handbook and\u00a0 make sure every member of you family knows how to your family\u2019s emergency plan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Challenge for the month of July is to gather copies of all of your important family DOCUMENTS into\u00a0 one place where they would be easy to take with you if you had to leave your home unexpectedly. Page\u00a0 10 of your Emergency Preparedness Handbook has a list of documents and helpful suggestions for\u00a0 safeguarding them. This is a very practical step that will bring great peace of mind.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some kinds of emergencies might involve evacuating our homes, there are other situations\u2014such\u00a0 as the release of toxic chemicals that threatens air quality\u2014where we might need to remain inside our\u00a0 homes or other buildings. This is called SHELTER-IN-PLACE. Our challenge for August is to read page 11\u00a0 of your Emergency Preparedness Handbook, and gather materials that would help protect your home in\u00a0 case you ever need shelter in place.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a good FIRST AID KIT is an essential part of family preparedness. Our challenge for the month of\u00a0 September is to put together a family First Aid Kit, or if you already have one, inspect it and add or\u00a0 replace items as necessary. If you regularly use things from your kit, remember to replenish those and\u00a0 keep it up to date. See page 12 of your Emergency Preparedness Handbook for helpful suggestions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides a good First Aid kit for your home, it\u2019s a good idea to keep certain items in your car in case you\u00a0 are away from home when an emergency happens, or if you need to relocate quickly. Page 13 of your\u00a0 Emergency Preparedness Handbook gives a list of things to make up a Car Survival Kit. During October,\u00a0 look at that list and pull together at least some of these items for your vehicle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We take it for granted that we can turn on the tap anytime and have clean WATER. But what if that\u00a0 were suddenly not available? Do you have a supply of water safely stored for drinking, cooking, and\u00a0 other needs in time of emergency? November\u2019s challenge is to evaluate your home water storage\u2014 how and how much\u2014and take steps to improve. See pages 13 and 14 of your Emergency Preparedness <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handbook.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month\u2019s challenge is FOOD STORAGE \u2013 one of the cornerstones of family preparedness. It\u2019s not just\u00a0 about big buckets of wheat in the basement. We\u2019ve been counseled to store what we eat and eat what\u00a0 we store, to gradually build up and rotate our reserves. Review pages 15 and 16 of your Emergency\u00a0 Preparedness Handbook for these and other tips on how to get started or update your food storage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, we\u2019ll continue to have a monthly challenge in the bulletin each week to remind us of the\u00a0 importance of being prepared. As you build up your food storage, don\u2019t forget to also stock up on other\u00a0 household necessities\u2014soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, plastic bags, matches, etc. See Commodity\u00a0 Storage, page 16 of your family Handbook.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month, please get out your Emergency Preparedness Handbook and read page 17 on Financial\u00a0 Preparedness. Unlike other topics in the binder, preparing financially is not something you can\u00a0 accomplish in four weeks, but you can review these important principles of long-term preparation and\u00a0 pick one or two areas to work on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think back to the last time you experienced a nighttime power outage at home. Did you know right\u00a0 where to go to find a flashlight with fresh batteries, or was it a bit of a scramble? What if instead of an\u00a0 hour or two you found yourself without electrical power for several days? Pages 18-19 of your Family\u00a0 Emergency Preparedness Handbook deal with Heating, Cooking, and Lighting, including important\u00a0 safety tips for storing and using different types of fuel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists tell us that on average there is an earthquake every day somewhere in the state of\u00a0 Utah. Fortunately, most of these are too small to be felt. But there is a chance we could experience a\u00a0 major quake during our lifetimes. Our monthly challenge for April is to study pages 20-21 of your Family\u00a0 Emergency Preparedness Handbook, and discuss with your family important steps in preparing for and\u00a0 responding to an earthquake. We hope it never happens, but it\u2019s good to talk about it and at least have\u00a0 a plan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Preparedness challenge for May is Fire Prevention and Response. Smoke detectors and fire\u00a0 extinguishers\u2014all in good working order\u2014are essential preventative measures for every home. But\u00a0 there are more things we can do to be prepared. Consider reading pages 22-23 of your Family\u00a0 Emergency Preparedness Handbook together in your next family home evening and pick one or two\u00a0 things to work on this month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer is the start of Utah\u2019s wildfire season. While we may not think of the Columbia Heights ward\u00a0 neighborhood as a high danger area, we live in a state where wildfires occur every year. Most wildfires\u00a0 are caused by people, so be sure to practice fire safety when enjoying the great outdoors this summer,\u00a0 and read about keeping our homes safe in the event of wildfires on pages 22-23 of your Family\u00a0 Emergency Preparedness Handbook.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The topic for the month of July is high winds. We know all about those! In just the past few years Davis\u00a0 County has had windstorms strong enough to blow down fences, uproot trees, and tear shingles off\u00a0 roofs. And it\u2019s sure to happen again. When high pressure develops over Wyoming at the same time as\u00a0 low pressure builds up over Nevada and California, the winds race from east to west, right through our\u00a0 canyons. Simple precautions like securing your trampoline and bringing garbage cans inside the garage\u00a0 can save a lot of damage. Review page 23 of your family Handbook for more suggestions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page 24 of your Family Emergency Preparedness Handbook includes some helpful tips for dealing with a\u00a0 power outage. It may be fun to play a family game of Uno by candlelight, but an extended power\u00a0 outage could pose a real challenge. How well prepared is your family? What would you do for heating if\u00a0 it happened in wintertime? How long would food in the freezer remain unspoiled? Do you have surge\u00a0 protectors? Check out this page of your binder for handy tips.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weather has finally started to cool down, which means winter is not far away. 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