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MRE stands for "meal, ready-to-eat". They're convenient and easy to use, and there are a wide variety of foods available, including main dishes, snacks, desserts and beverages. MREs are used as military rations, and packed with calories because they are meant to sustain soldiers in the field. They are a great option to add to emergency kits because of their portability and ease of use. But it's always a good idea to test out the products you store before you plan on using them. That's what my family decided to do this week. We learned a few things from our MRE dinner experience... Rule #1- Don't eat too much!  My poor little 7-year-old enjoyed the Beef Ravioli a little too much, and became famous the next day when he puked it all over his first grade classroom. Lesson learned! There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. MREs are packed with calories, so they are super heavy for someone who isn't burning massive amounts of calories per d...

Graphic from The Mormon Home It's always good to have an emergency contact list to refer to when needed, but this list is even more important for anyone dealing with a spiritual emergency. Although it's so important to follow the counsel of the prophets and temporally prepare for whatever may come, it's even more important to prepare spiritually for times that will try us. For Family Home Evening tonight, make a treat and check out a few of these scriptures to find out the answers to your spiritual emergencies. “Most of us have thought about how to prepare for storms. We have seen and felt the suffering of women, men, and children, and of the aged and the weak, caught in hurricanes, tsunamis, wars, and droughts. One reaction is to ask, ‘How can I be prepared?’ And there is a rush to buy and put away whatever people think they might need for the day they might face such calamities. But there is another even more important preparation we must make for tests that a...