Richard Farnworth Erin Nelligan

Have your thoughts about Emergency Preparedness changed as a result of the events of the past two years? Mine certainly have!

Were you prepared when there was no toilet paper? How about no flour or yeast? Or even no soda because of no cans or bottles? And how about not being able to go to church, work, school, or a restaurant? We saw firsthand that emergencies are not just earthquakes, fires, or floods. COVID taught us that many, if not most, of us were ill-prepared for a pandemic. We have all been reminded that ... "If ye are prepared ye shall not fear" (D&C 38:30).

Although we have all learned a lot about preparedness during the past several years, some of us may not know the answers to the following questions. Do you? 1. Do you know that Cottonwood Heights City has an active Emergency Preparedness program? 2. Do you know that the Butler Hill Ward's Emergency Preparedness program is closely tied to the city's program? 3. Do you know which Cottonwood Heights City Emergency Preparedness District we live in? 4. Do you know the name of your Emergency Preparedness Precinct within the District? 5. Do you know which Emergency Preparedness Block in your Precinct you live in? 6. Who is your Block Captain? 7. What is the primary responsibility of a Block Captain? 8. Do you know about and understand the Cottonwood Heights City Emergency Preparedness ribbon system? 9. Can you find your set of Emergency Preparedness ribbons? Or, did you never have a set of ribbons? 10. Do you know when Cottonwood Heights City performs a "test" of their Emergency Preparedness readiness? Does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participate in the "test"? If so, how? Enough questions for now! How about a contest to win a Moon Pie? Just send your answers to me at ButlerHillCommunications@gmail.com. The winner will be announced in next month's newsletter.

These questions will be answered and form the basis for next month's article. In the meantime, if you have any questions about Emergency Preparedness or want to find out how you can volunteer in your neighborhood, contact me at ButlerHillCommunications@gmail.com. And watch for the launch of a special Butler Hill Preparedness website soon.

Steve Neidig Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Butler Hill Precinct

How have you felt of God’s love in your life? As I have pondered this question, I have thought a lot about what love is and how it is shown. The definition of love is: an intense feeling of deep affection. Think about those that love you, how do you know? I think that there are often clear ways, when someone says that they love you, but there are also so many quiet ways. It could be in the things they do, such as acts of service. Maybe it is in a conversation or time spent together. The more you think about it, the more little things there are that show someone’s love for you. Knowing how those around us show their love, how do you know God loves you? First, I think it is important to ask. When we pray for insight into God’s love for us, He will open our mind and heart to more willingly see how He manifests His love for us. It could be in the beauty of nature, the kindness of a stranger, the hug of a friend, and the list goes on and on. The thing is that most of these simple little ways He shows His love can be easily overlooked. I know that has been the case for me. It isn’t until I make a conscious effort to recognize the Lord’s love in my life that I am able to see it. During this month that is often associated with recognizing those we love, let us each take the time to recognize the love that is in our lives and especially the love of our Heavenly Parents. May we each ask to see the love that has always been there for us and more readily share that love with others. Submitted by Nycole Tylka, Relief Society Assistant Secretary

FAMILY HISTORY CORNER John & Joan Roach

PRESERVING THE MEMORIES OF YOUR ANCESTORS

Family history is much more interesting and exciting if you have more than just names, dates and places of the people in your family tree. Knowing why your ancestors were given their specific names, what special events happened during their lifetime, and what life was like in the places where they lived and worked bring color to the lives of your ancestors. Memories (photographs, documents and stories) provides the information that brightens up the lives of those in your family tree. So how do we attach these memories to those individuals in our family tree? Basically, it’s a two-step process.

1st. Scan the “memory” in to a digital file and save it to documents on your computer desktop.

2nd. Sign in to your familysearch account and select the person in your family tree to whom you want to attach the memory. Click on the memories link shown below the name of your ancestor and select either add photo, add document, or add story depending on which type of memory you are adding. Find the digital file that you previously scanned and double click to attach it to your ancestor’s record.

Once you have the memory added to your ancestor’s record, there is one more step that you need to do to complete this process, i.e., tag the memory to the individual or individual(s) to whom you want it attached. You tag by clicking directly on the “memory” and where prompted type in the name of your ancestor until their familysearch identity pops up. Click on their name and your memory has been tagged.