"..everyone will need a minimum of 3 months's supply...

D&C 45: 31 And there shall be men standing in that generation, that shall not
pass until they shall see an overflowing scourge; for a desolating sickness shall cover the land.

Here is a report from a Relief Society sister(name unknown)that has been forwarded to many preparedness specialists and I pass it along. If you "google" Dr. Susan Puls, you are eventually led to an article about her at the LDS Church's site:www.providentliving.org

"About a month ago a seminar was put on by Dr. Susan Puls, who is a
cardiologist appointed by the First Presidency of the Church as the head
of the church's pandemic committee. She said she was not an expert on
pandemics as this was not her speciality, but in the two years she's
been in her position, is fast becoming one. She now works for the church
on a full-time basis working on planning for the pandemic and trying to
get the word out to as many church members as possible. There were about
1400 people at the Saturday all-day seminar.

In her capacity, she works with the governor's pandemic committee and
the federal pandemic planning agency. She also said a pandemic is coming
- not 'maybe' but is DEFINITELY coming. She says _the pandemic is
expected within the next two years but she personally believes it will
be 'sooner rather than later..' The various groups (CDC, WHO, etc..) do
not know what the pandemic will be but 'first among their list of
suspects is the avian bird flu. It's only one mutation away from being
easily transmitted from birds to humans and from human to human.'_

She said the World Health Organization expects 40% of the world
population to become sick. Of those who become sick, they expect 50%
will die. If you do the math - there are over 6 billion people on the
earth today - that puts the death rate at over 1.4 billion people - and
she says these deaths will happen over only a 3 to 4 month period of time.

Dr. Puls related that when the pandemic hits the US, mandatory
quarantine's of all infected and NON-INFECTED peoples will occur within
the first 48 hours. Only emergency personnel (Dr's, nurses, firemen,
police, national guardsmen, etc..) will be allowed to leave their homes
- not even to go to the store, etc.. This quarantine will last during
the duration of the 'pandemic cycle' which will last approximately three
months.

Her main point was that everyone will need a *MINIMUM of 3 months supply
of food at home* as the governments of the world will be overwhelmed
within the first week and cannot be counted on to provide food, medical
help, etc..

She only briefly spoke on the 'social disruption' that will occur and
did not go into any detail about what plans may, or may not exist, to
deal with this. However - think about this - if your neighbors (both
those you know and strangers) run out of food and are starving how might
they react? Then think of all the individuals who already live outside
of the law and are only 'controlled' by our current legal system. How
might they react when law enforcement becomes ineffectual due to illness
among the ranks and those who abandon their jobs to stay home and
protect their own families. Ditto for the national guard and our own
military.

This isn't to scare anyone - just to provide a 'heads up' as 'to be
forewarned is to be forearmed.'