Christopher Parrett the editor of the LDS Preparedness Manual has announced  the 2012 edition, which is the most current release.

While released a few years ago I recently now stumbled upon this so I suppose others may find it of use as well. If you click over to the LDS Another Voice of Warning Site, you can download the entire thing – free on Pdf. 429 pages of very good prepping info.

The Mormon Church has been a leader for more than a hundred years – we could say they invented the prepping niche and not be  wrong. The manual covers just about every imaginable condition.

For all the good prepping info it contains it would be unwise to skip on this.

I have posted about the Church Of Latter-day Saints canning operations and long term food storage options that they offer and you can read it by clicking here. They really aim to help people out and if you are in range I would suggest paying them a visit in person. Anyway, moving back to the book.

Amazon sells the hardcover  for 23.95 + 3.95 shipping.

As mentioned to download the file for free visit: https://ldsavow.com/PrepManual.html and follow the instructions over there.

If for some reason that website above is not accessible you can also access the file from our server by downloading it here:  LDS Prep guide.

We are in no way affiliated with LDS. We are, however, highly impressed by them.

The contents of this booklet are intended to assist individuals and families in coping with emergency preparations. However, final decisions on preparation for actions taken during an emergency are the sole responsibility of individuals. No one knows your needs or can take care of you better than you can-nor does anyone else have that responsibility. Information and examples contained within this booklet are provided for illustration and advice only. Therefore, no liability is assumed by the Editor or any of the Authors for the use or misuse of any information or products contained in this publication.

This publication has not been endorsed or produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and its contents and the opinions it expresses are those of the Editor and the separate authors. While it should not be construed as an official church publication, effort has been made to ensure that all materials are in accordance with general church guidelines on food storage and family preparedness.

An electronic PDF version of this manual is available to download FREE OF CHARGE to any member of the LDS-AVOW Forums in the “Download” area. This printed version has been made in response to the many requests we have had from members that do not want to print out such a large amount of information. This manual has not been priced to generate a profit as the majority of the contents ARE copyrighted by the various authors, but is intended to cover the actual costs of printing and shipping.

Table of Contents

4 Note to my Readers
5 Table of Contents
9 Preface
10 Book of Gomer Parable
12 A Sense of Fear and Urgency about Preparing, by Christopher Parrett

Section 1: Emergency Preparedness. Why?
16 Getting set for a possible modern day repeat of Haun’s Mill, By Roger K. Young

Expert Counsel
23 Normalcy Bias, It’s All in your Head, by Survivalmom
25 Understanding the Normalcy Bias Could Save Your Life, by Confab
26 The Five Principles of Preparedness, Phil Burns
31 Mental & Spiritual Preparations for Survival, by jc
34 How Long until You Starve?, by Mr. Yankee
39 General Preparedness Survey, by Christopher Parrett
42 Five Levels of Preparedness, by Suburbanprep

Section 2: Getting Started
44 LDS Church FAMILY HOME STORAGE KITS, by Christopher Parrett
45 Food Storage, by Christopher Parrett
46 BARE-MINIMUM Food Storage Requirements, by Christopher Parrett
48 Our Food Supply is Fragile, by Christopher Parrett
49 Do you Really have a Year’s Supply??, By Christopher Parrett

Food Storage Tools & References
50 Basic Food List, by Lynette B. Crockett
53 Long Term Master Food List, by Christopher Parrett
57 One Year Supply Guide, by Dealsonmeals
60 Monthly Food Storage Purchasing Calendar, by Andrea Chapman
64 30 Day Emergency Food Supply, by by Robert Wayne Atkins
70 Real-World One-Year Emergency Food Supply , by by Robert Wayne Atkins
79 The Seven Major Mistakes in Food Storage, By Vickie Tate
81 Common Stora

And on and on.

Cover image via wikimedia