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Tonight we had a family home evening about preparing for an earthquake. 

We live in Utah, and it's common knowledge that a sizable earthquake has been predicted for a long time. Besides that, prophesies talk about various natural disasters happening before the Savior's Second Coming. So as part of our preparations, we wanted to review earthquake preparedness. 

It was pretty simple. Here's what we did. 

1) Made sure each person has a shoe box under his or her bed with shoes and a working flashlight. 

2) Reviewed what to do during an earthquake. "Drop, cover, and hold on." Crouch down next to an inner wall or a low piece of furniture, or under a sturdy desk or table and hold onto the table legs. If possible grab a nearby pillow or something else to shield from falling glass or wall hangings. We talked about scenarios in bedrooms and in our kitchen/family room area. 

3) Reviewed what to do after an earthquake. Call to make sure everyone in the house is safe. Go outside to our meeting spot while a parent assesses damage. If there are issues like water or fire, take these precautions: 

4) Turn off gas. My husband showed us how to do this with a special tool.

5) Turn off water. My husband taught us two places we can turn off the water to the whole house. 

6) Turn off power. We practiced doing this. It was the easiest thing to turn off and on. 

7) Within the last year we did a drill using a rope ladder from an upstairs bedroom and meeting at our family meeting place, so we didn't do this again. You can see pictures of that here. 

Because I don't have the best memory, I took notes on the instructions of turning these things off. I'm going to laminate the instructions and wire attach it to the special tool that turns stuff off, both kept in a special place. Here is my sticky note that I wrote down directions as Mike taught us what to do.