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<blockquote data-quote="amcardon" data-source="post: 2318087" data-attributes="member: 26766"><p>A couple responses to questions posed. </p><p></p><p>First off, buying from the Home Storage Centers does not take anything away from their welfare program. That is a completely different system called the "Bishop's Storehouse" (I would imagine this is a reference to Malachi 3:10). It is ran much like any other food bank but you have to have a purchase order from your Bishop to receive assistance. That system is funded through donations from the members of the church, fast offerings, where they are asked to fast for 2 meals per month and to donate the cost of those meals to the welfare fund to be used by those who need assistance. </p><p></p><p>Members of the LDS church are advised to have a years worth of food, fuel, and when possible, money/savings. It is not necessarily for an apocalypse or anything like that, but for unforeseeable circumstances like unemployment or natural disaster. I remember as a kid in Oregon we had a ton of flooding and then a crazy cold front came in that froze all the flooding and took down all the power poles, shut all the freeways, etc... We didn't have power at our house for almost 2 weeks. Anyway, none of our neighbors had enough of anything to last them more than a couple days so we ended up having multiple families living at our house because it was warm and we had plenty of food. It took years for my parents to slowly build back up the "reserves" but they eventually got it to the level they wanted. It's definitely not something most people can do overnight!</p><p></p><p>Lastly, I know that when I volunteered at one of the canneries in Denver that the head of the cannery system was visiting from Salt Lake City and somebody asked him how they choose what they'll can. His statement was that they will always have available the essentials (flour, sugar, salt, and he included pasta, dried potatoes, and other items) but beyond that they will only can what they are able to do at a lower cost than already available products at the same or higher quality standard. In short, if it's cheap, decent quality, and readily available it is unlikely they will ever can it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="amcardon, post: 2318087, member: 26766"] A couple responses to questions posed. First off, buying from the Home Storage Centers does not take anything away from their welfare program. That is a completely different system called the "Bishop's Storehouse" (I would imagine this is a reference to Malachi 3:10). It is ran much like any other food bank but you have to have a purchase order from your Bishop to receive assistance. That system is funded through donations from the members of the church, fast offerings, where they are asked to fast for 2 meals per month and to donate the cost of those meals to the welfare fund to be used by those who need assistance. Members of the LDS church are advised to have a years worth of food, fuel, and when possible, money/savings. It is not necessarily for an apocalypse or anything like that, but for unforeseeable circumstances like unemployment or natural disaster. I remember as a kid in Oregon we had a ton of flooding and then a crazy cold front came in that froze all the flooding and took down all the power poles, shut all the freeways, etc... We didn't have power at our house for almost 2 weeks. Anyway, none of our neighbors had enough of anything to last them more than a couple days so we ended up having multiple families living at our house because it was warm and we had plenty of food. It took years for my parents to slowly build back up the "reserves" but they eventually got it to the level they wanted. It's definitely not something most people can do overnight! Lastly, I know that when I volunteered at one of the canneries in Denver that the head of the cannery system was visiting from Salt Lake City and somebody asked him how they choose what they'll can. His statement was that they will always have available the essentials (flour, sugar, salt, and he included pasta, dried potatoes, and other items) but beyond that they will only can what they are able to do at a lower cost than already available products at the same or higher quality standard. In short, if it's cheap, decent quality, and readily available it is unlikely they will ever can it. [/QUOTE]
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