Deseret News article actually substantiates the Preparedness Pro story regarding the changes to LDS Church Canneries
This evening I was e-mailed links to an article posted by the Deseret News. While it seems to be written to “debunk” the story which I published over the weekend that the LDS Church owned canneries East of the Mississippi would be halting the canning of goods in their facilities, anyone with any reasonable reading comprehension skills will see that instead of debunking anything I’ve written, the quotes from LDS Church spokesperson, Ruth Todd, actually substantiate key points of my article.
LDS Cannery Dry Packing PreparednessPro.com Deseret News
Todd is quoted within the article as saying: “Over time, we will be reducing the number of facilities where the packaging of dry goods occurs,” …”the church’s “home storage centers will offer the same or additional commodities in pre-packaged form, at no additional cost.”
The article is quite confusing though—not at all indicative of the standard of clarity and truth that I have come to expect when an LDS Church spokesperson is clarifying a stance on any particular topic; it was confusing because when the author of the article, Joseph Walker, specifically referenced this blog and asks for a comment as to my headline of “”LDS canneries east of the Mississippi will no longer be canning any food at their facilities beginning June 27, 2013″, the response he publishes is as follows:
“That, Todd said, is not accurate.
‘The church is not closing canneries and is not limiting the variety of goods available to church members,’ she said. The only thing being reduced over time is the number of locations at which members can purchase bulk foods and can them themselves.”
No, the LDS Canneries Will NOT Be Closed–yet.
Since my original article said nothing about the LDS Church closing any of their canning facilities, merely that the canning would “halt” on cannery locations and that there would be pre-packaged foods offered now as the only purchase option offered at such facilities, it appears that Todd and Walker’s intended “debunking” of my article only lends to support my claims. But I gotta say, in reading this piece, I’ve not been that confused in interpreting the meaning of a statement since listening to the Clinton Impeachment Trial in 1999. While there may have been other sites that chose to post the assertion that the LDS Church cannery facilities would be CLOSED, this site was not one of those. However, since the publishing of my original article there have been a myriad of substantiating messages, posts, phone calls and e-mails come to me in an effort to lend credence to the facts of my original article.
Confirmations Regarding LDS Church Cannery Changes Abound
On Sunday, May 5, 2013, Nancy M. from Illinois confirmed, just as I predicted, that some wards were informed of these changes at their church meetings: “It was announced today in our Sacrament Meeting. Our cannery specialist told us in RS (Relief Society—one of the Sunday church meetings in which many of the adult females of the LDS Church attend) that it was because of too many government regulations to deal with. Our last ward cannery date is Friday. Very unsettling!”
Deseret News PreparednessPro.com LDS Cannery
On Monday, May 6, 2013, Tony K. from MO also confirmed that wards were informed of these changes: “We were told Sunday that the end of canning would go in to effect in June. Supplies would still be available and we would still be able to order food items in #10 cans. But no longer would we be able to can on site or buy the large 25 and 50 pound bags of items.
But as I stated before its (sic) not just canneries in the Eastern states. I am west of the Mississippi. We were told the current plan may be to stop canning at all but about ten nationwide, those may all be left in Utah. The change is due the government wanting to change procedures.”
On May 3, 2013 at 6:06 p.m. Erick J had this to contribute to regarding this “tweaking” already taking place elsewhere in the U.S., “I live in WA State and the state will not allow people to “can” the items at the warehouse…some sort of new law…so we have to get the canner and take it home. More and more regulation!”
An active thread of conversation yesterday and today held in the forum of AR15.com, there was an abundant supply of others who confirmed the information contained in our original article, with several of its members chiming in with their personal experiences such as “Bladerunner” in NC who had this to say in response to the article:
“The LDS cannery in Richmond, Virginia (in June) will cease letting individuals can foods themselves. My understanding, they will still sell dry bulk foods (i.e 50 pounds bags) and will accept orders for #10 can orders packed by LDS cannery staff. I don’t know what the costs will be for the latter”
Followed by “Ender875 from Ohio who posted: “Canned in Ohio last week. First time there. Awsome people, not pushy or anything. Said a prayer before hand and canned up a whole lot of goods. The workers there said that it will not be a cannery sometime around June or July. They will still let members buy from them, but it will be the precanned stuff. Have to head back a few more times before hand.”
Deseret News LDS Cannery PreparednessPro.com
And with “Stan Winston80” from SC adding this to the confirming statements, “A friend of mine is in charge of a LDS cannery in the southeast and he has just confirmed to me that as of July 1 2013, there will be no more canning, just sales of the pre-canned items. I do not have any further information, but fwiw, they have seen a LOT of nonmembers canning a LOT of product (as in >$1k) in the last year or so. (my friend believes this to be a good thing and is always (rightly imo) bragging about the service he provides to the community- “everyone that is prepared is one less to take care of in a crisis”)”
As well as “ThePatriot556” claiming “The cannery here USED to be a heavily used facility. The usage has dropped off so much the last few months, there is talk of closing it. The wet pack was closed due to heavy govt interference resulting in HUGE amounts of canned food being thrown away. Unfortunately, we are being regulated out of the “service based” canneries and the Church is setting up large industrial canning operations to replace them and comply with all the new USDA crap.”
Another commenter on my Facebook page, who wished to remain anonymous said this in response to my article on May 3rd, 2013: “Yes, after June we, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and non-members, will no longer be able to can food items at the cannery. It is due to government regulations and the liability issues. However, people can still purchase pre-canned food items as well as bulk. We can also check out the canner so we will be able to can our personal food items in our homes. I am planning on informing the Provident Living and Self-Reliance group once it is officially announced this coming Sunday. I was asked to wait until then so I am complying.”
(During the course of my personal interviews in confirming this story, any time that anyone had anything to say as to the what they felt was the “WHY” behind these changes i.e. government regulations, they always wanted to make sure that they remained anonymous. And frankly I can’t blame them.)
Janice E., also of MO, offered this helpful insight to offer on the matter in an effort to look at the positive side of things in light of these changes: “We can’t even cook at church any more not OSHA approved. We will still be able to buy food though. It will be prepared in other places that are all ready (sic) up to code. They said it wasn’t cost effect to bring ours up to code, but this will be church wide. It’s all about control. Isn’t it?”
Lastly, a dear, trusted friend of mine, Jason Charles, who serves as one of New York’s finest firefighters who is NOT a member of the LDS faith but does take advantage of the perks of an LDS Cannery in his area had this to say over the weekend in response to the article: “We were notified last week of this. The New Jersey cannery told (us) the government (Obama) is stepping in & stopping self canning (sic) process. This is a minor hiccup in our food storage process as we can still buy some canned goods from them, we just can’t can anymore.”
There’s a litany of other first-hand reports all over the nation which support the conclusions I came to in my article after conducting personal interviews, not the least of which was the photo of the actual, official announcement that was handed out to patrons of the Greensboro, NC LDS Cannery location which clearly states “We will no longer be canning at this facility after June 26th, 2013.” In the center of the handout, in bold, you can clearly see the authors of this notice, “Elder and Sister Lockett”, who are the supervisors of the Greensboro location which will obviously be impacted by these changes. This handout goes on to list a great many standard essential “bulk items” which will “no longer be available after July 1, 2013 but which will be replaced by “prepackaged items” on July 1, 2013. I don’t know how we can state it any clearer…the facilities will not be closed, but will be functioning in a very different capacity offering primarily pre-packaged items. Nothing that the LDS Church spokesperson or the author says succeeds in refuting that physical evidence, and in fact, only supports it, all while claiming to deny it.
An official handout of the Greensboro, NC LDS Cannery, given to all patrons earlier this week. Copyright 2013 All Rights Reserved Preparedness Pro
Seems to me that there’s plenty of confirmation to go around to substantiate my initial story, but there still seems to be plenty of confusion as to what exactly the Deseret News article “debunked” or “refuted.” Perhaps someone else, somewhere, attempted to report that the facilities were being closed but it was not PreparednessPro.com. Ironically, as I tried to find such news on the internet, I kept coming across MY original story, but with the headline changed, using the word “Closed” instead of “halting canning.” *sigh* (See why I try to protect my copyrights?) Anyway, it looks to me that all that this spokesperson and author may have done is confuse people a little bit more on the issue rather than “debunk” anything.
Confused Yet?
Apparently, I’m not the only one confused by this non-debunking story. Connor Boyack, President of Libertas Institute and author of “LDS Liberty” had this to say about the Deseret News article:
“I’m confused. This article, and the Church’s response, seems to validate rather than refute Kellene‘s article at Preparedness Pro.
The claim, as I understand it, is that no new canning will occur — not that the canneries will be completely shut down or that no goods will be available. The Church’s statement supports rather than debunks the article because they say that pre-packaged food will be available, meaning no newly canned stuff.
Talk about spin…”
Again, I will confirm that I was never made aware that any of the facilities would be closed, and as such, I didn’t report that, but I do suspect that that will always be an option for the LDS Church, depending upon the volume of people each of the facilities benefits. If there is a lackluster of individuals taking advantage of the bulk and pre-packaged products available, it doesn’t make sense for the LDS Church to keep such facilities open. However, they have, no doubt, eliminated a great deal of vulnerabilities, costly fines and legal exposure by making these changes and essentially turning each of these canneries into nothing more than a retail outlet of sorts. (Though there is still the benefit of persons being able to check out the actual canners and use them at home to can their items.)
Deseret News LDS Cannery PreparednessPro.com
All of that being said there are a few corrections or clarifications I think should be made to the work of the Deseret News article that the author was mistaken. The statement is made that “Latter-day Saints are encouraged by church leaders to keep a three-month supply of food on hand in case of physical, natural and economic emergencies as part of the LDS practice of self-reliance.” In actuality, this is incorrect. LDS church members have been counseled to have a year’s supply of essentials where possible (i.e. legal) but that they should at least look towards having a three month supply of more “normal, daily diet” foods and progress towards “longer-term needs, and where permitted, gradually build a supply of food that will last a long time and that you can use to stay alive, such as wheat, white rice, and beans.” (See https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/english/pdf/language-materials/04008_eng.pdf?lang=eng )
The admonition for a one year supply of essentials has NEVER been rescinded by LDS Church authorities. (LDS Church authorities are the ecclesiastical leaders of the Church and are not the same as those who are entitled as “spokespersons” for the LDS Church, who operate on the more temporal matters for the Church.)
Official church doctrine can easily be found spoken in many of the General Conference talks given twice a year to the Church as a whole. In 2007, in a talk given by the 2nd Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric for the LDS Church, Keith B. McMullin had this to say:
“From President Thomas S. Monson, First Counselor, we hear: “Many more people could ride out the storm-tossed waves in their economic lives if they had their year’s supply of food … and were debt-free. Today we find that many have followed this counsel in reverse: they have at least a year’s supply of debt and are food-free.”
From President Gordon B. Hinckley, the Lord’s prophet, we hear:
“The best place to have some food set aside is within our homes. …
“We can begin ever so modestly. We can begin with a one week’s food supply and gradually build it to a month, and then to three months. … I fear that so many feel that a long-term food supply is so far beyond their reach that they make no effort at all.
“Begin in a small way, … and gradually build toward a reasonable objective.”
Inspired preparation rests on the foundation of faith in Jesus Christ, obedience, and a provident lifestyle. Members should not go to extremes, but they should begin.”
The second point that I feel should be clarified appears in a statement at the top of the article in the photo caption section of this Deseret News article which states, “There are currently more than 100 LDS home storage centers across the United States and Canada at which church members can obtain food items for personal and family use. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News”
Such a statement is incomplete in that members of the LDS Church as well as NON-members of the LDS faith are served by these wonderful facilities. There are no restrictions based on one’s faith at any of the LDS Church Cannery locations. So come one and come all and take advantage of the savings, which will reportedly NOT go up as I had supposed, due to transportation costs—so consider that a temporary reprieve and get to work on your preparedness efforts before things tighten down even more.
There you have it. Hope I’ve straightened all of THAT out. *breathe*
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32 Comments
Susan · May 7, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Thank you for the update. Keep up the good work you are doing. God bless you.
Debbie Risto · May 7, 2013 at 2:06 pm
So…what big chain( ie: SAMs club, Costco) used their lobbying power to influence THIS policy. We all know that money is the issue here. For every volunteer hour spent saving on canning costs, a big chain is losing out on bulk sales somewhere. Crazy how the government ‘by the dollar for the dollar’ works these days!!
Jackie · May 7, 2013 at 4:05 pm
My how people love to just shoot off at the mouth and not look back to be sure they know what they are doing. I am not able to understand why the anger is directed at YOU, instead of where it needs to be. YOU did nothing wrong but show how the gov’t is again, at its best in getting involved in anything that lets people be independent of a failed system. The closer people come to the truth of issues, the more resistance people will get from those that don’t want the truth out. It is a shame the Mr. Walker took the stance of saying things are not closing. Because you never said they were “closing”, that they were no longer able to continue in the manner in which they currently run. That there will be less ability to do what they do for others because of the gov’t interfierence. Perhaps he should read your article again, and think of “down sizing” as a word, wait, doesn’t downsizing and closeure kind of mean the same thing? Look here Mr. Walker, Mrs. Bishop knows her stuff and doesn’t just publish garbage. You sir may be blinded by the paint behind the writing on the wall, but that does not mean your story debunked what Mrs. Bishop was saying. So step aside and let this lady do her job. Stop trying so hard to confuse with more run around and chasing your tail. Sheessshhhhh!
Mrs. Bishop, you know how I feel about all you do in a day! Stay calm and carry on! You have people that can hear you and see you for inspiration that you are!
NHeward · May 7, 2013 at 7:58 pm
Thanks for your “triangulation” times twenty…
I am a patient, roll-with-the-punches kind of gal, but I do value and look for accuracy when information is flying about. I appreciate your process and resulting post. I have contacted our Home Storage Center for updates, if indeed there are any at this time.
I’m west of the Mississippi –
Daniel · May 7, 2013 at 8:13 pm
Well I tried to comment on the DesNews article, trying to get people to this page to read your response. They don’t allow links (or at least long hyperlinks), so I gave them a detailed way to find you from the link in the DN article.
Not sure which entity (DesNews or LDS Church) is trying harder not to ruffle anyone’s’ feathers (FEDS or LDS members)……
The season of goodwill Gordon B. Hinckley mentioned will NOT last last forever…seasons change.
Daniel · May 7, 2013 at 8:50 pm
YAY! my comment supporting PreparednessPro appeared on the desnews.com website – comments section to the story 🙂
Alan · May 7, 2013 at 10:06 pm
These new FDA regulations will likely force the senior couples, who operate the canning facilities, to irradiate the food and possibly pasteurize it as well. This is what almond growers in California were forced to do. In the end, it destroys some of the nutrition found in the food.
John · May 8, 2013 at 1:36 am
I am a dry Mormon, a person who likes the Mormon culture, but has never been baptized. I think that the government will just slowly dry up resources for us preppers to get our foods. This is unrelated, but, have any of you ever thought about stock piling body building products such as WHEY, L-ARGININE, CREATININE, GLUTAMIC ACID, N-Acetyl Ciesteine, ALA, Astragalus, Milk Thistle, and so on and so on. These are all great nutrients that can put you way ahead of the game in a survival situation, or in a lack of food situation. This stuff is pure proteine and will prevent muscle atrophy in a near starvation environment. One spoonful of Whey concentrate is the same thing as eating a steak as far as grams of proteine go. The nice thing about these body building products is that they come in a nice air tight container that blocks light, and they have a real long shelf life. Their shelf life is almost like Mountain House freezed dried food. I have not heard of any preppers stocking up on these amino acids and herbs, but I AM. How about you?
Kellene Bishop · May 8, 2013 at 1:55 am
Wait til you see the article on Teff and Amaranth. Power packed with protein and complete amino acids profile as well as great source of fiber and other vitamins and nutrients. Oh yeah, and it’s oh, so easy to grow!
Matt · May 9, 2013 at 8:32 pm
I love those kind of products and have used them before when I was a bit younger and would use them again if necessary. Having stated this I do have one caution.
Having used them, they can be very hard on the kidneys. be sure to drink plenty of fluids while taking them. I had to discontinue the Whey (protein powder) use for a while.
Vikki Morrison · May 8, 2013 at 3:16 pm
There are a couple of LDS canneries within a few hours driving distance from where I live (I found them on the Internet yesterday, after reading your article). I am interested in driving to one of them and mass-purchasing stock, but could not get a clear answer to this question: As a non-LDS member, do I need an LDS member to go with me? I found some articles that said yes, some that said no. Anyone with an answer?
Kellene Bishop · May 8, 2013 at 8:17 pm
That is not the official position of the LDS Church. What I would do is simply call the cannery which you intend to go. I have MANY non-LDS friends and NONE of them have said that they needed to be accompanied. I’ve never been asked for any particular ID or anything like that. That’s not to say that there aren’t. some individuals who may misunderstand what the policy is on the matter, but I do not know of any policy requiring a member to be accompanied. Just call the cannery directly is my suggestion.
LAURIE LONG · May 11, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Good morning, thanks Ms. Bishop, for ALL you do! I just wanted to say, yes, here in Tennessee, you must call the cannnery, they put you in touch with an elder in your town, and that elder must accompany you… Though we are tolerant of religious beliefs, we did not want to be prosthelitized and therefore felt it was not an opttion for us, even tho the cannery is only 20 mi away. I am disturbed by this government interference and hastens my commitment to be prepared!
Kellene Bishop · May 11, 2013 at 11:06 pm
I just double checked and it’s been made clear to me that you’ve been provided unofficial information. This is not the standard policy, nationwide. just FYI. However, even if it was, I’m POSITIVE that any missionary would honor your wishes and not be proselytized.
dragonmedic · May 8, 2013 at 10:43 pm
Kellene,
Just to make one clairification if I may. The statement you made about “ALL” being welcome at the canneries may be true from most but not all. Here in New Jersey I use to be able to take advantage of the facility years ago and after having to work near the Pentagon for a few years and being away from the area, I called the man in charge of the cannery here in NJ and he told me two years ago or so that “only” church members were allowed to to use the facility here.
I do not know if they had a bad time from someone in the non-LDS community that left them tainted or what but I truly do miss being able to get bulk items from the local cannery. Thanks for the article. Great work as always..
dragonmedic
Tex · May 9, 2013 at 5:01 am
One of the reasons they might suggest a member to come with you is that in order to can you need a number of people…I want to say at least 4–two to pour the food into cans, at least one to tap the cans down and put a lid on them, and one to run the canner. Ideally you’d have at least 6–2 to pour the food, 2 to tap down/put on lids, 1 to run the canner and one to move/box the cans. Generally they suggest you come when other people will be there–usually scheduled LDS groups–so that you can join in with them to can your food. Many hands make light (and quick) work.
Dragonmedic, I’d try calling your local cannery again. I’m not sure why they told you that–it’s possible the person you spoke with was misinformed. The couple who run the cannery near me don’t even ask if you’re a member when you call. You could say something like, “I’d like to come in a can some food. Is there a local group signed up that I can join up with?”
Kellene Bishop · June 14, 2013 at 7:38 pm
Hey Dragon, Yes, you’re correct, I should clarify that in the article. It’s interesting though that you mention the NJ facility as that’s one that I have two good friends who are non-members attend on a regular basis. Hm…
Jordyn · May 9, 2013 at 4:49 pm
Too much hype with this I believe
aproudinfidel · May 10, 2013 at 6:47 pm
I am not a member of the LDS church, but God bless them. I spent the afternoon yesterday at the cannery in Stockton CA canning bulk food supplies that I purchased there into #10 cans that I purchased there as well. Very friendly volunteers there assisted me. I was told that they have not been told about any coming changes officially as yet, but they have heard the same rumors the rest of us have. Just can’t say enough good about the experience.
Slim · May 21, 2013 at 11:08 pm
How to say….
It seems like “spin” was essential in maintaining antagonism.
Still, I appreciate the coverage.
Thank you.
Fiala · May 23, 2013 at 4:47 pm
So this blog is more about you being right, and the Deseret News being wrong? Are you going to start tapping their phones next?
Kellene Bishop · May 23, 2013 at 11:06 pm
Hah! Over 800 articles in three years and that’s what you fixate on?*smh*
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Exhibit A: Just goes to show you that there still are people who believe that the lamestream media can not only print anything they want regardless of whether it’s right or wrong, but such persons would also persecute YOU if you dare to correct them.
Begone, Antagonist. Folks on this page actually are pretty fed up with being lied to in the media as well as being surrounded by the cowards who would let them get away with it.
Kellene Bishop · May 23, 2013 at 11:13 pm
and by the way, clearly you missed the update in which the Deseret News actually printed a retraction and an unequivocal apology.
Fred G · June 12, 2013 at 12:03 pm
To all – I am LDS and please note that the Church said specifically “The church is not closing canneries and is not limiting the variety of goods available to church members. The only thing being reduced over time is the number of locations at which members can purchase bulk food and can it themselves onsite.” What this means is that the Church is consolidating shipping locations NOT canning.
I have worked in these canneries – they produce various types of foods based on the location. Canned corn may come from some canneries and peanut-butter from others. Please note that the Church membership is growing dramatically. To close canneries is not logical or practical.
The Church has a huge presence in many states, owning farmland, dairy farms, and other resources all used for the Church welfare efforts. So when you see hundreds of storm victims receiving food and clothes, you can thank the Mormons for their contribution. In OK alone, more than 5,300 Mormon volunteers have assisted with cleanup efforts, providing 34,000 hours of service. Along with tons of food, clothes, and medical supplies.
I hope this clears up some of the confusion. Take care!
Kellene Bishop · June 12, 2013 at 6:57 pm
Obviously, one’s religious faith does not give them a monopoly on accuracy. I too am LDS and unlike all of the naysayers regarding this topic thus far, I actually conducted interviews not only to canneries in the East, but also all over the U.S. in response to numerous readers who have provided me information regarding the changes that are going on in their area.
I find it interesting that those who are LDS or otherwise profess to be “good Christians”, who supposedly espouse treating their neighbors with kindness, are the same persons who don’t even hesitate for a moment to essentially call me a liar when all that they would need to do is to make a dozen phone calls to the ACTUAL canneries! It’s just despicable and hypocritical to the enth degree and such persons should be ashamed of themselves–especially when it will become OBVIOUS that I’m correct. But instead of kicking up one’s preparedness efforts, folks will just waste their time “killing the messenger.”
Christine · June 14, 2013 at 6:48 pm
Well that was just downright snarky. Frankly, I appreciate your research and that you took the time to bring us the truth, but for some people, it takes time to reconcile the truth with what we’re being told. As you yourself said, it’s all been very confusing. For someone who just blasted someone else on treating others with brotherly kindness and supposed hypocrisy, you could have phrased your response with a little brotherly kindness yourself. I sensed no kind of antagonism in the post that you responded to, simply confusion with what’s being said by different sources and trying to be helpful in making sense of this mess. It makes me seriously annoyed when an honest discussion or comment gets such a nasty response, especially from the author! I understand that you want to go on the record as being correct and feel frustrated when people haven’t yet come to that conclusion based on all the information you have presented, but that is no excuse for unpleasantness.
Kellene Bishop · June 14, 2013 at 8:05 pm
Let me see if I’ve got this correct, Christine.
It’s OK for persons to question my integrity–anonymously, like cowards–in a public manner like this, but it’s not OK for me to respond accordingly? I’m just supposed to be OK with the fact that all of this so-called confusion could be remedied if people actually did their own homework with a couple days worth of phone calls instead of ignorantly slamming the results of MY time?
Clearly you have me confused with someone who’s superhuman or at the very least you’ve confused me someone a heck of a lot less “human”. I wonder if you were on the receiving end of all of this baloney with the magnitude that it’s come, just how “pleasant” or “seriously annoyed” you would be? *smh*
shelly · June 17, 2013 at 3:54 am
Bunch of alarmists… who cares if people can only purchase pre-packaged food? Can someone please explain what all this fuss is about, and what specific “government regulations” are being imposed here? No more double-speak and innuendo. Btw, if President Monson were to ever start spouting all the speculative nonsense being espoused here, that’s the day I’d leave this church.
Kellene Bishop · June 17, 2013 at 6:54 pm
Well, nice to know where your “endure to the end” ends.
Marjean Livingston · October 28, 2013 at 12:01 am
Your original article was
Your original article was pretty good and you have done a good job in reclarifying points. The church came out with a second statement that was more clear. I am a manager of a HSCenter and nonmembers are always welcome. Only members are allowed to check out equipment but they can do so and then can with their nonmember friends. There are some slight different variations at individual centers as they are managed by volunteers who have some autonomy. While new regulations was one of the reasons, the ceasing of canning was decided upon due to many other factors. This new plan is more cost effective, there is less waste, the transportation costs are lower and it affords convenience in that you can merely purchase instead of canning your own food. The church always weighs many factors in its decisions. We certainly could cook in church kitchens if the church decided they wanted to install commercial dishwashers and ventilation systems and pay higher insurance premiums etc. One of our Articles of Faith states that we obey the laws of the land. And lastly, according to my church employee boss, the raid on the center never happened though sources say it most assuredly did. There you have it. My two cents. I do believe it to be factual.
Melanie T · February 2, 2014 at 9:58 pm
I’m from North Salt Lake,
I’m from North Salt Lake, Utah. It was just announced in church today that our dry pack canneries are CLOSED! We can no longer pack food and buy it there. It will now operate as a store on MWF 9 am – 1 pm and two nights a week for a few hours. We can still purchase the same dry pack items, but not go there to serve and work. Very disappointed that this has happened.
Connie Chauvel-Gomez · March 15, 2014 at 12:17 am
Wish the LDS leaders would
Wish the LDS leaders would tell the government to: “shove it”!!!!!
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