Palerider Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 I found this article on line....quite interesting...Mormons prepared for hard times - Faith- msnbc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenRaines Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 A good article. I wonder how many people will be contacting the missionaries so they can get the church to pay their rent, house payment, cell phone bill, cable tv, and for sure to keep the payments up on their luxury cars. My good friend who is a Bishop received a call last week from an investigator that the missionaries are teaching asking about assistance that she had heard about. Bishop told her he expects people to come to church before asking for assistance. Said he would provide food, no one should go hungry, would not pay their bills. Ben Raines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 A good article. I wonder how many people will be contacting the missionaries so they can get the church to pay their rent, house payment, cell phone bill, cable tv, and for sure to keep the payments up on their luxury cars.My good friend who is a Bishop received a call last week from an investigator that the missionaries are teaching asking about assistance that she had heard about. Bishop told her he expects people to come to church before asking for assistance. Said he would provide food, no one should go hungry, would not pay their bills.Ben Raines I was wondering how many people will investigate church thinking they will get their bills payed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Oh yeah, there's nothing new about folks joining up to get plugged into the church's welfare system. New Bishops (probably in most countries) come down the learning curve real quick about how the church's welfare system works and how it doesn't. For folks looking for a free handout, they learn pretty quickly that Bishops are a tight-fisted bunch. LM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Oh yeah, there's nothing new about folks joining up to get plugged into the church's welfare system. New Bishops (probably in most countries) come down the learning curve real quick about how the church's welfare system works and how it doesn't. For folks looking for a free handout, they learn pretty quickly that Bishops are a tight-fisted bunch. LM there are some that run into problems....especially when they try to help everyone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skalenfehl Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Great article. Thank you! Puts into perspective the time donated as well as fast offerings that go into this great program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Great article. Thank you! Puts into perspective the time donated as well as fast offerings that go into this great program. It does give you a good feeling when you read this....:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amightyfortress Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Give outsiders only "the Mormon 4" and they won't keep coming back for more :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemidakota Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Or those passing through asking for assistance with hotel and airfare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemidakota Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 "It's unclear how many individuals and families need church assistance each year. Church statistics from 2007 show some 210,000 people used employment centers and training to find jobs. But church officials declined to provide a demographic snapshot of the average welfare recipient, the amount of time most recipients use the programs and an average value for the commodities provided.Without that information, it's difficult to assess the effect the church programs have on the community, said Glenn Bailey, director of Crossroads Urban Center, an advocacy and direct services agency for the poor in Salt Lake City that annually gets a share of church commodities for its own emergency food bank."I think they play a critical role, it's just that there's no way to tell the size of the gap they fill," Bailey said. "Obviously they are doing a lot of work and helping a lot of people who would go without or seek assistance elsewhere.""A truly remarkable program to help our poor and needy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omega0401 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Give outsiders only "the Mormon 4" and they won't keep coming back for more :)For those that have never heard of "the mormon 4", please enlighten us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amightyfortress Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 For those that have never heard of "the mormon 4", please enlighten us."The Mormon 4" are wheat, powdered milk, salt, honey (or sugar). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amightyfortress Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 You can live on "the Mormon 4" ("live" is a term used very loosely in this instance, because it is so basic a person's tastebuds would perish from the monotony...hahaha) but technically you can live on it. If it was suspected someone was only sniffing around for the "free food", they'd quickly decide to continue on their way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omega0401 Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 "The Mormon 4" are wheat, powdered milk, salt, honey (or sugar).Thank you. I didn't realize the basic four was called the Mormon 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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