Mormon church now owns $2BILLION of US farmland, with more acreage than Bill Gates and China combined: Huge land grabs in Nebraska and Florida spark backlash from local farmers
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12868689/mormon-church-owns-land-bill-gates-china.html
The Mormons are on a farmland-buying spree that is driving up prices and forcing local farmers out, according to critics.
... the Mormon church now owns around $2billion worth of farmland across the US, covering around 859,000 acres, more land than Bill Gates (270,000 acres) and China (383,935) combined. ...
... But the sprawling Mormon agricultural empire raises further questions over why the church is seeking to build such a large portfolio and what it is using the proceeds for. Farmland Reserve has said it sees its land purchases as an investment 'to generate long-term value to support the Church's religious, charitable, and humanitarian good works'. There are also indications that it could form part of the church's 'prepping' ethos. Mormons believe that before Jesus returns, there will be a period of war and hardship and need to be prepared. ...
Another data point indicating everyone is getting nervous about the state of the world.
I get that outbidding the locals is not a nice thing to do, but this Trad Catholic is far happier seeing land in Mormon hands than in Bill Gates' paws--Mormons might be wierd, but they aren't trying to kill me, like Gates is.
Having given thousands of volunteer hours in their food packaging & preparation facilities, I believe that this goes directly to help those in need. Those farms use mostly volunteer help & the foods are packaged in facilities mostly worked by volunteers from my experience & understanding. A few of the managers are paid to make sure all the volunteers know how to operate machinery & package via local laws.
The food isn't limited to members of the church either. Any struggling individual, or family, can find a local bishop & get a food order to help them out as needed. Often this is in exchange for some act of service, or self improvement (though not always). Think of it as a hand up, instead of a hand out.
I have a hard time believing that land will not be put to use, producing as much food as possible, with volunteers serving to help those in need.
Time will tell, though historically this is what this church has done with farms.
If it wasn't this church, it would be Blackrock, Bill Gates, State Street, etc...
I would rather it go to a group that historically has offered these foods to those in need & promotes repopulating the Earth, vs those who want to depopulate & poison the globe.
They run their own welfare system to get their people back in their feet.
you forgot the last part- and then they tithe 10 percent forever until they receive their own personal planet after death, but only if they re a mormon church married man solemnized in the temple
Hey if God really can give me a personal planet after death simply for being married in his temple, I guess that is a small price to pay 🤔