WARNING!!!!! DON'T GIVE FOOD STORAGE INFO!

[believer]

WARNING!!!

I posted this info on another thread, but it needs repeating:

In the late 60s or early 70s, food prices were doubling or tripling by the day. Sometimes the price of an item might go up $2 or $3 in an hour.

Our Stake President sent out a letter to each ward, (this was in Phoenix, Arizona), warning us to NOT GIVE OUT INFO ON HOW MUCH FOOD STORAGE WE HAD. Someone was calling people in the stake saying that they were representing the Stake President to find out how prepared the stake was. When the members of the stake would tell them, later they would go in and steal their food storage.

The letter went on to say that if the Stake President or Bishop wanted to take such a survey, IT WOULD FOLLOW NORMAL PRIESTHOOD CHANNELS.

I JUST NOW HAD SUCH A CALL. I now live in Provo, Utah. People know Mormon's have food storage, so we may become targets. Just a word to the wise.

Believer

[ryanjenny1997]

Wow, thanks for the post

[Blip]

No, tell them you got bullets. Then ask them if they have food.

[reidbump]

No, tell them you got bullets. Then ask them if they have food.

I love it!

[lamanite_mormonGirl]

Good info!!

[Col. Flagg]

No, tell them you got bullets. Then ask them if they have food.

Quote of the day right here!

[will]

Darn, I was going to start a thread on adresses of members and how much food they had, So we could all "Share".

[ShawnC]

We could start a thread about sharing food storage, that is a topic we have not covered.

[MercynGrace]

We could start a thread about sharing food storage, that is a topic we have not covered.

You slay me, Shawn!

[lamanite]

WARNING!!!

I posted this info on another thread, but it needs repeating:

In the late 60s or early 70s, food prices were doubling or tripling by the day. Sometimes the price of an item might go up $2 or $3 in an hour.

Our Stake President sent out a letter to each ward, (this was in Phoenix, Arizona), warning us to NOT GIVE OUT INFO ON HOW MUCH FOOD STORAGE WE HAD. Someone was calling people in the stake saying that they were representing the Stake President to find out how prepared the stake was. When the members of the stake would tell them, later they would go in and steal their food storage.

The letter went on to say that if the Stake President or Bishop wanted to take such a survey, IT WOULD FOLLOW NORMAL PRIESTHOOD CHANNELS.

I JUST NOW HAD SUCH A CALL. I now live in Provo, Utah. People know Mormon's have food storage, so we may become targets. Just a word to the wise.

Believer

Seriously? Somebody called you to find out how much you have? I didn't think things were that desperate yet. They certainly aren't in my area. Thieves here are still looking for things to sell and pawn. Not to eat.

[kathyn]

I just sent that warning to family and friends. Thank you so much, believer.

[believer]

Yes, it is true. This one didn't say he was representing the Stake President, but was asking questions. Since I had this warning years ago, I didn't even think about giving any answers about what I have now. We need to be careful who we tell that we have it. The thieves may not be the ones you told, but they might tell someone, who tells someone else, and so on. I don't think we have to be paranoid about it, but some caution wouldn't hurt, and don't give information over the telephone unless it's someone you know and trust-----Just like we shouldn't give credit card info, or personal information over the phone to identity thieves.

believer

[A Me]

Seriously? Somebody called you to find out how much you have? I didn't think things were that desperate yet.

I told my husband this and he said (almost) the same thing. He wasn't expecting to hear of this kind of thing for a few more months.

He then said we were buying a gun. (Hmmmm...)

Thanks for the info. I'm going to tell my family and friends about this.