Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2009 > January > 27 > Mormon warehouses: an index for anxiety

Mormon warehouses: an index for anxiety

Economists keep an eye on stockpiling and food assistance among the faithful

By Tim Townsend / The Bulletin
January 27, 2009

BRIDGETON, Mo. — It’s an obscure gauge of the economy’s direction, tied to food assistance and stockpiling by members The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s been called the Mormon Index, and it’s rising.

It’s rising at a....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.