During dinner a couple of nights ago, the kids were asking questions about the Cannery and the Bishop's storehouse. As parents, we tried to explain to them what it was and why we go and give service to help. Then Sharri decided that we needed to take a field trip to Welfare Square in downtown Salt Lake. We arrived at around 2:00 pm and just missed the 15 minute movie presentation before the missionaries give you a tour. We just jumped in with them after the movie and went on the tour. We started with the Bishop's storehouse. The missionaries explained that there are no prices and no cash register's. They also have two brand names for most the grocery items. One is the Deseret and the other commercial. Deseret is the food that is canned at the Cannery and the other is commercially bought, because it is cheaper than producing it. Then we went by the Transiant Bishop and the Employment Center and the missionaries explained about these. While we were in there, Erika said, "It smells like Bread." Sure enough, we were going to the Bakery next. They make 5,000 loaves of bread a day and delivery it to 5 states. (Utah, Nevada, California, Idaho and Arizonia) We then headed over to the Wet Pack Cannery where they were making and bottling honey. The kids were pretty intreged about the assembly line. We went outside past the white towers were they store grain in them. When they were built in 1940, it only took 8 days to pour the cement and start using them. That was pretty amazing for 1940 time era. We then walked over the Deseret Industries through the back were they sort items that are donated and make Humanitarian kits to be shipped to other countries. The last stop was the Dairy. They make butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, milk and cheese. We saw them cutting up 40 lbs blocks of cheese and individually wrapping them. They were also dry packing 50 lbs bags of cocoa mix. We were then given samples of Chocolate Milk, cheese, bread, butter, jam, honey and peanut butter. The kids and Sharri were uplifted and we each learned something new about Welfare Square. Next trip is the Humanitarian Center.Thursday, June 18, 2009
Welfare Square Field Trip
During dinner a couple of nights ago, the kids were asking questions about the Cannery and the Bishop's storehouse. As parents, we tried to explain to them what it was and why we go and give service to help. Then Sharri decided that we needed to take a field trip to Welfare Square in downtown Salt Lake. We arrived at around 2:00 pm and just missed the 15 minute movie presentation before the missionaries give you a tour. We just jumped in with them after the movie and went on the tour. We started with the Bishop's storehouse. The missionaries explained that there are no prices and no cash register's. They also have two brand names for most the grocery items. One is the Deseret and the other commercial. Deseret is the food that is canned at the Cannery and the other is commercially bought, because it is cheaper than producing it. Then we went by the Transiant Bishop and the Employment Center and the missionaries explained about these. While we were in there, Erika said, "It smells like Bread." Sure enough, we were going to the Bakery next. They make 5,000 loaves of bread a day and delivery it to 5 states. (Utah, Nevada, California, Idaho and Arizonia) We then headed over to the Wet Pack Cannery where they were making and bottling honey. The kids were pretty intreged about the assembly line. We went outside past the white towers were they store grain in them. When they were built in 1940, it only took 8 days to pour the cement and start using them. That was pretty amazing for 1940 time era. We then walked over the Deseret Industries through the back were they sort items that are donated and make Humanitarian kits to be shipped to other countries. The last stop was the Dairy. They make butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, milk and cheese. We saw them cutting up 40 lbs blocks of cheese and individually wrapping them. They were also dry packing 50 lbs bags of cocoa mix. We were then given samples of Chocolate Milk, cheese, bread, butter, jam, honey and peanut butter. The kids and Sharri were uplifted and we each learned something new about Welfare Square. Next trip is the Humanitarian Center.
