There is information circulating that LDS Home Storage Centers are closing their doors after a June 15th sale. Here’s what I know as of 10am MST June 3rd…

Some Facebook posts and Instagram reels say “LDS home storage centers are closing,” but the common follow‑up in those same posts and comments are:

• Some centers might close locally
• Others may change operations
• Not all centers are closing nationwide
• It is based on the state in which the operation is located

Commenters often assert or speculate without evidence. No one, from what I can see, is citing an official Church notice with specific dates like “June 15th” or language about “when inventory sells out then all operations end.”

No credible official statement supports a sale and closures. The official LDS Church page on Home Storage Centers still describes them as active, serving members and non‑members alike, offering prepackaged long‑term staples like wheat, rice, beans, oats and more.

In the past, the Church has:

• Updated operations and products
• Stopped on‑site canning at most locations and reduced bulk or do‑it‑yourself canning

FWIW…Social posts often get reshared without verification…the Instagram Reel I found specifically said…Comments online are asking if all LDS home storage centers are closing down, The answer is no — not all are closing. This aligns with how social media conversation typically spreads rumor before evidence.

A Facebook post indicates that only some, not all, Home Storage Centers are closing due to different states having laws that they must accept cash, debit cards, and credit cards. Maybe the church loses money when they accept debit and credit cards at those locations that are closing. Interesting…the online Home Storage Center also accepts debit and credit cards, but not cash. The only thing I can think of in regards to this is a contractual arrangement with the card payment processor. Possibly, if centralized, the fees are much smaller than through each individual location. But I can’t confirm that myself.

What I do know…the Home Storage Centers would not want to accept cash. Having cash on-hand in the building would then potentially make it a target for robbery and/or violence. And I can’t imagine the Church wanting to place the safety of local workers at risk. Or, vandalism of the buildings for those in search of money thought to be stored there.

I have not seen any source currently, official or unofficial, or an official letter or Church public statement release with:

• A “June 15th” date
• A plan to end all food storage sales when inventory sells out
• A Church announcement of shuttering all Home Storage Centers permanently

All that being said…there is an “unofficial” source circulating information to the effect LDS Home Storage Centers are closing at some point later this year after a “sale” that starts Monday June 15th. I cannot confirm this is true…or not true. The same source indicates it is due to some widespread cost increase or disruption based on current events. Again, there’s no official confirmation of that to be true.

All I can say is there is no official source of any kind that I’ve seen that confirms any this to be true. Sorry, not much help, eh?

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