The whole thing is owned by the Doan family and believe they are Mormon, but church doesn't own it. They have many stores (7 last I was there)--one is mostly blenders, one is batiks, one is licensed prints (Disney, etc), one is reproductions (Civil War,KS Troubles, Downton Abby, 30's), one is seasonals, one is a mix of designers, etc. Yest, that means you should probably shop with a list. Most of the time when we go up, we start at the main store and work from there--all with EASY walking distance(only about 2-3 blocks long). Your DH will be able to get coffee in the Man Cave, there's a barbque resturant and a brewhouse in town. No, the workers are not voluteers--they are paid and the nice thing about the whole establishment is it has revitalized the town to the point that the young people are not having to move away to get decent jobs. A definite destination to stop at and plan to spend at least 3 hrs--otherwise you will be moving so fast that you really won't get a chance to actually see it well and will be overwhelmed.