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Mormonism and church finances
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Finances of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Summary: The Church takes seriously its responsibility to carefully manage the sacred offerings it receives from members.
Both videos published by Church Newsroom.
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- Use of Church funds
- Public disclosure of Church finances
- No paid ministry
- Tithing
- Financial policies and immigration in the 19th century
- Kirtland Safety Society
Use of Church funds
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- City Creek Center Mall in Salt Lake City
- Question: Why does the church spend so much money on temples when children are dying of starvation?
- Question: Is the Church guilty of tax evasion?
- Gospel Topics (lds.org), "Church Finances—Commercial Businesses"
- "The Spiritual Foundations of Church Financial Self-Reliance"
Public disclosure of Church financial data
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- Question: Why does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) not provide public disclosure of its financial data?
- Question: How does the Church decide where to spend money? Shouldn't they use the money instead to feed the poor and help the needy?
No paid Latter-day Saint ("Mormon") ministry
Summary: It is claimed that Mormonism prides itself in having unpaid clergy as one proof of the Church's truthfulness. They then point to the fact that some General Authorities, mission presidents, and others do, in fact, receive a living stipend while serving the Church, and point to this as evidence of the “hypocrisy” of the Church.
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- Question: What do the scriptures teach about paid ministry in the Church of Jesus Christ?
- Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints employ a professional clergy?
- Question: Is the fact that some General Authorities, mission presidents, and others receive a living stipend while serving the Church evidence of the “hypocrisy” of the Church?
- Question: Why do General Authorities receive living stipends?
- Question: Do General Authorities receive a large sum of money when they are called in order to "keep them quiet"?
- Question: Do General Authorities sign a non-disclosure agreement promising to never divulge what they are paid?
- Question: Who is the highest-paid Church employee in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Tithing
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- Calculation of tithing
- Paying tithing versus feeding your children or paying your rent
- Being a full-tithe payer as a requirement to enter the temple
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Kirtland Safety Society
Summary: The Kirtland Safety Society (sometimes called the Kirtland Bank) was a banking institution intended to generate economic improvement in Kirtland.
Video published by the Church History Department.