Ammon said:
I am a financial clerk for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There is more oversight of finances in the Church than in my law firm. They are highly scrutinzed. And the Prophet is not "paid handsomely."
The books may be well kept, but they are also well hidden . Members do not have yearly access to them as do the Christians with the "evil" paid clergy
In the Wall Street Journal,
Nov.*9, 1983, the salary given to a Seventy (second tier of LDS General Authorities, lower than an Apostle) was reported to be $40,000. With inflation this salary would be much higher today. ($100,000 + ?)
If housing is factored in
(as in the case of the president of the church) the salary would be quite substantial.
When George P. Lee, former Seventy, was terminated in 1989, the LDS Church immediately confiscated his church credit card (Salt Lake Tribune, Sept.*10, 1989). We are left to wonder about what other benefits go with "full-time Church service."
*** The president is supplied with a home. ( the Salt Lake Tribune, Aug.*27, 1994,) the president of the LDS Church lives in a "downtown condominium, the official residence of church presidents."
In the Salt Lake Tribune, Dec.*8, 1988, we read "The $1.2 million condominium at 40*N. State that is home to the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be exempt from property taxes, Salt Lake County commissioners ruled Tuesday."
Today we can assume that modest Pastors dwelling is probably near or above $5,000,000 to $7,000.000 in value . This is fully paid housing for the prophet.
No Gas , no water , no electricity , no phone bills (hard or cell) , no furniture bills , as it is furnished by the church ....no expensive for the paid staff etc.
Move out of the condo and see a fully church supported transportation fee. The prophet gets to travel in stye FREE.
All travel expenses are paid. No gas or car maintenance or chauffeur expenses)
Things like the clothing are business expenses and covered on his church credit card.
So If the prophet is paid in cash more than the lower help we can assume that he gets in the neighborhood of $ 200,000 to $300,000.
Not a bad "pay package"
In the Encyclopedia of Mormonism we read:
*** "The calling [to be a Mission President] is not a regular remunerative position,...The family involved gives of its time and energies without salary, though there is a modest allowance for living expenses." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
*** Again we are left to wonder at the Mormon distinction between "living expenses" and "salary."
There is no accounting to the membership of church funds. They are never informed as to the amount of
the "modest living allowance" given to their top leaders.
In the Wall Street Journal,
Nov.*9, 1983, the salary given to a Seventy (second tier of LDS General Authorities, lower than an Apostle) was reported to be $40,000. With inflation this salary would be much higher today. ($100,000 + ?)
If housing is factored in
(as in the case of the president of the church) the salary would be quite substantial.
When George P. Lee, former Seventy, was terminated in 1989, the LDS Church immediately confiscated his church credit card (Salt Lake Tribune, Sept.*10, 1989). We are left to wonder about what other benefits go with "full-time Church service."
All of this while the men leading the church on the local level get nothing , so they must work to support themselves..tithe 10% on top of that ,
I just wondered if the Prophet tithes out of the ENTIRE pay package or just the cash?
Meanwhile back at the Christian church with the evil paid pastors
in a recent study conducted by The National Association of Church Business Administration points out that the average full-time American pastor (pastors without an outside job) has at least four years of college or university education, works approximately 60 hours per week in ministerial and pastoral service, pastors a church with approximately 123 regular attendees, ( the norm) and earns an average annual income of $32,700. This includes salaries, clergy housing allowance, medical insurance benefits (if provided), and retirement plan contributions (if provided).
Have you ever seen the books?
