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[[en: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?]] | [[en: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?]] | ||
[[es:Pregunta: ¿El hecho de que algunas Autoridades Generales, presidentes de misiones y otros reciben un estipendio vital mientras sirven a la Iglesia pruebas de la "hipocresía" de la Iglesia?]] | [[es:Pregunta: ¿El hecho de que algunas Autoridades Generales, presidentes de misiones y otros reciben un estipendio vital mientras sirven a la Iglesia pruebas de la "hipocresía" de la Iglesia?]] | ||
[[pt:Pergunta: O fato de algumas Autoridades Gerais, presidentes de missão e outros receberem um subsídio vivo enquanto servem à Igreja provas da "hipocrisia" da Igreja?]] | [[pt:Pergunta: O fato de algumas Autoridades Gerais, presidentes de missão e outros receberem um subsídio vivo enquanto servem à Igreja provas da "hipocrisia" da Igreja?]] |
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. [1]
There can be no doubt that the Church does have an unpaid ministry. More precisely, it does not have a professional clergy. Much of the day-to-day “ministering” that goes on in the Church takes place at the local, i.e., ward and/or stake level. Leaders at the local level -- that is, bishops, stake presidents, relief society presidents, elders quorum presidents, and other leaders or auxiliary workers -- do not receive any kind of pay for the temporary, volunteer service they render. They likewise do not receive any kind of scholastic training to prepare them for their service.
Some members of the Church are unaware that at least some General Authorities do receive a modest living stipend. While it is true that some Church leaders receive a living allowance while they serve in a given position, it cannot be said that the Church has a professional ministry in the traditional sense.
Church members have a particular sensitivity to issues surrounding paid ministries particularly due to admonitions in the Book of Mormon relative to a practices known as priestcraft, which is "that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion" (see Vorlage:Scripture). However, it should be noted that priestcraft as it has been defined is a condemnation of intent (to get gain and praise, and not for the welfare of Zion), and not about an individual receiving support.
While a small number of Church members seek full-time teaching positions within the Church Education System as instructors, they are not compensated for ecclesiastical leadership or service. No tithing funds are used to pay Church employees. Their salaries come from church investments in companies that deal with real estate like Deseret Management Corporation and Deseret Ranches, communications (TV, radio, Internet) like Bonneville Communications and Deseret News, and property management and services like Zion's Securities Corporation and Temple Square Hospitality.
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