Where does the mormon money go?

Question

I want like documents. Not bias websites. Like ex-mormon.com or Ihatemormon.com or anything of the sort.

And I don't want mormon web sites, because those will Obviously be bias.

But you see all of the money is given. So they can put whatever they want on the documents. Who knows if someone is skimming off a million here or a million there.

I just know that I have friends who can't afford to pay the 10% tithe but they do because they thinks its for a better good. But the money goes o 500 million dollar temples and 1 billion dollar malls.

And they cant afford to give that money either. It just pisses me off to see people using religion to exploit people.

I know some of the money goes to charety and I am happy about that.

Thank you, mormon people who have given money to people in need.

But f-you mormom people who buy super expensive stuff that could be going to help people.

Answer 1

They own Pepsi, Pizza Hut, Long John Silvers and the largest genealogy library in the world!

Answer 2

Well, there isn't really a website that would seem to satisfy you. Since you don't want church websites, that won't help you, and since you don't want anti-sites either.. there really is no other sites out there that will tell you. Most are going to be biased one way or the other. I'm listing a site, but it probably isn't what you want.

Here's a question for you, then I answer a little more. Do you know where all the money goes that your church makes? Is there a report or website that shows those numbers? Does it matter?

Anyways, the money our church collects through tithes and offerings goes to build buildings, temples, welfare, disaster relief (if you didn't know, we are usually the first people on the scene after a disaster), education and missionary work.

We have a fund set up for people who can't afford to better their education. They can use that money to go to school.

We also have an extensive welfare system. It isn't just for members to use either, anyone in a certain area can go to the local bishop for help if needed. That includes food, clothing, rent/mortgage payments, any living expenses. Church members also help with this by donating our time or money to the local branch of our canneries and storehouses.

Lots of money goes to building buildings and temples. We have more temples being built now then ever, and all of this is done without any dept! That's impressive to me. These are spread all over the world, and we believe that everyone should have a suitable environment to worship in. Our buildings aren't that elaborate, yes, they are nice, but they aren't marvels of articheture either. Temples are more elaborate, but there is a reason for that. It's the house of the Lord. I would want my house to look nice, wouldn't you??

Our leaders- or anyone who has a calling in the church for that matter- isn't paid for their time or service. It is just that, service. The prophet, along with other members of the presiding body, get some money for living expenses, but not much. A lot less then most people make, that's for sure.

As far as owning malls and stuff, it helps the local community. They do it to better that area, and to help the community to prosper and grow. More economy= better paying jobs, more jobs, better living environment and altogther better everything.

Answer 3

Nobody in the church gets paid. Not even the prophet. It is all distributed for publishing, churches (which are all the same, one isn't fancier than the other no matter what kind of neighborhood their in) temples, supplies, grounds keeping, employees (gardners, maintance ect.) a huge ammount goes to the "Bishops storehouses" which are area wharehouses that have tons of food and and things that people that cannot afford these things can use them. They are run by volunteers and many volunteer to can and stock things. I have. And my family actually had to use it while growing up for a couple of months when my dad got jipped at some jobs. It goes to relief efforts like Katrina, and the Tsunami victims, the tornado victims, earthquake tragedies and so on. It goes to budgets for programs and events for the individual wards and stakes. No one is pocketing the money. It all goes right back into things that members and many non members get to use and take part of. I mean the prophet lives in an apartment in Salt Lake. Granted it's highly secured, and probably not in too bad of shape, but he's not like living in a huge house or mansion. His apartment is like 1,200 square feet! And as for tithing, it's a personal choice. No one forces or even knows if they don't pay a full tithing. It's up to them. We even one year when I was a teenager all went down to Midnight mission and skid row in LA and put together hygiene kits, handed out clothing, food and washed down the street (which had feeces all over it) another year we painted inside and out and landscaped a run down church of another faith. all paid by the church. Events like this happen in every stake, every year, all over the world. I'd be surprised if their were very much money left over! Basically, we don't give anything that we don't get back ten fold. And that's why we do it. It is commanded of God and has been since Abraham and Issac. And it all goes to great places.

Answer 4

Each April in General Conference the church auditing department presents a report to the membership about the money received and how it has been used. As an official charity and non-profit organisation the church is carefully monitored and audited in line with government guidelines. The suggestion to ask to see copies of the financial statments given to the government is a good one.

The church does not own Pepsi or Pizza Hut - these are public companies and are not privately owned by anyone. However it does own a lot of welfare farms and buildings, and much of the money goes on maintaining and building these. Also providing materials for church use - manuals, craft materials, etc. There is no paid clergy, but there are some people in administrative positions who do get paid.

No one forces any member to pay tithing. I pay tithing, and declare each year that I have paid a full and honest tithe, but no one asks to see my pay slips as proof, or ever asks me for money.

Answer 5

Unfortunately, the only source of how an organization spends their money is them....

A couple things to be aware of---

Our church values integrity. I'm guessing that if anyone was found doing "funny" math, they would loose a lot more than their job!

Each April, the Church Auditing Department makes a report in Conference. That report would be available from lds.org... At the top of the page, hover over Search, then on the drop-down menu, click the down-arrow and select Conference. I entered "April 2007," and found the May Ensign (which includes all the talks from 10 hours of sermons) as #3 in the search results. I clicked the title and under the page header, where it showed "Ensign>> 2007>> May", I clicked May and got a table of contents for that issue. I know there's not much information, but that's what's available there.

You may also be able to get more information by writing directly to church headquarters in Salt Lake City--
Auditing Department
50 East North Temple St
Salt Lake City, UT 84150

Answer 6

I read through a few of these answers and am very puzzled. If there is a church welfare program...

when I lived and worked in AZ the taxes there were terrible because all the tax money had to go support the Mormon mom with 10 kids on welfare, because some guy has 5 wifes and the state supports all of this?

While I was starveing on my tips.

Answer 7

It's not hard to see where the money goes. There are too many checks and balances for anyone to be skimming ANY amount of money, let alone a million or so.
Do you know that there is at least one chapel being built every day in the world? and five or six temples? did you know that all those buildings are PAID FOR IN FULL before the first shovel of earth is turned? also visitor's centers, historic sites, church office buildings, mission homes, Family Services, bishop's storehouses, welfare farms, and four schools in the US (BYU Provo, Idaho, Hawaii, and Southern Virginia University)? And all the people that work for the church? They need to be paid.

No, I don't worry about where my money is going. I can see it every day. No one in my church is getting rich off my money.

Answer 8

My family is Mormon I am not... I know from first hand experience that money collected in tithes goes to massive farming and food distribution operations (Incompassed uder the name The Bishops store house or Desseret foods), building funds (to build new temples, church buildings etc.), to a thrift store (Desseret Industries), to missionary funds to help pay the costs involved and incured with having missionaries around the world, etc..

My father was a mormon bishop during my teen years I would often be sent on errands to pay rent for needy people (both members of the church and non members) take needy people shopping for groceries (both members and nonmembers) as well as paying other living expense bills (electric, water, etc) for both members and nonmembers in need..

You can try contacting the Main Church Offices in Salt Lake and ask them to send you a copy if the yearly non-profit organization report they send to the government in order to be declared a nonprofit organization for another year.. Other than that not sure what you would consider unbiased.. Maybe look at a watchdog groups website many of them list reports on churches and charities...

Answer 9

Our money goes to the church where it is used for numerous programs. It builds all of our buildings around the world(so that less fortunate countries have nice buildings to worship in,just as we do here in the states). We do extensive charity work all over the world(did you know we usually beat the red cross to most natural disasters?)It helps to fund our missionary effort( members around the world who cannot afford their own missions, the cost is picked up by the church) We have an extensive church welfare program( Families in need are encouraged to go to other family members in times of hardship, but when that is not enough,the church helps these families through their rough patches)

Any money disclosure on Mormon websites is not there to be biased but only to disclose the distribution of the money. If you get your numbers from anywhere else,how in the world could they be more accurate than coming straight from the horses mouth?

In the end you will believe what you want to believe, and that's o.k.

I hope this has helped you with your question

Answer 10

When I was LDS the tithing money went to feed my husband, my unborn child, and I. It also went towards our rent and helping us be finacnially secure.

There are hundreds of families that recive this kind of help in every city from the LDS church, I volunteered at the bishops storehouse and helped deliver food to families.

Answer 11

Our money goes back into the church and community. That is why you don't see rich Bishops.