Mormon Church negotiates for Italian Welfare!

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Re: Mormon Church negotiates for Italian Welfare!

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Well you are a better sport than I expected. Apologies extended and accepted.
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Re: Mormon Church negotiates for Italian Welfare!

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Drifting wrote:In the UK the Church has to publish its financial accounts by law.
I've posted the highlights and it makes for simple, interesting reading.
Have a peruse and see if you want to make a comment.

Temples 'making' £500,000 per year is noteworthy.
As is the number of people receiving salaries from Church funds of more than £60,000 per annum.


How can a Temple make money?

Do members have to pay any fees when they perform activities in the Temple? I thought not, but of course I may be wrong. Of course I know members are supposed to pay tithing, but surely that income cannot be ascribed to Temple profits? Nor can this money reasonably represent the profits on Temple catering activity, assuming there is any.

So where does this income of £500,000 come from?
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Re: Mormon Church negotiates for Italian Welfare!

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Chap wrote:
Drifting wrote:In the UK the Church has to publish its financial accounts by law.
I've posted the highlights and it makes for simple, interesting reading.
Have a peruse and see if you want to make a comment.

Temples 'making' £500,000 per year is noteworthy.
As is the number of people receiving salaries from Church funds of more than £60,000 per annum.


How can a Temple make money?

Do members have to pay any fees when they perform activities in the Temple? I thought not, but of course I may be wrong. Of course I know members are supposed to pay tithing, but surely that income cannot be ascribed to Temple profits? Nor can this money reasonably represent the profits on Temple catering activity, assuming there is any.

So where does this income of £500,000 come from?


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