another reason for not accepting the Gospel

[grauchy123]

The same could be said of the LDS paid clergy at the level of General Authority and above (Including some Mission Presidents that are paid). Or any LDS employee be it CES or COB.

They are so heavily invested in their careers that leaving the LDS Church is a high cost.

[circusboy01]

Do we really have paid mission presidents? I guess we must, because Mission President is bound to be a full time job. Can someone tell me for sure? Brother Ray

[Maureen]

Do we really have paid mission presidents? I guess we must, because Mission President is bound to be a full time job. Can someone tell me for sure...

...a small number of Mormon Church leaders who are called to full-time service receive a “living allowance.” They did not obtain any special training or degrees and did not apply for a position. When called by Mormon Church officers they leave their full-time employment and generally move to a new location to fulfill their new assignment as directed by their leaders. Those called to full-time service include about 350 mission presidents, who serve for a three-year period and, about 100 General Authorities, who serve full-time from Mormon Church headquarters for various lengths of time. Of this last group, fifteen prophets, seers, and revelators serve until they die. Some General Authorities are independently well-off financially and do not need an allowance. The current practice of providing an allowance to a limited number of individuals for a specific period allows the Church to call people from a larger pool than those who are well-off financially. Once mission presidents and some General Authorities are released from their callings, they return to their employment or move wherever they choose. Upon their return, they are often called to serve as lay leaders in the local Mormon Church organization.

Money for living allowances comes from the income produced by businesses in which the Mormon Church has an ownership interest. To this point, at least, tithing has not been used for this purpose. The amount of mission presidents’ stipends depends on needs and circumstances (missions in New York City and London are more expensive than other places). Interestingly, all General Authorities receive the same allowance: the President of the Mormon Church receives the same as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. That said, there is a little extra for the few who have dependent children (x dollars per child). The living allowance is intended to permit a comfortable but modest lifestyle.

The Church’s living-allowance model is based on various scriptural references to “the laborer being worthy of his hire,” a principle that applies both to spiritual and temporal matters (see Doctrine and Covenants 24:3, 7,9; 41:7; and 42:70-73).

Does the Mormon Church Have a Paid Clergy? | Mormon Church

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[Vort]

Do we really have paid mission presidents? I guess we must, because Mission President is bound to be a full time job. Can someone tell me for sure? Brother Ray

Mission presidents are offered a living stipend as well as the mission home to live in. Many accept this stipend since, as you say, being a mission president is a full-time job much in excess of 40 hours per week, and the Church does not want to limit mission presidency calls to the independently wealthy.

[circusboy01]

Mission presidents are offered a living stipend as well as the mission home to live in. Many accept this stipend since, as you say, being a mission president is a full-time job much in excess of 40 hours per week, and the Church does not want to limit mission presidency calls to the independently wealthy.

That makes sense. Thank You Brother Ray