mission presidents

[daboosh]

just a thought i had - when someone is called to be a mission president, do they have supply their own means throughout their 2-3 year tenure? im thinking they would otherwise wouldn't it be defined as a paid ministry? not trying to bash or start a ruckus but i'm genuinely curious..

[Dravin]

Are you curious about the details of the specific instance of mission presidents or the general idea? I don't know the details of mission presidents but more generally: Mormonism and church finances/No paid ministry/General Authorities living stipend - FAIRMormon

Edited July 21, 2012 by Dravin

[Anddenex]

Daboosh, I don't know if you have served a mission, but if so, then send an email or letter to your mission president and ask him.

[tubaloth]

I think it depends.

The House is provided.

Expenses of the house are covered, unless the Mission President can cover it.

I think the Mission Presidents get a budget for food, depending on the size of the family.

Again I don't know if the Mission President is required to take it.

Also in my mission in the USA, our Mission President had a car provided for him, and gas paid for.

Again with how much the MP drives around the mission.

[Suzie]

All their basic needs are covered by the Church.

[Maureen]

...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).

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[bytebear]

As just a regular missionary, we were given a car to use in some areas. But it wasn't like the church gave you the car, since it stayed in the area after you moved on. So does it count as a "paid ministry" if you are just borrowing the car (or house)?

[Blackmarch]

just a thought i had - when someone is called to be a mission president, do they have supply their own means throughout their 2-3 year tenure? im thinking they would otherwise wouldn't it be defined as a paid ministry? not trying to bash or start a ruckus but i'm genuinely curious..

yes they do, or at least mine did.

now that being said the church does provide some things for church related service, but its not much comparatively.

I'd wager thats probably the standard.. but if the church needs to make an exception for something they could.

Edited August 8, 2012 by Blackmarch

[RMGuy]

Well, if you are a tithe payer you could probably write to the church office building and ask.

President Hinckley said, "...THAT INFORMATION BELONGS TO THOSE WHO MADE THE CONTRIBUTION,..."

So they should tell you. My understanding is that yes, Mission Presidents receive a stipend for their service as the the General Authorities.

-RM