Talk:Finances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

message: I don't get it, is BFG a portion of Thrivent, or is this statement simply for comparison purposes... ie. don't get your panties in a bunch because the Mormon church has all this money, take a look at what kind of whopper the Lutherans have... 
Either way, the paragraph ought to be rewritten
Beneficial Financial Group - An insurance and financial services company with assets of $3.1 billion. This is 5% of the size of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a religious-oriented nonprofit investment company for Lutherans of any denomination in the United States, which has holdings of over $60 billion and some 3 million participants.
:Could there be a separate article listing the assets of even more religious-affiliated financial institutions? This might fit better there. --TrustTruth 16:51, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Beneficial Financial Group

message: Are donated funds used to support Scouting?  There is a reference for the support and endorsement of the programs (thanks TrustTruth), but I'm not sure if that includes financial support. Thanks, Alanraywiki 22:59, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can look for a more-specific reference on where the money comes from, but I can't imagine it coming from any other source. I have seen checks cut for troop scouting dues and they didn't seem to be any different from checks cut for other ward expenses (actually it may have been cut by the stake). I know that's original research. I know scouts sometimes put on fundraisers; also, the church encourages members to donate to the Friends of Scouting drive, but that money goes straight to the BSA as a tax-deductible donation -- it doesn't go to the troop. Other than fast offering, BofM fund, or the missionary fund, I can't think of any other source of funding. Also, I don't recall seeing "scouting" as a line on the standard donation slip. --TrustTruth 23:15, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You don't have to go through the trouble, but thanks.  I've been the ward finance clerk off and on for years, so I know no donations at that level go to Scouts (plus I shell out personally to Friends of Scouting).  I think it's me not understanding the sources of income for the Boy Scouts of America and similar international organizations.  Since I'm the CFO for a non-profit, I will look that up on my own.  I was just unclear on what "support" represents.  But I do appreciate your help.    Alanraywiki 23:27, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Relatively recently, tithing funds (10%) donated by members to the LDS  Church come back to stakes and from there to wards based on sacrament meeting attendance percentages. The ward budget then is decided by ward bishoprics, with ward councils, and includes Young Men activities, and Young Women activities.  Is this not a good thing? . . . Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 00:53, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Scouting

message: I tagged this with a jargon tag.  The following words, and others, probably need to be explained or reworded: "the church," "principle of tithing," "tithes and fast offerings," "chapels," "missionaries." Fredsmith2 (talk) 13:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I've cleaned up the jargon. --TrustTruth (talk) 17:08, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The "church" still needs to be fixed. This is typically how it is referred to by members of this religion.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.23.149.51 (talk) 03:31, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jargon tag 

message: The footnote about this (note 2) is dead, so I can't look that up. I'm in the UK, where as mentioned the church is required to publish such details, but it would be very useful to have an explanation (preferably in the text) as to why they have not published finances in the US since 1959; they must have given a reason at some point, surely. 86.132.142.168 (talk) 12:37, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know the reason; feel free to add it if you find it in a reliable source. I fixed the dead link. --TrustTruth (talk) 13:53, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Generally, tax-exempt organizations in the U.S. disclose financial information by filing a Form 990.  This form becomes public information.  However, churches are specifically exempt from this filing requirement (see http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=152729,00.html).  I am not aware of any U.S. churches that are disclosing financial information to the public. Alanraywiki (talk) 14:25, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  That is correct. --TrustTruth (talk) 18:19, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why does the church not disclose its US finances? 

message: I added citation request. I don't know how to make a snazzy [citation needed] so I did the next best thing I could think of. Please fix the link.
I have never heard of missionaries needing to repay any assistance the church provides them if they cannot afford to serve. Nor have I been asked to repay before, during or after my missionary service. Please prove that statement with a citation.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bendgoman (talk • contribs) 05:56, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missionaries who need assistance. 

message: My edit on 05 October relating to the change in monthly missionary costs added a sentence (and source) saying that the cost would increase in July 2020. This was erroneously changed (to say that the cost is currently $500) and then corrected. The end result is that a citation about the current, USD$400 cost was lost (it is replaced with the price change citation) and the sentence about upcoming changes is removed. 
Is the upcoming change to missionary costs not appropriate information to this article?
For now, I will make another edit restoring my change. It seems that the removed citation link has gone bad. (I'm apologize if this is not correct Talk page usage)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by DivingApple (talk • contribs) 00:30, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changes to Monthly Cost to Missionaries 

message: simply went through and made sure the name of the church is update to the current media styling guide e.g. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; the Church of Jesus Christ, the Church. removed "LDS Church" or "Mormon Church" from main article. I left the sources alone of course. This will make no difference in the quality of the article. Thepayne0 (talk) 21:36, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of the church clarified 

message: The title of this article, along with a provision at MOS:LDS, violates MOS:THEINST, a site-wide guideline which trumps WP:LOCALCONSENSUS. Please participate in the discussion at . Thanks. InfiniteNexus (talk) 05:11, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title capitalization