When Mormons Serve Their Two Year Mission - Do They Get A Stipend Or.....

[global1]

any type of financial aid from the church?

I'm just wondering about when Mitt was to have served his mission in France - was that subsidized in any way?

[liberalmuse]

1. Nope. The families pay for it. n/t

[NoPasaran]

3. Wikipedia confirms

I'm actually surprised. I'd always assumed they got a modest stipend from the church.

[TeamPooka]

4. please, the church, like the hottest girl drinking in a bar, never pays. nt

[cynatnite]

5. I've seen plenty of Mormon families do fundraisers just so they can send their kid on a mission. n/t

[murielm99]

6. Yes, the families do pay.

However, I have seen some help from local congregations. In my brother's apartment building, there is an apartment across the hall from him that is rented by the local Mormon church. Young men on missions can live there free of charge. They also don't cook for themselves or pay for many meals. Local church members have them in for nearly all meals.

[kestrel91316]

7. None. Not one dime. The families have to pay the entire cost of the

mission.

The Mormon church relies almost entirely on unpaid workers. Bishops aren't paid, as far as I know, all church functions are provided by members who are "called" (translation: ordered by the bishop) to be things like secretary, help with church services, do maintenance of facilities, go on missions, etc etc etc.

Makes a person wonder where all the tithe money goes. Property taxes and utilities can't run all that much.......

[ProgressiveProfessor]

11. Up through Stake President, they are unpaid

Above that (Quorum of the 70) are paid.

[TBF]

13. Is Romney at that level - where he is paid by the church?

Maybe that is why he doesn't want to release his tax returns.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

14. You have to be actively serving in that office

Which would mean names on the org charts. He could also be paid staff or consultant, but I would doubt that.

[TBF]

15. I guess it's possible in past years -

I can't imagine he would be doing that now. Interesting though ...

[kestrel91316]

16. Of course. The church's own 1%ers. Fleecing the 99% with religious fervor.

[obamanut2012]

8. They pay for all their own expenses, and they HAVE to do it

The males, anyway. Some women do it, but most are married by then.

on edit: I have ex-LDS friends.

[Throckmorton]

12. True, or they can just quit to LDS

My UPS driver did that, joined the navy, and now drives for UPS. His response to going on a mission was NFW jack.

Nice guy too.

[obamanut2012]

17. They get rather shunned by family if they go that

And can never go to weddings, etc.

And, if they live in UT, they won't be getting a good job. Ever.

[cynatnite]

18. No, they are not required, but are strongly encouraged...

I imagine that if one chooses not to, they can expect a certain amount of grief. I do know of one guy who did not go on his mission because his dad had a heart attack. No one thought less of him because of the circumstances.

We lived for many years in an area that was 99% Mormon. It was a different world.

[Jazzgirl]

9. I read the title as Morons.

[HopeHoops]

10. They don't get a stipend. They just get a stupid.

[cynatnite]

19. Families pay, but the money goes directly to the church into a fund...

A specific amount is then dispersed to the missionary by the church.

They expect their students to live very frugally. Not only that, the church limits the missionaries on how much contact they can have with their families during this time. I'm not sure how they control it. The missionaries have very strict rules during this time.

I guess making it difficult for them is supposed to strengthen their character or devotion or something.

[marlakay]

20. I had two missionaries walk up to me while I was in my pool

A few days ago...I think it might have been the two glasses of wine I had but when they asked me if I needed help, I told them I thought they did because their church was a cult. I also told them we were atheists. Sweet girls looked shocked.

I live in small town where most go to church...

I feel like if they have the right to try to tell me how to live on my property, I have right to my opinion that they are in a cult...