[SoonerCoug]

I've been donating some of my dinero to this fund. I have a few questions.

Monson reported that perpetual education loans are being repaid. If they weren't being repaid at a high enough rate, would donations slow? How does the Church motivate people to repay these loans?

Also, isn't this a brilliant investment plan by the Church? The Church is growing fastest in 3rd world countries, but revenue (tithing) is low from those nations. American tithing supports these 3rd world countries. How do we deal with rapid growth in 3rd world nations? Increase revenue from 3rd world countries by helping members of the Church get educated so that they can have good jobs. Brilliant.

I think the Church has purposely slowed its expansion in these nations in order to counter fiscal problems associated with supporting the full program of the Church in poor nations which cannot tithe substantially. The PEF ought to allow further expansion in these places.