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Originally Posted by Cali Coug
I will say this much- having known several general authorities and even spending time at their homes, I can assure anyone interested that they do get paid, but not well. There is no chance anyone in their right mind would agree to the amounts they receive if they were negotiating an employment contract.
I will also say that even as an employee of the church, or a person who performs work for the church in their regular profession, you shouldn't ever expect much money from the transaction. You should also expect to work more hours than you would ever want to work. In short, the church is an awful employer. If they pay their employees that poorly, you know they aren't "paying" their volunteers any better.
Your reward for church service and church employment certainly isn't going to be financial. Given that fact, I don't understand why people then feel the need to pretend that no church leader receives any money at all. They do get money. They have to get money. They probably deserve more money.
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Those are my sentiments encapsulated. There were several times I applied for certain positions and thankfully, just narrowly missed out on them. My family is glad not to have been impoverished. The money didn't matter as the opportunity to work overseas appeared appealing at the time.