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Posted by: Lori C ( )
Date: December 24, 2014 11:21AM
Is it true JS charged money for baptism in the early days? (n/t)


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Posted by: notchet ( )
Date: December 24, 2014 11:41AM
Re: Is it true JS charged money for baptism in the early days?

Not sure about that, but there used to be a charge of 1$ to receive a patriarchal blessing. Also, Bps and SPs also used to get paid. Bps = 8% of their tithing intake and SPs = 2% of the stake's intake. In today's money that would have been ~$60k annually for a bishops. SPs would have received ~$105k annually. This practice stopped around 1910. Source: Mormon Expositor podcast #75

http://mormonexpositor.com/75-mormons-and-money-an-introduction-to-church-finances/

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Posted by: seekyr ( )
Date: December 24, 2014 05:03PM
Re: Is it true JS charged money for baptism in the early days?

Guess the church leaders didn't want Bishops and SP's cuttin into their profits.

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