Posted by:
Breeze
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Date: July 13, 2015 09:42PM
They do it "Because the Prophet says so."
Hinckley told us all on National TV that no tithing money was going into the building of the SLC mall. He said they were going to build much-needed "low-income housing."
I agree 100% with what you wrote, Toronto Boy.
Remember, that these same men in high authority probably believe in all the Joseph Smith BS, too. I think you hold these Mormons in too high esteem. Honestly, they don't deserve your respect.
None of them have my respect. I have known some Mormon men in very high positions, mostly family members, all of us related to an important GA, and I know these men do not believe in all of the Mormon lies. They rationalize it away, by supporting their 10 to 12 children and too-many-to-count grandchildren. They are fathers who have given their progeny Harvard educations, new cars when they come home from missions, fancy expensive wedding receptions, ski cabins, beach houses, trips around the world, etc. These Mormon leaders live in mansions, not houses. They pat themselves on the back for being good providers.
I was curious about Mormon corruption in my profession, and made a personal study of how these Mormons rationalize away all their scams and lies. (This was actually printed in the Ensign, as the VT subject of the month. I wish I had that article now.) Mormons believe that the good deeds balance out the bad deeds--it's as simple as that! My VT and her husband scammed several of our neighbors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, caused them to lose their homes and their jobs--it was all in the newspapers. But, they loved their children, sent all of their kids on missions, donated money to some widows in the ward for several Christmases, the wife volunteered at the soup kitchen on Thanksgiving. Get it? It all balances out.
Mormons believe that if they are serving their cult, they are serving God. Tithing is "God's money." Their prophet will not lead them astray. They simply do not ask the question you are asking.
If the Mormons know the Truth and continue to pocket money out of innocent cult victims, they are corrupt. If they still believe Joseph Smith's lies, they are stupid. Either way, they don't deserve respect.
Except, if you respect WEALTH.
You're also right about community pride. Our ward raised money with bake sales and donations of the wealthier members, for the "building fund." The members did much of the labor, to refurbish, and add on a bigger chapel to our old ward house. We were truly like a big family, back then. Our ward was "consolidated" into one stake, where there used to be 4 stakes, and the cherished ward house was sold to the Seventh-Day Adventists. Our "welfare farm", where we grew and canned peaches and pears, is now a very expensive housing development.
I feel like slapping these people upside the head and yelling, "Wake up!"