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Date: January 31, 2024 12:29AM
https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/lds-church-faces-third-lawsuit-over-alleged-tithing-misuse/"The plaintiffs, Gene and Michelle Judson, who have been members of the Church since 1967 and 1971, respectively, echoed Nielson’s claims in their lawsuit. The California couple explained in court documents that they believed their tithing was to used for charitable and welfare purposes or to build and maintain temples and support missionary work.
Instead, they claim the Church used their tithes – an estimated $40,000 between 2003 and 2020 – to help fund the construction of the City Creek Center mall in downtown Salt Lake City. The Judsons described themselves in court documents as “not wealthy” and at times living on limited means, but still routinely paid tithing on an annual basis, until recently.
“The misrepresentation made by Defendants through their agents and employees — including the president of the LDS Church and other high-ranking LDS Church leaders who were also members of Defendant LDS Corporation — that tithing funds would not be used to finance City Creek Center or other commercial, for-profit, purposes were false, intentional, and made to induce Plaintiffs and Class Members to pay tithing funds in spite of Defendants having amassed a $100 billion fund,” alleges the lawsuit."