General Authority salaries

[Jeff Lebowski]

That feels like a copout to me.

At any rate, I think any angst could be avoided by (a) being more transparent, and (b) quit thumping our chests about not having a paid ministry.

Sincerely,

John Dehlin

[Green Monstah]

Sincerely,

John Dehlin

Ouch. Going for the jugular.

To make myself feel better, I'm going to state that JD blocked my comments (again) on his site when I suggested that his publication of private conversations between GAs and disaffected members probably made transparency less likely.

[myboynoah]

"Millions of local unpaid ministry"

There you go!

[Green Monstah]

There you go!

If you're counting "millions," then I'm going to force you to add fulltime CES employees to your 200 figure.

[myboynoah]

If you're counting "millions," then I'm going to force you to add fulltime CES employees to your 200 figure.

That's fine, but just the instructors.

It's the millions of unpaid ministry that make this whole thing work.

[Green Monstah]

That's fine, but just the instructors.

It's the millions of unpaid ministry that make this whole thing work.

I think millions is being disingenuous.

I love the defensiveness. I don't have a problem with GA salaries. I would not take a job if it paid 120k. But it's not hard to see how it could cause some folks to pause. There are easy solutions to help prevent those folks from getting caught up on this.

[myboynoah]

I think millions is being disingenuous.

I love the defensiveness. I don't have a problem with GA salaries. I would not take a job if it paid 120k. But it's not hard to see how it could cause some folks to pause. There are easy solutions to help prevent those folks from getting caught up on this.

Dude, just correcting your misrepresentation. And it's true, the unpaid ministry make this whole thing work. Don't know what's so defensive about that.

[Green Monstah]

Dude, just correcting your misrepresentation. And it's true, the unpaid ministry make this whole thing work. Don't know what's so defensive about that.

What did I misrepresent?

[Jeff Lebowski]

I think millions is being disingenuous.

I love the defensiveness. I don't have a problem with GA salaries. I would not take a job if it paid 120k. But it's not hard to see how it could cause some folks to pause. There are easy solutions to help prevent those folks from getting caught up on this.

Oh boy. Keep whacking away at those straw men!

[Green Monstah]

Oh boy. Keep whacking away at those straw men!

What straw men are you referencing?

[myboynoah]

What did I misrepresent?

Your misrepresentation about The Church saying it does not have a paid ministry. It clearly doesn't.

[Green Monstah]

Your misrepresentation about The Church saying it does not have a paid ministry. It clearly doesn't.

You're being ambiguous.

[falafel]

for reference, a first year graduate from law school in salt lake makes $120k.

Well, at about 2 firms. Average has got to be more like $80k.

[Uncle Ted]

Well, at about 2 firms. Average has got to be more like $80k.

Maybe you should consider moving to SLC and taking the Utah bar.

[falafel]

Maybe you should consider moving to SLC and taking the Utah bar.

I'm from SLC and have been Utah barred for a decade. Looked at going back there, but even my own firm (which has an SLC office) pays less in SLC than Vegas. Then there's the state income tax I'd pay in Utah.