Comments on: Predicting the New General Primary Presidency

By: jjackson

jjackson — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:13:48 +0000

Compensation starts with pretty much anything above a stake president. For many positions, there is a formula followed based on what the person was earning before the accept the calling, so you can have two people with the same calling being compensated very differently. Other positions are just a flat rate. Being an apostle used to be extremely lucrative when they all had various paid positions to sit on the boards of various companies owned by (and some not owned by) the church. That has been significantly curtailed, but the curtailing came at the same time as an undisclosed bump in the flat rate.

Again, it’s really hard to determine what’s going on because the numbers aren’t available. If headquarters were in Canada or the UK that wouldn’t fly and they’d legally have to disclose.

J. Golden used stronger language than that occasionally to describe the rampant nepotism that existed. I actually think it was more justifiable in the past when there were fewer members. There doesn’t seem to be much excuse for it now.

By: TylerM

TylerM — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:28:08 +0000

J. Golden was hilarious. He did have a way of calling a spade a spade.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:26:52 +0000

J. Golden Kimball said once that general authorities are called because of two reasons: revelation and relation.

By: Sally

Sally — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:20:46 +0000

I am pretty sure that being related to a prophet does not play into someone being called to a position. Last time I checked, it was done through prayer and by promptings of the Spirit. But I have been known to be wrong before..not often but at the rare time

By: TylerM

TylerM — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:12:37 +0000

I guess I am quite naive because I was under the impression that general authorities were not compensated unless there was no way for them to support themselves. When do individuals start getting compensated for their positions? What is it that she does or doesn’t do that bugs you so much? It sounds like you have some experience that sours you. I really do not even know her or her abilities.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:14:33 +0000

I wouldnâ€t go so far as to say her merit didnâ€t play into her appointment at all. She and her husband founded and ran a child care business and developed a phonics-based reading system. Clearly, childhood development played an important role in her life.

By: jjackson

jjackson — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:00:58 +0000

Unfortunately that number is unavailable since the financial records aren’t up for scrutiny. The GAs and church employees that I know are confident that it’s 6 figures at least.

But my snarky opinion is that it could be a lot less and she’d still be overcompensated for what she brings to the position. My issue isn’t that these folks are compensated, (I’m fine with that, though I wish the info was public) it’s that her appointment was clearly based on her DNA and not her merit.

By: TylerM

TylerM — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:16:10 +0000

jjackson how much is Ann Dibb compensated?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:18:34 +0000

No predictions here. But I’ll be sure to not answer my phone this week just in case :0)

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:10:26 +0000

You know your sister may be the Internet Search Queen but you sure are the Internet Search King!!! Where do you get all your info from??