Comment by smj-edison

Hi! Yes, I believe that is correct for 2015. It's been fairly recent that the amount spent has ramped up a lot[1].

A lot of money also goes towards subsidizing education (All the BYUs, including the online classes that are targeted towards developing countries), building churches and temples, supporting local congregation budgets, and supporting church members who are financially insecure (I'm not sure if they counted that last part in the 2024 summary though).

> I've had a little experience watching how the Mormon church acts in Samoa which is definitely not a wealthy country.

Looks like they have a summary here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/serve/caring/annual-summ...

> I'm a little cynical that there's some dissimulation by the LDS church - they are not well known for frank openness.

Yeah, it would be nice if they were more transparent here. I understand the legal reasoning--essentially security by obscurity--but it's frustrating to only get peeks and glimpses. I don't blame you for some healthy cynicism.

[1] https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/serve/caring/annual-summ...