Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-06 | Page 11 | LDS Financial Report Shows $7,672,069 Spent in 1943

ry o X F r j r. r j Financial Report Shows Snows i I in 1943 7 Spent The annual financial report report- 1 read ead by J. J Reuben Clark Jr first counselor in the first presidency at t the opening session of ot the general L D S conference Thursay Thursday Thursday Thurs- Thurs day ay in the tabernacle showed that the ie churchs church's total cash budget appropriation ap- ap for 1943 totaled 5 In most instances 1943 expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures tures were under the ap- ap The report showed that hat the total cash expenditures budget and of the enIre entire entire en- en tire Ire church was Among expenditures were the following For salaries overhead offIce expenses equipment maintenance maintenance main- main of the administration building and living and allowance and nd expenses of general authorities all covered by non- non tithing income was expenses expenses ex- ex lenses to operate the presiding bishops bishop's office and program totaled totaled to to- 02 Operating expenses for church temples including maintenance and other items amounted to 97 for missions and missionary work a total of ward and nd stake maintenance expenses includIng 1269 w ward rd and 46 stake I buildings church welfare welfare wel- wel fare are which accounts for budget expenditures only for operating op op- rating church schools educational institutions other than church hurch schools institutes and seminaries building operations operations op- op rations and maintenance to main mam church buildings and properties situated adjacent to the temple block lock and for tor ward buildings and I other ther items The report further showed that was spent for historic monuments and properties for Indian Indian In In- dian projects for the church committee on radio and publicity r fc the Genealogical ical cal Society of Utah and index bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau and other expenses consisting of contributions to civic organizations such as the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross or a total budget expenditure for 1943 of The report showed that there were persons person in the wa wards ds who paid voluntary fast offerings and welfare contributions and 23 in the missions totaling It showed that 24 per cent of the church membership paid fast offerings The average fast offer offering g per capita in the wards was 75 cents in missions 37 31 cents and in stakes a and d missions 69 9 cents The present net cash value of the welfare program amounts to 02