The Church and Taxes

The Church and Taxes

I was told that the LDS church voluntarily paid taxes in order to be better community members. Is this true? Robert ________________________________________________ Robert, Technically speaking, most everyone voluntarily pays taxes. It’s only compulsory if the...
Burials

Burials

Must I, as an endowed member, be buried in my temple clothing? Also, may I choose to be cremated instead of buried? I have always felt cemetaries to be a waste of space in our over crowded world. Kathy _________________________________________ Kathy, There is no hard...
Temple Recommend

Temple Recommend

Does a spouse of a non member need their permission to receive a temple recommend? I am a former Bishop and I thought I remember in the handbook that if a women wanted to go to the temple, she needed the permission of her husband to get a temple recommend and take out...
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