In talking about his religious work, he says:
I served for 15 years as a lay pastor in my church and saw the heartbreak of joblessness up close.
Ahh, Wikipedia gives the short and sweet answer:
The church has no salaried ministry; however, general authorities who demonstrate need receive stipends from the church, using income from church-owned investments. All area and local authorities are unpaid and continue in their normal occupations while serving in leadership positions.
Nor does it have a "church" if by that he meant a congregation. It's called a "ward."
Nice try, Mittster.
In short, Mormonism has no lay pastors in the sense Christian churches do.
In fact, it has no pastors in the sense Christian churches do.
In fact, it doesn't even use the word.
Mormons are, in that way, most like Quakers amongst traditional Christian denominations. Maybe the Mittster wants to be the second Dick Nixon?There is no god and I am his prophet.
