Attitudes
Toward Business
"Elements of history, theology, and practice combine to form a
positive LDS attitude toward honest business endeavors." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism
Attitudes Toward
Wealth
"Latter-day Saints view wealth as a blessing and also as a test. The
Lord has repeatedly promised his people, "Inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments
of God ye shall prosper in the land" (Alma 36:30). But wealth can lead to pride and
inequality: "Woe unto the rich, who are rich as to the things of the world. For
because they are rich they despise the poor, and they persecute the meek, and their hearts
are upon their treasures" (2 Ne. 9:30)." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism
Greed, Selfishness, and Overindulgence
At April 1999 General Conference, Elder Joe J. Christensen discusses the
dangers of materialism.
Church
Participation in Business
"Historically, two purposes have characterized Church participation
in business: to provide important services to the community that might not otherwise be
available, and to provide a reasonable return on the resources of the Church." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Bonneville
International Corporation (move to internet and media)
"In 1964 KSL and other Church-owned commercial broadcasting stations
and operations were consolidated into Bonneville International Corporation (BIC),
headquartered in Salt Lake City." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Broadcasting (move to internet and media section)
"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a broadcasting
entity. Its involvement in radio and television parallels the rapid expansion of those
technologies that began during the early 1900s." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism
Deseret Book
Company
"A subsidiary of the Church's Deseret Management Corporation, the
Deseret Book Company has three divisions: retail, publishing, and wholesale." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
Deseret News (move to internet and media section)
"The Deseret News began as a weekly newspaper in Salt Lake City on
June 15, 1850, just three years after the Mormon pioneers founded the city. Established by
the Church under the direction of Brigham Young, the News has had uninterrupted
publication to the present." Encyclopedia of Mormonism(See Daily Living home page) |