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Podcast: Church History Matters
Episode: 047 Are Church “For-Profit” Businesses Okay?
Description: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today owns and operates several successful for-profit businesses, from livestock and agriculture to publishing and digital media to real estate and many others. This has caused some to wonder, does a Church focused on bringing people to Christ have any business getting involved in business? Are business ventures like these compatible with the mission of the Church generally and the founding principles of consecration specifically?
In this episode of Church History Matters, we go back to the beginning of the Church to discuss its very first consecration-based business ventures—the...