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Hmmmm. One time when I belonged to Faith, Hope & Love Church in Issquah WA a family showed up at our church; they were homeless and living out of their car. This was a Dad, Mom & three little girls. We stupidly brought them home with us to “help” them. Oh, it became a nightmare from hell. I took the kids for medical checkup; one of the children was anemic and the Mom turned around and lost or sold her meds. I got the older girl signed up for Head Start but the Mom could not even walk her own daughter across the street to be picked up by the free van transport. Turns out both Mom and Dad were druggies and on the lamb. They use their children to exploit anyone who is stupid enough to fall for it which we were - stupid! I finally had to contact CPS., One of the girls went to one grandma; the other two went to the other grandma. Poor grandmas!!

Oh, by the way, Faith, Hope & Love church split up and the pastor made off with the “building fund” into which my husband and I had deposited $1,700.00.

I think the LDS Church has a better idea when it comes to actually helping people. Whew!!

So there are shysters out there everywhere, it does not mean a church body refuses to help those in need because one of those who act in need might be dishonest.
My lds aunt laid in the hospital for weeks and weeks with a brain tumor. My lds uncle had four young kids at home. Not one person came to care for the kids or clean the house or even bring food (accept a pizza for Thanksgiving), not one love offering at ward to help with the expenses (they went on to lose everything because of the medicals expenses beyond their insurance), REPEAT no one from their ward, no one from the rest of lds families, NO ONE helped them.
Oh, yes and my uncle was the bishop, you would have thought he'd be the first one they'd help.
I am sure you are now saying, “well why didn't you help”, because I didn't know. When I refused to convert to mormonISM I was shunned.
It has taken nearly 20 years to restore even minimal contact.
Charity, hardly no act of charity towards this part of my lds family.
All but one cousin left lds because of the way they were treated. This aunt and uncle dutifully remain. My uncle even sings in the MTC. The one who stayed, well her story ends in a great tragedy.

Oh, by the way, Faith, Hope & Love church split up and the pastor made off with the “building fund” into which my husband and I had deposited $1,700.00.

Did you expect a return on that money? If not it was an offering to that church. I'll be that the books of that church - even in the face of its split - were far more open than the books of lds inc. How much of your tithe money has gone into the 4 BILLION dollar money pit mall in SLC? You will never know BECAUSE the church will not open its books for members to review.

Turns out both Mom and Dad were druggies and on the lamb. They use their children to exploit anyone who is stupid enough to fall for it which we were - stupid! I finally had to contact CPS.,

Are you telling us lds wouldn't report these types to CPS as well? Is that YOUR concept of a better idea?

“I think the LDS Church has a better idea when it comes to actually helping people. Whew!!”

It results in a better long term solution, but its not really the LDS plan although they are using it. Its Biblical.