Inside the Mormon Church’s $265 Billion Empire

How the LDS Church built a secretive empire of tithes, real estate, and Wall Street investments.

The Mormon Church is a financial juggernaut, as well as a religion. While most people think of churches as places to pray or light a candle, this one’s more like a bank wearing a halo. With an estimated $265 billion in assets as of 2023, the Mormon Church has out-hoarded even the Vatican. And guess what? They only have 16 million members. That’s not eve…