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but the local pastor doesn't get paid even though it's alot of hours?
but the local pastor doesn't get paid even though it's alot of hours?
Nope. The bishop is not paid. Nor his counselors, or any of the other leaders, who can put in quite a bit of time, if not more than he would a week. Depends a lot on the needs of the ward and whether or not he's the only one who can take care of it.
is the bishop the leader of the local church like a pastor in a church like a methodist? I mean is that what the leader is called?
It depends on the size of the congregation, but yes, a bishop is a local leader for a ward, while a president would be the local leader for a branch. Both have the same functions really, just for more or less people.
I don't know how they compare to a pastor in the Methodist church, though a lot of what they are ultimately responsible for is delegated to different leaders and the members at large that a pastor might take on themselves.
Like, there's no one person or only two or three, maybe, that might give a sermon. Everyone has a chance to talk at some point, including children and youth. In fact, the bishop may only speak once a year at a ward conference. Bishops do take turns conducting our sacrament meetings (which is when everyone is together) with their counselors, and might have something to announce or talk about on occasion.