David Journal

Tag: Tithing

  • How to tithe

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    Orthodox Jews today have nowhere to pay tithes as there is no formal organization governing or leading them. They’re current practice is to give of their substance to some charitable cause as an offering to God. I wonder if that is considered acceptable for the time being.

  • The Windows of Heaven

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    The blessings that we receive from tithing aren’t always the large and obvious ones that make popular stories. In his first time as part of the counsel on the disposition of the tithes (which consists of the first presidency, the presiding bishopric, and the quorum of the twelve apostles) Elder Bednar was surprised at how…

  • The Best Investment

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    Tithing is our first responsibility and our best investment. The Lord asked Israel to prove Him, to test Him, to have faith in Him so that He would be able to keep His promise to them. But regardless of the circumstances in which we find ourselves, if we first pay our obligation to the Lord…

  • The Importance of Tithing

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    “I, the Lord, require the heart and a willing mind.”Tithing is a matter of faith and of commitment.Tithing is a token of our willingness and dedication.

  • 20 September 2008

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    Mosiah 4“See that all these things are done in order . . .” This was spoken specifically in relation to material helping of the beggar. Even a rich man may say that I give not because I have not after he has given enough that he no longer has excess capacity. The wisdom and order…