Tithing
#1 To
those who faithfully and honestly live the law of tithing, the Lord
promises an abundance of blessings. Some of these blessings are
temporal, just as tithes are temporal. But like the outward physical
ordinances of baptism
and the sacrament,
the commandment to pay tithing requires temporal sacrifice, which
ultimately yields great spiritual blessings.
#2 Tithing
has been established in these latter days as an essential law for
members of the Lord’s restored Church. It is one of the basic ways
we witness our faith in Him and our obedience to His laws and
commandments. Tithing is one of the commandments that qualifies us,
by our faith, to enter the temple—the house of the Lord.
Robert
D Hales – October 2002 General Conference
#3 The
payment of tithing also brings the individual tithe payer unique
spiritual blessings. Tithe paying is evidence that we accept the law
of sacrifice. It also prepares us for the law of consecration and the
other higher laws of the celestial kingdom. The Lectures on Faith,
prepared by the early leaders of the restored Church, part the
curtain on that subject when they say:
“Let us here observe that a religion that does not require the
sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient to produce the
faith necessary unto life and salvation; for, from the first
existence of man, the faith necessary unto the enjoyment of life and
salvation never could be obtained without the sacrifice of all
earthly things” (Lectures on Faith, 6:7).
Dallin
H Oaks – April 1994 General Conference
#4 I
would like to offer a word of counsel to the many thousands of
members joining the Church today as a result of the diligent efforts
of our missionaries. Exercise your faith. Pay your tithing. This law
may be different from that to which you were accustomed prior to your
baptism.
But nothing you do as a new convert will more completely prepare you
to enjoy the wonderful blessings that await you—even temple
blessings—than paying your tithing.
Earl
C. Tingey – April 2002 General Conference
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2002/04/the-law-of-tithing?lang=eng
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