Tithing

"Some people say, 'I can't afford to pay tithing.' Those who place their faith in the Lord's promises say, 'I can't afford not to pay tithing.'" Dallin H. Oaks Tithing

"Do you want the windows of heaven opened to you? Do you wish to receive blessings so great there is not room enough to receive them? Always pay your tithing and leave the outcome in the hands of the Lord." Joseph B. Wirthlin Earthly Debts, Heavenly Debts

"Tithing develops and tests our faith. By sacrificing to the Lord what we may think we need or want for ourselves, we learn to rely on Him. Our faith in Him makes it possible to keep temple covenants and receive eternal temple blessings." Robert D. Hales Tithing: A Test of Faith with Eternal Blessings

"As we faithfully pay our tithes, the Lord will indeed open the windows of heaven and pour us out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. I want each of you to know...that if you always pay an honest tithing, the Lord will bless you. It will be the best investment you will ever make." Sheldon F. Child The Best Investment

"As a young man recently returned from his mission, he found the girl he wanted to marry. They were happy, but very poor.

Then came a particularly difficult time when their food and money ran out. It was a Saturday and the cupboard was literally bare. Rene felt distraught that his young wife was hungry. He decided he had no other choice than to use their tithing money and go purchase food.

As he was leaving the house, his wife stopped him and asked him where he was going. He told her he was going to buy food. She asked him where he got the money. He told her that it as the tithing money. She said, 'That is the Lord's money--you will not use that to buy food.' Her faith was stronger than his. He put the money back, and they went to bed hungry that night.

The next morning they had no breakfast, and they went to church fasting. Rene gave the tithing money to the bishop, but he was too proud to tell the bishop that they were in need.

After the meetings he and his wife left the chapel and started to walk home. They hadn't gone very far when a new member called to them from his house. This man was fisherman and told them he had more fish than he could use. He wrapped five little fish in a newspaper for them, and they thanked him. As they continued to walk home, they were stopped by another member who gave them tortillas; then someone else stopped them and gave them rice; another member saw them and gave them beans." Gordon B. Hinckley In the Arms of His Love

"To develop enduring faith, an enduring commitment to be a full-tithe payer is essential. Initially it takes faith to tithe. Then the tithe payer develops more faith to the point that tithing becomes a precious privilege." Russell M. Nelson Face the Future with Faith

"Tithing is not so much a matter of dollars as it is a matter of faith. It becomes a privilege and an opportunity, not a burden. Our people believe in the word of God as set forth in the book of Malachi, that the Lord will open the windows of heaven and pour down blessings that there will not be room enough to receive them (Malachi 3:8-10). Moving and touching is the testimony of Latter-day Saints throughout the world concerning this the Lord's law for the financing of His work." Gordon B. Hinckley Mormon.org

"One of the blessings that comes from paying a full tithing is developing faith to live an even higher law. To live in the celestial kingdom, we must live the law of consecration. There we must be able to feel that all we are and all we have belong to God." Henry B. Eyring The Blessings of Tithing

"We should pay [tithes and offering] as a personal expression of love to a generous and merciful Father in Heaven." Jeffrey R. Holland Like a Watered Garden

"Your testimony will be made strong through willing obedience to the law of tithing and by fast offerings, and the Lord will bless you richly for it." Richard G. Scott The Power of a Strong Testimony

Tithing is a commandment that I know would be difficult to follow without complete faith and testimony in it. The story of the widow's mite in Mark chapter 12 has always been an example of faith in the teaching of tithing because of her willingness to give all to the Lord, even though it was so little. Although it seems like a lot, giving ten percent of our earnings is a minuscule amount compared to the blessings that He has given us. I know that when we pay our tithing, the blessings of heaven will be poured out upon us like what is taught in Malachi. I know that when we give the Lord what He asks of us we will be blessed, however seemingly impossible that it. Tithing will not only bless my life, but the lives of all those who receive my tithing. I am grateful that my tithing can be used to help bless those in need. I know that the Lord has asked of our tithing in order to help us all receive the blessings that come through service, temples, and the gospel.