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Tithing is a Debt Owed

Posted in April, tithing, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 04/05/2025| 9 Comments »

 April 4 — Tithing is a Debt Owed. Ensign, ‘Concerning Tithing’, June 1980 “…pay your tithing and be blessed. Tithing is not a free-will offering; it is a debt, payment of which brings great blessings.

A Legal Obligation to the Lord … tithing is a debt which everyone owes to the Lord as rent for using the things that the Lord has made and given to him to use.

I consider the payment of tithing a sound financial investment. To those who pay their tithing, the Lord has said that he will “open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. … (more…)

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LDS Response to Stockpiling $100B

Posted in Church Finances, tagged , , on 12/27/2019| 6 Comments »

As everyone knows, I receive Google Alerts on all things Mormon. Last week I began receiving emails about newspapers reporting on a whistleblower exposing what the Church does with its money.

According to a former insider, the Church misled members on where their tithing goes. The Washington Post reported the insider filed a complaint with the IRS in November. He alleges the Church stockpiled $100 billion dollars from surplus donations into accounts, and they weren’t using them for charity. (more…)

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Contradictory Mormon Tithing Definitions

Posted in tithing, tagged , , , , , , on 01/23/2019| 3 Comments »

Leviticus 27:30 “And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.”

Last week we came across an interesting article on Reddit where someone posted a request for info on all the definitions for tithing the Church has used over the years.

He listed a few examples from LDS canon, and offered a small monetary reward if someone could add to his list. As you might imagine, the Church’s definition of tithes is all over the board. Today we’re comparing part of that list with God’s word.

One thing is certain. The Church has gone to great extremes in confusing its membership. Check out what they’ve said – (more…)

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Mormon Missionary Discussions – Part 5

Posted in Mormon Missionary Discussions, tagged , , , on 10/14/2017| Leave a Comment »

Discussion 5 – Living a Christlike Life

There are four principles discussed with the investigator in this lesson they are:

The Two Great Commandments

Sacrifice Brings Blessings

Fasting and Fast Offerings

Tithing

Judging by the title of the discussion and the principles it teaches, I think we can safely say the lesson the investigators are left with is that you must do works and sacrifice to live a “Christlike’ life.

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Smith’s Tithing Complaints about Catholics and Christians are Smoke and Mirrors

Posted in History of Mormonism, tagged , , , on 06/17/2017| Leave a Comment »

2 Corinthians 9:7; “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”

It’s interesting how Joseph Smith dogged on the Catholic Church for their stance on tithing when he, and other LDS leaders have done the very same thing. Their comments beg the question:

Why?

Why did Smith say such things about Catholics and Protestants, while mandating the same principles on his own followers? We’re taking a look at what they’ve said over the years to paint a clear picture of when calling Christians and Catholics ‘the whore of Babylon’ actually began.

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Mormon Salvation Comes Through the Pocketbook

Posted in tithing, tagged , , , , on 03/22/2017| Leave a Comment »

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 General Conference, ‘The Windows of Heaven,’ October 2013; “Spiritual and temporal blessings come into our lives as we live the law of tithing.” – David A. Bednar

 

 

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Destitute Must Pay Tithing

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , on 02/01/2015| 1 Comment »

Mormon Decisions 10General Conference, ‘Tithing – A Commandment, Even for the Destitute,’ April 2005; “No bishop, no missionary should ever hesitate or lack the faith to teach the law of tithing to the poor. The sentiment of “They can’t afford to” needs to be replaced with “They can’t afford not to.”

One of the first things a bishop must do to help the needy is ask them to pay their tithing. Like the widow, if a destitute family is faced with the decision of paying their tithing or eating, they should pay their tithing. The bishop can help them with their food and other basic needs until they become self-reliant.” – Lynn G. Robbins

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God Wants LDS Money

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , on 10/16/2014| Leave a Comment »

Mormon Decisions 10D&C 90:28-31; “And again, verily I say unto you, it is my will that my handmaid Vienna Jaques should receive money to bear her expenses, and go up unto the land of Zion; 29 And the residue of the money may be consecrated unto me, and she be rewarded in mine own due time. 30 Verily I say unto you, that it is meet in mine eyes that she should go up unto the land of Zion, and receive an inheritance from the hand of the bishop; 31 That she may settle down in peace inasmuch as she is faithful, and not be idle in her days from thenceforth.” – March 8, 1833

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Baptismal Interview Questions – Part 4

Posted in Baptism into the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , on 12/31/2013| 6 Comments »

LDS_baptismIn part 4 of my series I’m going to address the 5th question asked of new converts at their interview to be baptized into the Mormon Church. The question in its entirety goes as follows:

5. You have been taught that membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints includes living gospel standards. What do you understand of the following standards? Are you willing to obey them?

a. The law of chastity, which prohibits any sexual relationship outside the bonds of a legal marriage between a man and a woman.

b. The law of tithing.

c. The Word of Wisdom.

d. The Sabbath day, including partaking of the sacrament weekly and rendering service to fellow members.

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Mormon Dilemma 776 General Authorities Exempt from Paying Tithes

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , , , , , , on 11/28/2013| Leave a Comment »

Mormon Decisions 10LDS Church History Blogspot; “In August 1844 the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles issued an epistle which required all Mormons to immediately pay ‘a tenth of all their property and money . . . However, two weeks later the Twelve voted to exempt themselves, the two general bishops Newel K. Whitney and George Miller, and the Nauvoo Temple Committee from any obligation to pay tithing. This was due to their services to the church.

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Are They Watching You?

Posted in Lifestyles of the Mormon, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 07/24/2013| 4 Comments »

Are They Watching You?

Today as I was surfing the net I popped over to the Mormon Church’s web site, lds.org. It’s undergone some major changes since the last time I visited. On the site now members and non-members can sign up for an account that will allow them certain privileges on the site.

Non-church members of course have limited access to the site, whereas active church members receive an all access pass to many features on the site. But what non-members get to see and don’t get to see isn’t the point of my article. As I clicked to see what information a church member would have to provide to receive an account, I discovered that to receive full access to they must provide their Member Record Number located on their Temple Recommend.

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False Prophecies of Mormonism Condemning Others for Tithing

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged , , , , , on 07/17/2013| 1 Comment »

Contradictions about Tithing in Mormon Scripture

Mormon 8:32; “Yea, it shall come in a day when there shall be churches built up that shall say: Come unto me, and for your money you shall be forgiven of your sins.”

D&C 64:23; “Behold, now it is called today until the coming of the Son of Man, and verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people; for he that is tithed shall not be burned at his coming.”

Why is it okay for the LDS Church to issue edicts that tithing must be paid or else and at the same time condemn others?  

Furthermore, why do Mormon scriptures contradict themselves?

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Thought of the Day about Mormonism

Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged , , , , , , , on 09/15/2011| Leave a Comment »

The Money Spent by the LDS Church

 Today I was looking at the front page online edition of the Salt Lake Tribune.  Their headline story got to me thinking…

 

 

 

 

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Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders 7

Posted in Polygamy & Mormon Church Leaders, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on 06/07/2011| 1 Comment »

Polygamy and Mormon Church Leaders 7

Heber Jeddy Grant 1856 – 1945

Heber Grant was a busy guy during his tenure as the seventh president/prophet of the Mormon Church.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heber_J._Grant

http://www.ldsces.org/inst_manuals/pres-sm/pres-ch-07-09.htm

Grant is the reason obeying the Word of Wisdom is mandatory to get into the temple.

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