How do I get a temple recommend if I can’t afford to pay tithing?
Dear Gramps, My Bishop told me that I cannot get a Temple recommend because I cannot tithe. I am a single parent of three children and work very hard to support my family. We live from paycheck to paycheck. I don’t understand why I cannot get my recommend....If I am married and my husband doesn’t pay tithing and I earn no money, would I be considered a non tithe payer?
Gramps, I was told by a former bishopric member that you pay tithing on what YOU earn, not what your spouse earns. It is your spouses responsibility to pay tithing on what they earn, no matter who writes out the check. Thus, as a stay at home mother with no...Should we pay tithing on social security if paid while working?
Question Dear Gramps, If a person has paid tithing on their gross income while they worked, should they also pay tithing on their social security after they retire? Joan Answer Dear Joan, Many requests have been sent to the First Presidency asking...Is there any way, aside from modern-day revelation, to determine if the law of tithing was still in force after the atonement?
Dear Gramps, Someone posed an interesting question to me regarding the law of tithing. It relates to fact that after the atonement, since the law of Moses was done away with, such things as the law of tithing, the law of sacrifice, work on the Sabbath, etc. were also...Should I pay my tithing even though my financial situation is so desperate that I often don’t even have enough to eat?
Question Dear Gramps, I desperately want to pay my tithing again. I have £28,000 debt and after paying my debt there is no money left for enough food for me and my children. I am told to pay your tithing first but if I do that then I will get into more debt...Is it all right for my salaried husband to pay his tithing only at the end of the year?
Question Dear Gramps, I have a question about tithing. My husband and I both work, and our financial situation is still incredibly strained. Even so, I always pay my tithing right away after I get a paycheck, as I have faith that if I do that, I will be able to...What is the reason for tithing settlement in the Mormon Church?
Question Dear Gramps, What is the reason for tithing settlement and does it have anything to do with tax purposes? Why at the end of the year and not some other time? Stephen Answer Dear Stephen, I would imagine that there are two main purposes...Why should I pay tithing when I don’t have the luxury of being able to pay?
Question Gramps, This is not really a question, but a statement. A question was asked about tithing, and how this couple was reprimanded for not paying such money. I disagree with the answer to the question. Yes, I do believe it is important. I am a new convert...When did the payment of tithing become a requirement for entering the Mormon temple?
The payment of a full tithing as a requiement to enter the Mormon temple probably became a requirement late in 1841.