Do we need to pay tithing on social security?
Question Gramps, I am 80 and have no living son or husband. I paid tithing for years when I worked and raised two families. I now am totally alone and live on a very small pension (200.00) and a small social security. My bishop and stake president say I am...
What happens to the money paid as tithing in the United Kingdom?
Question Hello Gramps Can you please tell me what happens to the money that results from tithing in the UK? Is it kept in the UK in whole or in part to be used by the Church for UK expenditure? David Answer Dear David, All tithing donations are to...
How come things have been going wrong ever since we started paying our tithing again?
Question Gramps, My wife and I stopped paying our tithing for about two years. We were not inactive, we just didn’t pay it. We knew we needed to and so 3 months we began paying it and have been very faithful in paying it since. But ever since we started paying...
Do I pay tithing on a gift card? How can I budget my money?
Question Dear gramps, Do we have to pay tithing from gift cards? For example, if someone gets me a £20 gift card then should I be paying £2 tithing? I know it’s not physical money but it’s still money being spent on a card. Renata Answer...
Is it the Law of Sacrifice or the Law of Consecration?
Question Gramps, I have always had this doubt about tithes. If we could assign this principle to one of these two laws, what would it be? Felipe Answer Dear Felipe, You’re not alone in your struggle regarding tithing. However, the...
Do I need to pay tithing on social security payments when I already paid while working?
Question Gramps, We have always paid our tithing on our income before deductions – now we are living on our social security – we’ve already paid tithing on that when we were employed – so now do we play tithing on it again? JoAnn ...
Can I pay tithing with service?
Question Gramps, Hello. What if we were to pay our tithes in other ways besides money? It seems that we are told to pay a tithing on our increase, not necessarily our income. What if we do not have an increase in income? For example, we don’t bring home...
Why does the LDS Church ask for 10% tithe considering what is written in the Book of Mormon?
Question Hey Gramps! Could you explain why the LDS Church asks for 10% of members income considering what is written in the Book of Mormon chapter 8:32-33. 32 Yea, it shall come in a day when there shall be churches built up that shall say: Come unto me, and...
