Comments on: Does paying tithing have to come from pure intent for it to work?

By: Vandydad

Vandydad — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 08:02:00 +0000

In reply to MormonMama. In the UK, the Church only helps with food, so if you get food assistance and still cannot make all your bills, that is a you problem and you still have to pay the tithing and if it means losing the car or the power, so be it.

By: David Ellis

David Ellis — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:46:00 +0000

Bottom line….Yes. We must use pure intent in all that we do to receive the greatest blessing.

By: MormonMama

MormonMama — Fri, 09 May 2014 18:54:00 +0000

It should also be noted that the Church helps those who cannot meet their needs financially (and I should know, as I’ve been in that position). If paying tithing means you cannot pay your bills, you have the right to go to your bishop and ask for temporary help with the bills you cannot pay (assuming they are “four walls” types of bills; your Nieman Marcus credit card would not count). In light of that, there is no good reason for a member of the Church to not pay tithing. Also, a 50% reduction in income would also mean a 50% reduction in tithing, so I don’t see how such a decrease would “ruin” someone’s tithing.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Wed, 07 May 2014 16:10:00 +0000

At the same time, remember Moroni 7:6-8. It says, in part, “if a man being evil giveth a gift, he doeth it grudgingly; wherefore it is counted unto him the same as if he had retained the gift.”