Thursday, August 7, 2008
More from the tithing story!
Okay this is an addition to my story about tithing. For myself it was a great ending! I helped to gain a stronger testimony of the gospel! My acquaintance from work gave a booklet about tithing and others beliefs about tithing. I started to read it and I was bored with it because there wasn't the spirit of happiness but rather the spirit of anger in it. At least that's what I felt. So I started to just skim through it and saw a sentence in there that there isn't any new revelation past the old testament. When I read that sentence, a thought popped in my head! It was amazing because, I know that there is both revelation from the Book of Mormon that is similar to what Malachi said about tithing, also the modern revelation for, the prophets and apostles. As sad as I feel for those who believe that there isn't any modern revelation, I was so happy to be reminded through the spirit, that we have the true gospel on the earth. I am so grateful that I am a part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I know that there is a prophet of God on the earth today and that we have additional revelation for our time.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Tithing
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=024644f8f206c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=93bcad74be99b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
While at work, I was sitting there and minding my own business. I was preparing some mailings that we were sending out that day. As I was sitting at my desk, a friend of the bosses came in to use the computer since he doesn't have the internet available to his neighborhood. I share an office with the boss, so his friend was using a computer in the office and he turns on this video where the preacher was talking about tithing and how we should give a tenth according to Malachi 3:10. This video goes on for a while and as I am sitting there just hearing what he was saying, my curiosity perks up. I became interested in what others believe about tithing.
Our friend is very active in his church, and so he explains to me that he is writing an article for a publication and that he's dictating the message. He then explains to me that he believes that the tithing should not be a tenth of what we have, but whatever we feel like giving. Now he has my full attention. I become curious about what other religons think of tithing. From the the preacher in the video, I believe along the same lines. In fact, I taught that same principle on my mission about paying a tenth to the Lord for all that he has given us, we can spare ten percent of what we have. After my curiosity was captured, I asked our friend what his church uses tithing for. (I wanted to ask him how they pay the tithing, but I was too chicken.) He told me that they use it to pay for those who are in need and the teachers and pastors of his church.
I then felt the desire/need to share with him what we use tithing for. I told him that we use it to provide help for humanitarian needs and to pay for our buildings and the needs of the church. I was then cut off, unfortunately, therefore I wasn't able to finish telling him that what we use the tithing for. He just then told me that he would get a copy of the article that he was writing about.
I am curious on his take of tithing. I am kind of excited too. I also want to share with him an article or something that talks about tithing from the LDS Church publications. As I was searching, I found the above article and I wanted to share it with others.
While at work, I was sitting there and minding my own business. I was preparing some mailings that we were sending out that day. As I was sitting at my desk, a friend of the bosses came in to use the computer since he doesn't have the internet available to his neighborhood. I share an office with the boss, so his friend was using a computer in the office and he turns on this video where the preacher was talking about tithing and how we should give a tenth according to Malachi 3:10. This video goes on for a while and as I am sitting there just hearing what he was saying, my curiosity perks up. I became interested in what others believe about tithing.
Our friend is very active in his church, and so he explains to me that he is writing an article for a publication and that he's dictating the message. He then explains to me that he believes that the tithing should not be a tenth of what we have, but whatever we feel like giving. Now he has my full attention. I become curious about what other religons think of tithing. From the the preacher in the video, I believe along the same lines. In fact, I taught that same principle on my mission about paying a tenth to the Lord for all that he has given us, we can spare ten percent of what we have. After my curiosity was captured, I asked our friend what his church uses tithing for. (I wanted to ask him how they pay the tithing, but I was too chicken.) He told me that they use it to pay for those who are in need and the teachers and pastors of his church.
I then felt the desire/need to share with him what we use tithing for. I told him that we use it to provide help for humanitarian needs and to pay for our buildings and the needs of the church. I was then cut off, unfortunately, therefore I wasn't able to finish telling him that what we use the tithing for. He just then told me that he would get a copy of the article that he was writing about.
I am curious on his take of tithing. I am kind of excited too. I also want to share with him an article or something that talks about tithing from the LDS Church publications. As I was searching, I found the above article and I wanted to share it with others.
Monday, June 9, 2008
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