Saturday, September 10, 2011

The Lord's Richest Blessings - Carl B. Pratt

This talk is all about tithing and the kinds of blessings that follow it. For our families that have young boys, it would be a great topic for a family gathering as it talks about outdoors experiences related to that principle. What I would like to add is the approach that President James D. King took to tithing early in his career. I don't know how often he shared this as it was in a very small setting of just a few that he shared it with me. He first asked these questions:


When are you entitled to the blessings of tithing?
  • Is it when you receive a payment of money?
  • Is it when you decide to pay your tithing?
  • Is it when you actually write the check?
  • Is it when you give it to the Bishop?
  • Is it when the check is deposited by the Bishop?
  • Is it when the Church uses the money?
  • Is it when you attend Tithing Settlement? 


You can see that these are only to create discussion and thought about the topic individually or with a group and really is only to help you make your own decisions about when to pay your tithing. 

In relation to when to pay this that he said; "It has been my personal experience that the surest way to pay tithing faithfully is to pay it as soon as I receive any income. In fact, I've found it to be the only way." Early in our marriage we tried waiting for Tithing Settlement to pay the tithing for that year. Those were the most difficult settlements we ever made. Pay it now and expect the blessings to show themselves sooner.

Blessings themselves are not usually monetary as his story showed. Most often they are related to family of challenges where the blessings are evident.
Posted by James Russell Allen at 7:02 AM
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  1. Shirlyn H.Saturday, September 10, 2011

    I hope that our children's children can say that they are grateful for righteous ancestors when referring to us. I think that there is nothing sweeter than being in the lobby of the church and seeing young families come for tithing settlement with everybody in their "sunday best", showing respect for what they are about to do and who they are about to do it with.
    We are promised that the windows of heaven will open up with promised blessings. He will fulfill His promises but does not promise wealth (money and bank accounts are not His blessings). By provident living we will be blessed spiritually, with family, friends, gospel. In marriage and family matters and with spiritual sensitivity (which fosters a generous & forgiving heart).

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