“Mormons require you to prove your income level to the church?”
Nope, it’s a liar’s lie. Latter-day Saints may optionally declare in a short, concise, meeting if they fall into one of three groups:
1) Full tithe payer,
2) Partial tithe payer
3) Non tithe payer.
Tithing in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is defined as “One tenth of one’s increase.” There is no stipulation of gross or net income, return on investments, or ANY OTHER DEFINITION. People may have their own definitions, but that is an individual making up an answer that is neither cannon, nor practice. Bishops (LDS Clergymen) hand you a sheet of paper that shows a record of your charitable contributions. They ask if it looks accurate to you. You can say “Yes,” “No,” or “I’ll get back to you” (Or whatever you choose, since you decide to arrange a meeting or not in the first place). None of your records need to be brought in (nor should be unless you decide to reference them), nor would any amount of “proving” be appropriate.
If a person does not schedule a meeting, then the best effort is made to contact the person who is on the membership rolls. If they cannot be contacted to attend the meeting, or choose not to, the once per year audit must be done to the best of the clergy’s ability.
Pretending that you have to have a IRS like audit is not only a lie, it’s particularily stupid of the disingenuous to perpetuate. It’s simple to debunk. And now it has been. Netiehr is there a “tithing bill” but a blank slip may be brought once a month on the first Sunday of the month, and you have the option to donate or not. The purpose of this bill is known as “Fast Offering” and accompanies the once per month fast which is performed Church wide to give to the needy and pay for church assistance program. It is entirely optional.
Hope that helps you understand the process.
If anyone else has any legitimate questions, they can feel free to FReepmail me privately, and I’ll answer. The truth about tithing settlement has already been stated, so I’ll ignore the vapid posts that so frequently attend these fantasy threads.
Ok; so much for the process.
What are the SPIRITUAL ramifications of being in one of these 3 groups to a MORMON??
1) Full tithe payer,
2) Partial tithe payer
3) Non tithe payer.
Hecky durn!
THIS would make a REALLY good topic right here!!
Oh; so the CHILDREN need to brings 'records' to the bishop, but the PARENTS don't.
Gotcha...
Um...
Those 'categories' were selected FOR you; then you get to pick between them. And no; you CANNOT check to see if they were 'properly distributed'; unless you gave MORE than the amount indicated in a certain category and the odds of that are, well, slim.