Did a little searching and found this. Seems to be an ex Mormon site, but, it does quote some D&C thing and gives sources. I’m not sure what is mean by losing Celestial blessings, maybe you can explain. Please tell me the ‘secret handshake and secret password are some type of joke’.
Hey, what do you, whoever runs this site had a similar problem to the people I knew years ago.
The first time, I’d been out of the church for about six or seven years. I’d married a nevermo, changed states, and never attended the ward where the bill originated.
One day I came home from work to find an envelope in my mailbox from the local ward. I was annoyed because I’d been telling them to leave me alone. My husband was pissed because they kept visiting, phoning, and sending ward newsletters as if I was a part of their cult.
Once inside the house, I opened the letter. It was from the local bishop, saying he and the other bishop-prick guys wanted 100% tithing participation. They knew I didn’t want contact and would probably not attend some stupid “settlement,” so they had prayed and decided to ask for a minimal amount of tithing, something like $200. I turned over the letter and wrote back that I was not mormon and wanted them to leave me alone and sent it back.
A year later, I received a similar bill. Mormons can be such weird fanatical zealots. They actually think they can force some “Lord” in the sky to manipulate a person they don’t know or care about into paying money to a detestable organization, one so bad as to pull a stunt like this one.
http://www.mormoncurtain.com/topic_tithing.html
Mormons are required by Commandment of God to pay 10% of all their GROSS income to the LDS church. This includes all income, including, employment, social security, Medicare, foodstamps and trust funds and any other form of income, even including finding money on the ground.
The Church Of Jesus-Christ of Latter-Day Saints brings in an estimated 6.5 to 7.0 billion dollars a year in annual tithing revenues. The Church refuses to disclose to the public or its members how much money it receives annually and what those funds are used for. Because the LDS Church is a tax-exempt organization, it does not have to publicly disclose financial books.
In 2005 the LDS Church purchased two shopping malls in Downtown Salt Lake City for $500 million dollars. The Church plans to spend $1 billion dollars renovating them. In official statements from LDS Church, the Church claims that not one dollar of member tithing funds went into the deal.
Mormons are required to attend a Tithing Settlement with the Bishop each year. A member is questioned in a one-on-one interview with the Bishop to ensure the member is paying a full 10%. Those members who are not paying a full 10% loose their temple recommends and are prevented from entering the Temple.
Mormons who loose their temple recommends are in serious jeopardy of loosing their Celestial blessings. A Mormon who does not pay tithing cannot enter the temple. If a member cannot get into the temple, the member cannot learn the secret handshake, secret password, secret “new name” and special sealings. Without these, the member will be unable to pass Joseph Smith and the angels who guard the entrance to the Celestial Kingdom.
Mormons are commanded that tithing must come first before anything else. Utah has the highest rate of banrkuptices in the United States. Mormons often are told “I cannot pay my bills until I’ve paid my tithing.” Mormons will even pay their tithing rather than give the money to a relative who is on the verge of eviction. Mormon published magazines (Ensign, New Era) constantly stress that tithing must always be paid.
Mormons are told: “if a destitute family is faced with the decision of paying their tithing or eating, they should pay their tithing.” (Lynn Robbins, General Conference, April 2005).
Mormons who have not paid tithing will be denied a temple recommend and will be considered “unworthy”. However; Mormons who pay “back-tithing” (some as much as $5000 or more) are instantly found to be worthy and can receive their temple recommends back once the money has been paid.
Mormons who claim that tithing is purely “a personal choice” are deceiving themselves and outright lying.
The transcripts of General Conference talks are now available. This is the title of a talk from Saturday afternoon by Lynn Robbins who says:
Among those who do not sacrifice there are two extremes: one is the rich, gluttonous man who won’t and the other is the poor, destitute man who believes he can’t. But how can you ask someone who is starving to eat less? Is there a level of poverty so low that sacrifice should not be expected or a family so destitute that paying tithing should cease to be required?
One reason the Lord illustrates doctrines with the most extreme circumstances is to eliminate excuses. If the Lord expects even the poorest widow to pay her mite, where does that leave all others who find that it is not convenient or easy to sacrifice?
No bishop, no missionary should ever hesitate or lack the faith to teach the law of tithing to the poor. The sentiment of “They can’t afford to” needs to be replaced with “They can’t afford not to.”
One of the first things a bishop must do to help the needy is ask them to pay their tithing. Like the widow, if a destitute family is faced with the decision of paying their tithing or eating, they should pay their tithing.
hint hint tell me what goes on in the temple...
Why should you care Netizen, it seems you are only impertinently curious which the Lord frown upon that of behavior.
No bishop, no missionary should ever hesitate or lack the faith to teach the law of tithing to the poor. The sentiment of “They can’t afford to” needs to be replaced with “They can’t afford not to.”
When one understands the need of tithing it is more than paying the money it is a way of keeping the Lord in one thought’s when they are tempted to live beyond their means.
You are forced to focus on the Lord and lean on him to build that spiritual muscle.
When one really ponders it, they are learning to make the mental transition of living in the Celestial kingdom someday.
If our thoughts are not bridled they will not instantly switch over after you die for it is a discipline.
So it is true “They can’t afford not to.” If is their goal is to live with Heavenly Father someday.
Mormons who have not paid tithing will be denied a temple recommend and will be considered “unworthy”. However; Mormons who pay “back-tithing” (some as much as $5000 or more) are instantly found to be worthy and can receive their temple recommends back once the money has been paid.
I have had a struggle with tithing early in my life and really never understood the full lessons to be learn from it, I just knew the precept but not understood the principal.
This year for the first time in my life I took the time to study it because I wanted to understand the law of consecration, which some LDS have been practicing this law on their own for years. As I studied it I realized right than that a even a poor person could not afford not to practice it.
I am the type of person that is motivated by the Lord to do things or I am not that much into it. I was watching the BYUTV online and one day there were these talks on the Law of consecration and I was pleasantly surprised to have a glimpse into that world enough to cause me to do research on it. It truly is a sacred ordinance and a bountiful blessing
Mormons who claim that tithing is purely “a personal choice” are deceiving themselves and outright lying.
Yes it is a personal thing because it is between you and your Lord and he knows our hearts and minds and that reasoning it is selfish etc.
Is there a level of poverty so low that sacrifice should not be expected or a family so destitute that paying tithing should cease to be required?
One reason the Lord illustrates doctrines with the most extreme circumstances is to eliminate excuses. If the Lord expects even the poorest widow to pay her mite, where does that leave all others who find that it is not convenient or easy to sacrifice?
No bishop, no missionary should ever hesitate or lack the faith to teach the law of tithing to the poor. The sentiment of “They can’t afford to” needs to be replaced with “They can’t afford not to.”
One of the first things a bishop must do to help the needy is ask them to pay their tithing. Like the widow, if a destitute family is faced with the decision of paying their tithing or eating, they should pay their tithing.
We are free agents and to decide hopefully it will be to keep one covenants they made with the Lord.
To think that the poorest can’t pay their tithing or starve is a myth for there is the Bishop storehouse which one can get food until they become solvent. This enables one to take the opportunity to learn how to walk with the lord yes some use it as a free ride but they will pay dearly in the end on judgment day if they did not grow like in the parable of the Ten Talents.
You really should go to the Ford dealership if you want info on a Mustang. Picking up the literature on the Chevy Camaro won't tell you all the facts that the other car dealer has. If what you really want is a Camaro, then buy it, but the Mustang facts are at the dealer and out there with all the happy mustang drivers worldwide. OK, that's my parable for the night...