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I’ve missed a lot of meetings, fallen behind in my tithing, and just generally not had a good last few years religiously.

Dang!

That's too bad!

NIV Acts 15:19-32
19. "It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
20. Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood.
21. For Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath."
22. Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, two men who were leaders among the brothers.
23. With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.
24. We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said.
25. So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul--
26. men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27. Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing.
28. It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements:
29. You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
30. The men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter.
31. The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message.

NIV 2 Corinthians 9:7
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

” Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. “

The last question in a temple recommend interview is “Do you feel worthy to enter God’s House?”

Guess what happens when you say “No.” Since that would have been my answer, I didn’t even ask for a recommend. When I feel worthy, I’ll ask. I’ve been giving, cheerfully, by the way, since December. Things have started looking up in that time. I’ve no objection to tithing, as it helps build and maintain meetinghouses and temples, both of which I think are good things. I just let my spending get away from my income for a while there, and found myself short.