HMMMmmm...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithing_settlement
Temple Recommend Questions:
1 Do you have faith in and a testimony of God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost?
2 Do you have a testimony of the Atonement of Christ and of His role as Savior and Redeemer?
3 Do you have a testimony of the restoration of the gospel in these the latter days?
4 Do you sustain the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator and as the only person on the earth who possesses and is authorized to exercise all priesthood keys? Do you sustain members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators? Do you sustain the other General Authorities and local authorities of the Church?
5 Do you live the law of chastity?
6 Is there anything in your conduct relating to members of your family that is not in harmony with the teachings of the Church?
7 Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
8 Do you strive to keep the covenants you have made, to attend your sacrament and other meetings, and to keep your life in harmony with the laws and commandments of the gospel?
9 Are you honest in your dealings with your fellowmen?
10 Are you a full-tithe payer?
11 Do your keep the Word of Wisdom?
12 Do you have financial or other oblgations to a former spouse or children? If yes, are you current in meeting those obligations?
13 If you have previously received your temple endowment:
Do you keep the covenants that you made in the temple?
Do you wear the garment both night and day as instructed in the endowment and in accordance with the covenant you made in the temple?
14 Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been?
15 Do you consider yourself worthy to enter the Lord's house and participate in temple ordinances?
Folks without a valid TR; when they meet Joseph Smith; are gonna have to do a LOTSA 'splainin'!!!
They succeeded in killing Joseph, but he had finished his work.He was a servant of God, and gave us the Book of Mormon.He said the Bible was right in the main, but, through the translators and others, many precious portions were suppressed, and several other portions were wrongly translated; and now his testimony is in force, for he has sealed it with his blood.As I have frequently told them, no man in this dispensation will enter the courts of heaven, without the approbation of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jun.Who has made this so?Have I?Have this people?Have the world?No; but the Lord Jehovah has decreed it.If I ever pass into the heavenly courts, it will be by the consent of the Prophet Joseph.If you ever pass through the gates into the Holy City, you will do so upon his certificate that you are worthy to pass.Can you pass without his inspection?No; neither can any person in this dispensation, which is the dispensation of the fulness of times.In this generation, and in all the generations that are to come, everyone will have to undergo the scrutiny of this Prophet.They say that they killed Joseph, and they will yet come with their hats under their arms and bend to him; but what good will it do them, unless they repent?They can come in a certain way and find favor, but will they?
--JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES, vol. 8, p. 224
Mormon folks who have NOT kept up with ALL the rules; will end up on Level Two: along with them Whores of Babylon!
HEAVEN-The Mormon church teaches there are three levels of heaven (three "degrees of glory"):
Re: Temple recommend questions.
I am aware of the questions, my wife is a regular at the temple. I have never heard those questions asked of her, in fact they are asked in secret and answered in secret with only my wife and her bishop present. I don’t see how these questions have anything to do with the discussion.
If you thought I was criticizing the collection of money from member of a church you have woefully misunderstood me. The Catholic is perhaps the richest organization in the world outside of a few countries. They collect money and mostly do that in private although there are opportunities for public shows of donation in Catholicism there are even more in many Protestant churches with the passing of offering plates.
Churches are run with money there is no escaping that, in the earliest Christian church Ananias and Sapphira died because they lied about their offerings to Peter when he asked them if they had donated all. They could have said “we kept a little for our own personal use but have given all the rest to The Church”, but instead they lied. The lie was between Ananias and Sapphira and Peter.
Catholics have a Pope who speaks for God on earth, Mormons have a Prophet who speaks for God on earth. I guess if you hate one you hate the other, in my opinion they have both at various times said stupid stuff that in the day they said them did not sound so stupid, even the current Pope with his cadre of advisers comes out with some strange quotes.
I think if more churches had a tithing settlement or something like it they could get rid of a lot of dissension in their ranks.