Tithe Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints==== {{Main|Tithing in Mormonism}} [[File:Tithing_forms_and_envelopes.jpg|thumb|Tithing forms and envelopes in an LDS meetinghouse.]] [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) bases its tithing on the following additional scriptures:<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.lds.org/manual/primary-6-old-testament/lesson-44-malachi-teaches-about-tithes-and-offerings |contribution= Lesson 44: Malachi Teaches about Tithes and Offerings |title= Primary 6: Old Testament |publisher= LDS Church |year= 1996 |pages= 196–201 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150224044120/https://www.lds.org/manual/primary-6-old-testament/lesson-44-malachi-teaches-about-tithes-and-offerings |archive-date= 24 February 2015 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> {{blockquote|And this shall be the beginning of the tithing of my people. And after that, those who have thus been tithed shall pay one-tenth of all their interest annually; and this shall be a standing law unto them forever, for my holy priesthood, saith the Lord.|[[Doctrine and Covenants]] {{LDS| |dc |119 |3 |4}} (see also {{LDS |Doctrine and Covenants |dc |64 |23 |24}})}} {{blockquote|And it was this same Melchizedek to whom Abraham paid tithes; yea, even our father Abraham paid tithes of one-tenth part of all he possessed.|[[Book of Alma|Alma]] {{lds| |alma |13 |15}} }} [[File:Tithes poster 1837.jpg|thumb|200px|Public notice in Wales demanding tithe payments, 1837]] [[Image:East Dundry, Bristol 1842 tithe map.jpg|thumb|200px|Part of an 1842 tithe map including the small village of [[East Dundry]] near [[Bristol]], England, with names of its fields and two farms. Note the tithe-officer signature and ''stamp'' near the top.]] [[Image:tithe redemption map.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Tithe map for the property]] [[File:Elmsett tithe memorial, Suffolk.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Elmsett]] tithe memorial in Suffolk, England, opposite the parish church, protesting against a tithe seizure]] Tithing is currently defined by the church as payment of one-tenth of one's annual income. Many church leaders have made statements in support of tithing.<ref> {{cite web |url= http://www.lds.org/topics/tithing/what-the-church-teaches |title=Gospel Topics – What the Church Teaches about Tithing |work=lds.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224051325/https://www.lds.org/topics/tithing/what-the-church-teaches |archive-date=24 February 2015 |df= dmy-all}} </ref> Every [[Latter-day Saint]] has an opportunity once a year to meet with their [[bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]] for [[tithing declaration]]. The payment of tithes is mandatory for members to receive the [[priesthood (LDS Church)|priesthood]] or obtain a temple recommend for admission to [[temple (LDS Church)|temples]]. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a [[lay ministry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1993/10/combatting-spiritual-drift-our-global-pandemic?lang=eng&query=lay+ministry|title=Combatting Spiritual Drift – Our Global Pandemic|author=Russell M. Nelson |work=lds.org}}</ref> The money that is given is used to construct and maintain its buildings as well as to further the work of the church.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mormon.org/faq/topic/tithing|title=FAQ – Mormon.org|author=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |work=mormon.org}}</ref> None of the funds collected from tithing is paid to local church officials or those who serve in the church. Those serving in full-time church leadership do receive stipends for living expenses, but they are paid from non-tithing resources, such as investments.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} [[Brigham Young University]], a church-sponsored institution, also receives "a significant portion"{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} of its maintenance and operating costs from tithes of the church's members. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page