Living law of tithing brings temporal, spiritual blessings
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The payment of tithing is a test of priorities, Elder Dallin H. Oaks said in his address at the April 1994 general conference. Elder Oaks said that the Savior taught that reality when He gave the parable of "the rich fool."
Jesus taught: "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
"And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
"And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
"And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
"But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
"So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." (Luke 12:16-21.)
Elder Oaks said that a modern illustration of that principle is suggested in the apocryphal story of two men standing before the casket of a wealthy friend. Asked one, "How much property did he leave?" Replied the other, "He left all of it."
"President Lorenzo Snow taught that 'the law of tithing is one of the most important ever revealed to man.' (Quoted in LeRoi C. Snow, "The Lord's Way Out of Bondage," Improvement Era, July 1938, p. 442). Faithful adherence to this law opens the windows of heaven for blessings temporal and spiritual. As a lifelong recipient of those blessings, I testify to the goodness of our God and His bounteous blessings to His children."
