As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I have seen a great building up of the kingdom, particularly in the past decade. From the restoration of the church of Jesus Christ in 1830 until the end of 1997 (about 168 years), there were 54 temples built, two of which were no longer operable. In the following ten years of 1998 until 2008, 76 temples were built unto the Lord all across the globe.
Currently there are 27,827 wards or congregations, which averages about 15,000 meetinghouses either constructed or rented.
The church has four major universities, BYU-Provo, BYU-Hawaii, BYU-Idaho and LDS Business College. All four have been accredited and are growing both in attendance and structural stature.
Sometimes I ask myself, "Where did all this money come from to construct all these buildings?"
Then I pay my tithing.
Members of the LDS Church, including myself, pay a one-tenth tithe of their income to the church. This is considered to be a full tithe (in following to Malachi 3:8-10 & Hebrews 7:20). On average, only about 4% pay a full tithe, but from a worldwide population of 13.1 Million members, that is a significant amount of financial aid.
I personally am so grateful for the Lord's Law of Tithing, not only to play a part in the expansion of the church I know to be established by Christ himself through his living prophets, but to recieve the blessings the Lord gives to those who contribute to His cause. I live better on 90% than I ever could on 100%.
Thomas Scott
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