Danielle; We The People

President Oaks just said this: "Remember, “to survive spiritually,” you will need the “constant influence of the Holy Ghost.” An abundance of speculation and false information in podcasts and on social media surrounds us. Some may protest or question the truth of Church doctrine without knowing or even understanding the fulness of that doctrine. Don’t be persuaded by false or inaccurate information. Discuss your concerns with faithful, well-informed friends and always take those concerns to the Lord. The Lord has told us very little about some things. For example, we know very little about the spirit world that follows mortality or even about the spirit world that preceded it. This lack of knowledge can be harmful when we rely on beliefs on these subjects from well-meaning people who teach beyond what God has chosen to reveal. Trusting God in what we know and in what we don’t know is a great protection against doubts based on mistaken ideas instead of on what God has chosen to reveal." (President Oaks, BYU devotional Feb. 10)

🚨 BREAKING: The former SOCOM employee arrested for leaking classified secrets to “journalists” has been identified as Courtney Williams, a US Army veteran Give her the MAXIMUM penalty. Putting our troops’ lives at risk should be met HARSH punishments!

With the tithing discourse online surrounding the LDS church I can't help but think about when Elder Bednar spoke at ASU. He was asked why we haven't received more scripture or teachings. He said, “Do you think I want to keep teaching about tithing or the law of chastity? I would love to share more things with you, but until you listen to what we are teaching, now we cannot share more with you.” If we can't figure out or follow the simple stuff like tithing we won't receive more of the blessings and truths God has in store for us. Tithing is not about the money. It is about faith. And it is not a new principle. Malachi 3:10 says, "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." Those sound like blessings I'd love to qualify for! I also love the principle of tithing because it is one of the commandments we can obey perfectly. Most commandments are much harder to be consistent at. I know the Gospel is not about checklists, but it does feel good to know I have at least one commandment down 😅 Hope you are seeing the blessings of tithing too!