November 3

Tithing...

Today we are grateful for the principle of paying a full tithe to the Lord. 10% of each paycheck goes to the Lord. If you pay that, I can assure you that you will be provided for. When we were just starting out, had been married only 3 weeks, were living on the island, and Huston was working 3 nights a week on minimum wage salary so about $100 bucks per paycheck, literally...We were not quite sure if we could afford to pay a tithe because we could barely feed ourselves or pay rent. However, as we did give 10% of each small paycheck we were recieving.... the Lord certainly provided for us. We had help, gratefully from some family until we could get on our feet, but not only that, we were recieving food left and right from people. Our bishop brang over a welcome pineapple, and we were invited to many dinners. No one knew our situation, it was surely that the Lord was providing for his faithful saints. We learned strict obedience to this principle early on, and we are grateful for that because it strengthened our Faith in HIM so much.

So today we are grateful to be full tithe payers and to have learned the importance of this principle. We are also grateful to our loving Heavenly Father who has always provided beyond our means, for us. We are blessed!