D&C 119:6 “After
some events related to a civil war in Central America, my father’s business
went bankrupt. He went from about 200 full-time employees to fewer than five
sewing operators who worked as needed in the garage of our home. One day during
those difficult times, I heard my parents discussing whether they should pay
tithing or buy food for the children.
On Sunday, I followed my father to see what he was going to
do. After our Church meetings, I saw him take an envelope and put his tithing
in it. That was only part of the lesson. The question that remained for me was
what we were going to eat.
Early Monday morning, some people knocked on our door. When
I opened it, they asked for my father. I called for him, and when he arrived,
the visitors told him about an urgent sewing order they needed as quickly as
possible. They told him that the order was so urgent that they would pay for it
in advance. That day I learned the principles of paying tithing and the
blessings that follow.” (“The Language of the Gospel” Elder Valeri V. Cordon,
April 2017 GC.)
