Tithing Settlement!

sportsfan101 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 06:45 PM

okay this is very embarrasing but i have been a member nearly my whole life and i dont know what tithing settlement is! can anyone shed some light?

pushka · #2 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 06:59 PM

As no-one else has posted about this, I will give you my short, Non-LDS version of what I think it is...any LDS who want to make things more clear to you may do so..

Each member is required, when eligible by age etc. to pay 10% of their Income to the church as a Tithing...following the lead of the Bible.

Each year that member then gets together with their Bishop and they meet to discuss whether or not they've paid a full tithe that year, and to receive a statement of what they have paid...I believe that meeting/document is known as Tithing Settlement.

(Please forgive me if I am incorrect about any of the above, especially as regards discussing whether a full tithe has been paid or not, that may occur under different circumstances only if necessary).

Hope this helps a little.

pam · #3 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 07:01 PM

Couldn't have answered it better myself Pushka.

prisonchaplain · #4 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 07:04 PM

We've had some fun with discussions about whether to tithe on the net or the gross, or some combination thereof. It's my understanding that such matters are left to personal conscience. Yes?

Alaskagain · #5 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 07:05 PM

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We've had some fun with discussions about whether to tithe on the net or the gross, or some combination thereof. It's my understanding that such matters are left to personal conscience. Yes?
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Yes.

pushka · #6 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 07:12 PM

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Couldn't have answered it better myself Pushka.
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Phew! Thank you Pam, I was worried about possibly misrepresenting the church on this!!

Palerider · #7 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 07:39 PM

Here is how Bishop Pale conducted his tithing settlement interviews....
Start with Prayer-I would always ask for the member to offer this and we would kneel if all parties were able to- the reason for having the member offer the prayer are: it allows me to listen to them communicate with our Heavenly Father and I would feel for the Spirit so that I might be abke to pick up on something.
Small Talk-try to help them to feel comfortable
Go over tithes and offerings if any were donated
Ask them how do they declare and would remond them it was between them and the Lord
Thank them for being a member of the ward and offer words of encouragement
Closing Prayer-offered by me
Then wait for the next person or persons.....

prisonchaplain · #8 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 08:53 PM

You mean you never gently, subtly, tried to ascertain how a CPA could donate $1500 in a year, and declare that they were full tithers??? (LOL, but probably not unheard of).

Alaskagain · #9 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 09:17 PM

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You mean you never gently, subtly, tried to ascertain how a CPA could donate $1500 in a year, and declare that they were full tithers??? (LOL, but probably not unheard of).
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Weellll, if the CPA were in business for himself, and he was found guilty of tax fraud and spent 11 months out of 12 in a cell . . . . .

rusure · #10 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 09:27 PM

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We've had some fun with discussions about whether to tithe on the net or the gross, or some combination thereof. It's my understanding that such matters are left to personal conscience. Yes?
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Yeah, sure, since CPA is a professional designation/license, but doesn't mean there is a large income -- that would come via a job or business gross profit. :P