Fatherhood is a relationship of love and understanding It is power and action. It is counsel and instruction.
A. Theodore TuttlePresident J. Reuben Clark, Jr., a modern prophet, said over and over again that the Lord would never let one of his Saints who had been faithful in the payment of tithes and offerings go without the necessities of lifeโ (Marion G. Romney, โThe Blessings of an Honest Tithe,โ New Era, Jan.-Feb. 1982, 45). Members who faithfully pay tithing are promised spiritual blessings as well. โI think it is not well known in the Church that payment of tithing has very little to do with money. Tithing has to do with faith
A. Theodore TuttleWe fail to see the purifying and refining effect wrought by the flames of adversity. These flames are not meant to consume but only to purify us. Disguised as adversity, blessings are showered upon us.
A. Theodore TuttleBaptism by immersion for the remission of sins is an essential covenant to make with the Lord. Faith and repentance precede this ordinance. Confirmation and the gift of the Holy Ghost follow baptism. Acceptance of these first principles and ordinances may obtain for us a remission of our sins and assure our salvation. In the ordinance of the sacrament, we regularly renew this and other covenants, and by complying with our part of the covenant, we receive the Spirit of the Lord to be with us.
A. Theodore Tuttle