Elder Bednar provided some examples of unexpected blessings that can come from paying tithing: “Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals. And when we plead for relief from physical, mental, and spiritual difficulties, He may increase our resolve and resilience.”3
Elder Bednar also suggested that sometimes “the blessing that comes to us through heavenly windows may be greater capacity to act and change our own circumstances rather than expecting our circumstances to be changed by someone or something else.”4 See, for example, how a husband and wife from Argentina felt this in their life in their story “Why Do You Still Pay Tithing?”
David A. Bednar, “The Windows of Heaven,” 18.
October 2013 general conference
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