OK words from the HOLY handbookReluctant Watchman wrote: ↑February 4th, 2023, 3:51 pmDuke, I quoted the official position of the church, someone even quoted the handbook of instructions. ALL of them said income. BTW, you should know I don’t follow much of what the GAs and PSRs say these days, give me a little credit there.TheDuke wrote: ↑February 4th, 2023, 3:48 pm
you didn't quote the church, you quoted some GA's. church defines income as increase or interest as determined by you and the Lord. That is the formal guidance. If you are so inclined feel free to follow every whim of a GA, like those you quoted. I asked for Official LDS quotes. I got none. Just talks and webpages, no handbook or formal discussion.
Since you brought it up, please show me the official (as in current) LDS org definition on tithing. If it’s not in those quotes I noted, they they are really good at absconding and being vague.
Note: income or interest is never defined and the statements then derive to increase. PERIOD. Not even an attempt to define it. and it declares that not everyone has need to pay tithes either. You are attaching yourself to improper definitions, which abound, but are not LDS doctrine. Show me where "increase", "interest", or "income" are defined. AGI, MAGI, business net after taxes, personal increase after expenses? You are making up definitions because for so many years you identified with one and now you are smarter and think because you misunderstood, it is the churches fault. You should have know all this stuff while a HC?
Tithing is the donation of one-tenth of one’s income to God’s Church (see Doctrine and Covenants 119:3–4; interest is understood to mean income). All members who have income should pay tithing.