Pfletcher

Wouldn't it be dangerous to test God in this manner? I have enough faith to at least try....but I'm positive he won't let me start out at 10 percent.

We have special circumstances, unfortunately. I'm a diabetic who is in ill health and in need of insulin that is hard to afford. I have a 9 month old with pulminary stenosis and an 8 year old autistic son. We have no health insurance. I feel like it was a giant leap of faith to move to Utah to follow where I thought God wanted me to be. And now I'm very worried. Tithing causes fights between myself and my non-religious, science minded husband.

Thank you for being honest and being so transparent with me. Love that!! I do have stories of times I tithed in the past and was blessed...in very obvious ways. But that was in the Southern Baptist religion (which I also abhorred). I did speak to some missionaries about it today and they told me to talk to the Bishop because everyone's situation is unique. I am willing to tithe as my husband allows. But because I don't want a divorce, I can't tithe 10 percent unless he agrees. I'm sure God wouldn't want discord in my marriage.

I did pray about it. I did not receive a testimony. As a matter of fact the night I prayed about it, I had horrible dreams and woke up feeling that it was not what I should do.

I'm studying Mormonism and having missionaries regularly visit my home to pray with me and teach me and my children. My husband was interested as well in the beginning of our meetings. I'm reading, studying, researching and praying about everything I have to discern. But then the issue came up of TITHING the ten percent, as specified by the Church and allegedly, by God. I was raised Southern Baptist. Our family was poor. We did tithe but we didn't often have ten percent. My parents prayed and discussed and even budged what we would tithe. Sometimes my mother would give more to the Church and when she did, we went without (and I mean SERIOUSLY went without...food, shoes, clothes, etc. We'd have to get hand-me-downs and wear clothes and shoes that were not weather appropriate or had holes in them until someone donated to us). I'm not in the above mentioned position exactly, but it's not easy either. I'm a working Mom of four kids. My husband is a SAHD. He can't go back to work because in our small town, what he would make would not even be half of what I make. I'd have to stop working if he went back to work because we have an infant with a heart defect at home. We also have a kindegartener who goes to school part time only, and two special needs kids with many medicals and psychiatric needs. We don't have health insurance so it's very costly on our family to keep up with our family's needs. I make around 50k per year (maximum) and I'm self employed. When I discussed the rule of TITHING to my husband, he made it very clear that he disapproved. He said it would tear our marriage apart, and our family. I don't know what to do! The sisters are coming over today and I'm going to tell them what I'm telling you all. Now I feel like I'm not rich enough for God.