by Elder M. Russell Ballard

“I am so grateful to the Lord for the leaders and other members in the Church, both men and women, who are filled with a faith that makes them willing to sacrifice for the building up of the kingdom of God. Such Saints truly feel and live the principle that King Benjamin taught to the Nephites: ‘When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God’ (Mosiah 2:17).

“Brothers and sisters, how can every member enjoy the thrill and the blessing that comes from making a sacrifice to help the work? The answer is very simple, as are most answers in the Church. Every member of the Church can pay a full, honest tithing and can attend tithing settlement. The Lord said, ‘Verily [now] is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people’ (D&C 64:23).”

(M. Russell Ballard, “Sacrifice and Self-Sufficiency,” Ensign, Nov. 1987, 80)