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(10/25/01)
"Think, my brethren, of what would happen if the principles of fast
day
and
the fast offering were observed throughout the world. The hungry would
be fed,
the naked clothed, the homeless sheltered. Our burden of taxes would
be
lightened. The giver would not suffer but would be blessed by his
small
abstinence. A new measure of concern and unselfishness would grow in
the hearts
of people everywhere. Can anyone doubt the divine wisdom that created
this
program which has blessed the people of this Church as well as many
who
are not
members of the Church?"
Gordon
B. Hinckley
"The State of the Church,"
"Ensign," May 1991, 52–53
(10/26/01)
"There are many worthy individuals and causes to which we might
contribute.
We should give generously to the fast offering and humanitarian funds
of the
Church. And, if we desire our families to live lives of depth and
meaning, we
must have the courage to examine honestly where our treasures lie and
avoid the
pitfalls that result from greed, selfishness, and overindulgence."
Joe J. Christensen
"Greed, Selfishness, and Overindulgence,"
"Ensign," May 1999, 11
(10/27/01)
"There is one other setting which provides a near-perfect opportunity
to
combine love and testimony. In every ward and branch in the Church,
once a month
we hold a fast and testimony meeting. We fast for two meals. With the
money
saved, and adding more to it whenever we can, we pay a generous fast
offering.
The bishop and the branch president use those offerings, under
inspiration, to
care for the poor and the needy. Thus, by paying a fast offering we
give comfort
to those in need of comfort as we promised that we would."
Henry B. Eyring
"Witnesses for God,"
"Ensign," Nov. 1996, 32
(10/28/01)
"Contributing a generous fast offering blesses the givers richly and
allows
them to become partners with the Lord and the bishop in helping
relieve
suffering and fostering self-reliance. In our prosperous
circumstances,
perhaps
we should evaluate our offerings and decide if we are as generous with
the Lord
as He is with us."
Joseph B. Wirthlin
"Inspired Church Welfare,"
"Ensign," May 1999, 78
(10/29/01)
"...fast and allow your children to fast once a month before the
meeting in
which they will partake of the Lord’s Supper, hear others bear
testimony, and
perhaps themselves feel prompted to testify. The spiritual blessing
will be even
greater for them if they know that their choice to overcome their
physical
desires for food is making possible the caring for the poor. That
can’t happen
unless we pay a generous fast offering with a joyful heart. It can if
we do. And
the likelihood will be greatly increased that they will feel the
Spirit
confirm
that this is the true Church of Jesus Christ if we have first taught
and
testified that the Savior always organizes his disciples to care for
the poor
and the needy among them."
Henry B. Eyring
"A Legacy of Testimony,"
"Ensign," May 1996, 63
(7/28/04)
"One of the important things the Lord has told us to do is to be
liberal in
our payment of fast offerings. I would like you to know that there are
great
rewards for so doing-both spiritual and temporal rewards. The Lord has
said that
the efficacy of our prayers depends upon our liberality to the poor.
(See Alma 34:28.)"
-
Marion
G. Romney, "The
Blessings
of the Fast," Ensign, July 1982, p. 2
6/12/09
“The teachings of
‘Mormonism’ are and always have been of such character as
to stimulate in those who accept them the spirit of consecration of
their thee, means and efforts to the welfare of others as well as
themselves. The observance of the principle of tithing, of fasting and
fast offerings, relief of those in need, the missionary work,
community
building, all help to promote, through service to the Lord, the
interests of our fellow members.” - Sylvester Q. Cannon,
“Conference Report,” October 1931, Third Day—Morning
Meeting, p. 108
4/17/10
"If we contribute to the bishop the value of two meals once a month,
we
are certainly no poorer financially than we would be if we had
consumed
those meals as we regularly do. There cannot be any loss to our own
family in a financial way, and we have given at least a mite towards
alleviation of hunger, perhaps distress, in some home that is less
fortunate, less blessed than we. There is no loss to us financially,
no
man is poorer, no man is deprived of one blessing, no child is
deprived
of anything that he would have had if he refrained from giving that
small contribution. Financially then, nobody who gives it is any the
poorer." - David O. McKay, "Conference
Report," April 1915, Afternoon Session, p. 104
12/1/11
Let us have the faith to
bind the Lord to bless this people because we are following His order to
care for the poor and the needy among us by being generous in our
fast-offering contributions. - L. Tom
Perry, "The
Law of the Fast," Ensign (CR) April 1986