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Wise Stewardship and Tithing

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Wise Stewardship As a member of the Church I was often counseled to be wise in my stewardship. Indeed, such counsel is strongly given numerous times throughout scripture. For example: Doctrine and Covenants Section 72:3 has this to say. "And verily in this thing ye have done wisely, for it is required of the Lord, at the hand of every  steward , to render an  account  of his  stewardship , both in time and in eternity." Evidently, stewardship is an important part of our responsibilities...enough so that God will call us to an accounting. I grew up believing that we do have responsibilities and a sacred duty to discharge those responsibilities with honor and commitment. There is no responsibility greater than that of providing for, and raising our families to become decent, honorable, and kind human beings. To that end, I wish to discuss "wise stewardship" particularly as it relates to financial matters and Church tithing. How does "wise steward