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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
11/10/14
At this very hour on this very day, some members even in our Church
are praying for the miracle that would allow them to surmount the
suffering that surrounds them. If, while we have the means to do so,
we do not have compassion for them and spring to their aid, we are
in danger of being among those the prophet Moroni spoke of when he
said, “Behold, ye do love money, and your substance, and your fine
apparel … more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the
afflicted.” - Joseph B. Wirthlin,
“The
Law of the Fast,” Ensign (CR) April 2001
1/8/16
We control the disposition of our means and resources, but we
account to God for this stewardship over earthly things. It is
gratifying to witness your generosity as you contribute to fast
offerings and humanitarian projects. Over the years, the suffering
of millions has been alleviated, and countless others have been
enabled to help themselves through the generosity of the Saints.
Nevertheless, as we pursue the cause of Zion, each of us should
prayerfully consider whether we are doing what we should and all
that we should in the Lord's eyes with respect to the poor and the
needy. - D. Todd Christofferson,
"Come
to Zion,” Ensign (CR) October 2008