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CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE LAWS OF CONSECRATION, STEWARDSHIP, AND TITHING
CRAIG J. OSTLER
The Lord requires His people to consecrate their lives and temporal possessions for the building of His kingdom and to pr ovide for the poor. In the early days of the Restoration, the Lor d revealed specific laws concerning consecration of earthly property, receiving steward- ships, and payment of tithes to the Church of Jesus Christ. The Lord emphasized that the Saints must lear n to obey these laws to r eceive an inheritance in the celestial kingdom (see D&C