Tithing Settlement

So, first let me say that I will post about my absolutely fun birthday in another post... I'm just at work and want to take pictures of the gifts I got from Josh to include in the post. But while I'm at work I was thinking about something that I thought I would share:

In the current economic situation I know it's tough for a lot of people to pay their tithing and especially to pay a generous fast offering. Well, at this time of year, we get to have tithing settlements with our bishop, which are always the same every year. You go in, tell the bishop yes (or no) and then go on your way. When we went in for ours, I was really touched because our bishop had felt the need to tell all of the members that if we pay a very generous fast offering we will be extremely blessed. He specifically said, "now we don't want anyone to pay so much that it will hurt you financially, but it should pinch a little."

So after tithing settlement, Josh and I talked about what we should increase our fast offering amount to. Well, this was just about a week ago, and we're already seeing blessings in our lives. Just to name two that stand out to me, first I got a bill from the dentist saying that we owed about $400 or something, so I called because I thought we had already paid what was expected. When I called the lady said, "Oh wait... you definitely don't owe anything, in fact you have actually over paid by $81." So she sent us out a check for the over payment!

Second, I just found out at work that we are getting an unexpected holiday bonus in our paycheck on Friday for $200!

I don't normally post personal things on my blog, but I felt like I should let you all know that blessings (no matter how big or small) definitely come when you pay your tithing and fast offerings. I think it's such a great thing to know that when we help others, we will be blessed in return. I feel so grateful for the opportunity to be able to give when we have the chance to do so.