I recently wrote about Living the Law of Consecration (which is dear to my heart.) Below, I'll share some favorite messages about what that really means.
"If . . . we were spiritually ready for the law of
consecration, there would be no poor among us. (D&C 49:20.) No wonder the
Church stresses the law of tithing, a law to prepare us for something higher.
The world looks at the principle of tithing and sees a system of revenue; we
look at it and see also a system of salvation, an anticipation of consecration"
(Neal A. Maxwell, The Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book [1997], 348).
"If . . . we were spiritually ready for the law of
consecration, there would be no poor among us. (D&C 49:20.) No wonder the
Church stresses the law of tithing, a law to prepare us for something higher.
The world looks at the principle of tithing and sees a system of revenue; we
look at it and see also a system of salvation, an anticipation of consecration"
(Neal A. Maxwell, The Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book [1997], 348).
"Consecration is the only surrender which is also a
victory. It brings release from the raucous, overpopulated cell block of
selfishness and emancipation from the dark prison of pride" (Neal A.
Maxwell, "Settle This in Your Hearts," Ensign, Nov. 1992, 66).
