October 2026 General Conference › Talks › Elder Patricio M. Giuffra
Elder Patricio M. Giuffra
Trusting the Lord Through Tithes and Offerings
Seventy
In brief
Elder Giuffra recounts teaching a poor, elderly woman in Chile who believed she could never pay tithing, and his mission president's counsel that there are no exceptions to the law. After she prayed for help, she was baptized and faithfully paid tithing and fast offerings. He testifies that tithing is a law of faith: we keep commandments because we love God, trials still come, and the Lord fulfills His promises in His own time, including, as he has seen in Central America, by helping families break cycles of poverty.
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Key passages
“This does not mean that we will be free from trials or difficulties.”
“Elder Giuffra, you are no one to deny this sister the blessings of the law of tithing. There are no exceptions to this commandment.”
“We keep the commandments because we love God, not merely because we hope to receive the blessings that come from obedience.”
Scripture referenced
- Mark 12:41–44
- Malachi 3:8, 10
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