their desire for more material possessions

In 1998 I accompanied then-Elder Henry B. Eyring to a large Church meeting in the Utah area now known as Silicon Slopes, a community of great innovation in technology. It was a time of growing prosperity, and Elder Eyring cautioned the Saints about comparing what they had with others and wanting more. I will always remember his promise that as they paid an honest tithe, their desire for more material possessions would diminish. Within two years, the technology bubble burst. Many lost their jobs, and companies struggled during this time of financial adjustment. Those who followed the counsel of Elder Eyring were blessed.

Neil L. Andersen

"Tithing: Opening the Windows of Heaven," General Conference October 2023

A man is sometimes more generous when he has little money than when he has plenty, perhaps through fear of being thought to have but little.


Benjamin Franklin - (1706-90), U.S. statesman, scientist, inventor and writer. Autobiography and Other Writings by Benjamin Franklin, edited by Russel B. Nye. 1949. p.22

Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.


Benjamin Franklin - (1706-90), U.S. statesman, scientist, inventor and writer. Autobiography and Other Writings by Benjamin Franklin, edited by Russel B. Nye. 1949. p.172

Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.


Benjamin Franklin - (1706-90), U.S. statesman, scientist, inventor and writer. Autobiography and Other Writings by Benjamin Franklin, edited by Russel B. Nye. 1949. p.172

"He found that cap in the fifties, to the best of my recollection," Augustus said. "You know Deets is like me - he's not one to quit on a garment because it's got a little age. We can't all be fine dressers like you Jake."


Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove, 1985. p.63