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Fasting in the Book of Mormon and the Bible

… For Latter-day Saints, a natural part of every month is fast Sunday, when they abstain from food and drink for two … meals, contribute a fast offering from the money saved by fasting (if not contributing more than that), and join with …

"Holding Fast to the Rod of Iron"

… married, things went from theoretical to practical very fast! I can’t tell you how many times over our married life I … the chapters of this book; thus, hearkening and holding fast in faith through study and personal application, the …

Caring for the Poor and Needy in the Growing International Church

… Based on the Observance of the Laws of Tithing and of the Fast President Gordon B. Hinckley declared: “I know that the … be.” [11] The observance of the laws of tithing and of the fast brings incomparable blessings, such as “closeness to the …

Church Programs in Transition

… meeting pattern as well. Developments in Sacrament and Fast Meetings The scriptures have directed that members of … them.” They therefore concluded that “Thursday as a day of fasting and prayer in the Church no longer serves the object …

Appropriating Our Lives to Sacred Uses: Observations on Personal Consecration

… serve in their communities, pay a full tithe and generous fast offering, keep the Sabbath day holy, hold family home … that included the law of the fast, they explained fasting in about the following way: “Fasting constitutes a …

Panel on Church Welfare Initiatives

… upon our liberality to the poor.” Let us each increase our fast offerings and assist in inspiring the Saints in the … wisely responded with, “Being hungry and starving isn’t fasting.” The requirement is the same, that we set aside that …

Making the Czech People "Mormon Conscious"

… reminded the missionaries of the importance and value of fasting. In August 1937, he wrote, “No brother should deprive … and of the added blessing which follows the payment of a fast donation. This kind of thing will help to put you in …

Mirroring Influences

… At BYU, Bishop Baird encouraged a lot of growth with fasting and prayer. In the spring of 1967, I knew the time … in the dorms where the kitchens only served one meal on Fast Sundays, students were sometimes forced to fast. But to …

The Poor and the Needy in the Book of Isaiah

… of Judahites who were “going through the motions” of fasting but abusing the intent of the fast: Wherefore have we [Israelites] fasted, say they, and …

‘Olelo: Women of Faith Speak

… to go to the branch president and ask if they could fast for me. So the branch president went around to all the … So the second time they came again to me and said, “We fasted and prayed; still you come up.” I still said, “No, I … So the third time they said, “Sister Lobendahn, we’ve been fasting all this time, and your name always comes up in our …