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BlueHair · 01-17-2007, 04:06 AM

I've heard the same story from three different people now. All three claim to know someone that pays their tithing at the first of the year based on what they would like to make that year. For example, one paid $10,000 so they would make $100K that year. Apparently, it has worked every year. Has anyone else heard a story like this? If this is true, I going to sell my house and pay it to tithing and sit back and wait for the cash to roll in. That blows the doors off any of my investments.

Detroitdad · 01-17-2007, 04:55 AM

The way I heard it was that "the little birdies that took one of the couple's little boys to the temple after his near death experience," also whispered a dollar figure to the family. Then the "little birdies" bowed down in the couple's presence because they were born in the time of Gordon B. Hinckley.

Jeff Lebowski · 01-17-2007, 05:02 AM

Knock yourself out.

bluegoose · 01-17-2007, 05:04 AM

I agree, go for it Bluehair. We could use some new hymnbooks here in our Stake Center and apparently we're not going to get any of your cash the traditional way. If it makes you a million or 2, more power to ya.

YOhio · 01-17-2007, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Detroitdad

The way I heard it was that "the little birdies that took one of the couple's little boys to the temple after his near death experience," also whispered a dollar figure to the family. Then the "little birdies" bowed down in the couple's presence because they were born in the time of Gordon B. Hinckley.

Well done. I looooove faith promoting rumors.

BigFatMeanie · 01-17-2007, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

Well done. I looooove faith promoting rumors.

I prefer to use the term "Mormon Folklore". I love this genre of tales. Things like Cain stories, three Nephite stories, etc. I once considered starting a Mormon Folklore website specifically for collecting these tales and attempting to verify them - kind of like the people at snopes.com do. I thought it would be a great website.

I'm not saying that these types of tales are necessarily false - I've had some of my own amazing experiences. What I do think is that in telling and retelling these tales memories fade, tales get combined, etc. Stories that are told in first person (like cougjunkie's conversion story on the religion forum) are far more believable than stories told without names or dates or other eyewitness type information. Thus, I thought, a website of Mormon Folklore could help people separate folklore from first-person testimony.

I was serving in a bishopric in a student ward at the time I was considering doing the website. I told my bishop about the idea. He strongly urged me not to do it. Because I greatly respected him and because I didn't have the time anyway, I never made the website.

Jeff Lebowski · 01-17-2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFatMeanie

I prefer to use the term "Mormon Folklore". I love this genre of tales. Things like Cain stories, three Nephite stories, etc. I once considered starting a Mormon Folklore website specifically for collecting these tales and attempting to verify them - kind of like the people at snopes.com do. I thought it would be a great website.

I'm not saying that these types of tales are necessarily false - I've had some of my own amazing experiences. What I do think is that in telling and retelling these tales memories fade, tales get combined, etc. Stories that are told in first person (like cougjunkie's conversion story on the religion forum) are far more believable than stories told without names or dates or other eyewitness type information. Thus, I thought, a website of Mormon Folklore could help people separate folklore from first-person testimony.

I was serving in a bishopric in a student ward at the time I was considering doing the website. I told my bishop about the idea. He strongly urged me not to do it. Because I greatly respected him and because I didn't have the time anyway, I never made the website.

I have seen a few sites that cover LDS urban legends. Here is a sample:

http://www.shields-research.org/Hoax...an_Legends.htm

Urban legends are fun. Snopes is a great site.

01-17-2007, 04:06 AM	#1
BlueHair Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 1,148	Tithing for personal gain I've heard the same story from three different people now. All three claim to know someone that pays their tithing at the first of the year based on what they would like to make that year. For example, one paid $10,000 so they would make $100K that year. Apparently, it has worked every year. Has anyone else heard a story like this? If this is true, I going to sell my house and pay it to tithing and sit back and wait for the cash to roll in. That blows the doors off any of my investments.

01-17-2007, 05:02 AM	#3
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Knock yourself out. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

01-17-2007, 04:55 AM	#2
Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	The way I heard it was that "the little birdies that took one of the couple's little boys to the temple after his near death experience," also whispered a dollar figure to the family. Then the "little birdies" bowed down in the couple's presence because they were born in the time of Gordon B. Hinckley.

01-17-2007, 05:04 AM	#4
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	I agree, go for it Bluehair. We could use some new hymnbooks here in our Stake Center and apparently we're not going to get any of your cash the traditional way. If it makes you a million or 2, more power to ya.