Comments on: Digital Tithing http://mormontechie.com/2007/12/27/digital-tithing/ Musings, Technology and The Gospel Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andy E. Wold http://mormontechie.com/2007/12/27/digital-tithing/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Andy E. Wold Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:49:42 +0000 http://mormontechie.com/2007/12/digital-tithing/#comment-95 It's been difficult in the past for me to set aside tithing money, or run to the bank before it closes to have a Teller Check made for my tithing (I work grave shift) and don't have a checkbook (although I do have a checking account.) One thing I've started doing is having my tithing check automatically created by my bank with their online BillPay system. I just create a new Payee (my Home Ward's name as the company), and enter my own mailing address to have the check sent to. When I receive notice that my paycheck has been automatically deposited, I go online, and a couple of clicks and my tithing check is created and on its way to me in the mail. A few days later the check arrives at my home, and I just fill out the Tithing donation slip and insert the check. When Sunday rolls around, I hand over my tithing envelope to the Bishopric -- pretty simple now. It’s been difficult in the past for me to set aside tithing money, or run to the bank before it closes to have a Teller Check made for my tithing (I work grave shift) and don’t have a checkbook (although I do have a checking account.)

One thing I’ve started doing is having my tithing check automatically created by my bank with their online BillPay system. I just create a new Payee (my Home Ward’s name as the company), and enter my own mailing address to have the check sent to.

When I receive notice that my paycheck has been automatically deposited, I go online, and a couple of clicks and my tithing check is created and on its way to me in the mail. A few days later the check arrives at my home, and I just fill out the Tithing donation slip and insert the check. When Sunday rolls around, I hand over my tithing envelope to the Bishopric — pretty simple now.

]]> By: Jeff http://mormontechie.com/2007/12/27/digital-tithing/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Jeff Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:24:16 +0000 http://mormontechie.com/2007/12/digital-tithing/#comment-13 Brian, those are some really interesting thoughts. Thanks for sharing. I didn't think about how much easier it would be to track tithing when it was already all done electronically. At one time I was an executive secretary and had the chance to do tithing several times... not an easy process... not to mention all the money that has to pass hands. Great last line though... good words to live by... "just because something seems to make temporal sense doesn't mean we rush out and do it!" Good stuff! Thanks! Brian, those are some really interesting thoughts. Thanks for sharing. I didn’t think about how much easier it would be to track tithing when it was already all done electronically. At one time I was an executive secretary and had the chance to do tithing several times… not an easy process… not to mention all the money that has to pass hands.

Great last line though… good words to live by… “just because something seems to make temporal sense doesn’t mean we rush out and do it!” Good stuff! Thanks!

]]> By: Bryan Hinton http://mormontechie.com/2007/12/27/digital-tithing/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Bryan Hinton Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:10:01 +0000 http://mormontechie.com/2007/12/digital-tithing/#comment-11 I go back and forth on this one. The Tithing check I write is basically the only check I write anymore and it is much more convenient to pay things online etc.., but your example at the end is also something I have thought of as well. Not just for kids, but that interaction however small forces us as adults to interact with our Church leaders and in our ever impersonal world personal interaction is important. That said I believe the time will come when many will pay tithing online (you can already do that, but it isn't publicized etc...). From a management standpoint/cost standpoint/financial control standpoint there is a lot better control the online way then in the current distributed way. It will be interesting to see how it is done though - in my short time working for the Church one of the themes that has echoed time and time again is that just because something seems to make temporal sense doesn't mean we will rush out and do it. I go back and forth on this one. The Tithing check I write is basically the only check I write anymore and it is much more convenient to pay things online etc.., but your example at the end is also something I have thought of as well. Not just for kids, but that interaction however small forces us as adults to interact with our Church leaders and in our ever impersonal world personal interaction is important.

That said I believe the time will come when many will pay tithing online (you can already do that, but it isn’t publicized etc…). From a management standpoint/cost standpoint/financial control standpoint there is a lot better control the online way then in the current distributed way.

It will be interesting to see how it is done though – in my short time working for the Church one of the themes that has echoed time and time again is that just because something seems to make temporal sense doesn’t mean we will rush out and do it.

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