New Bishops' Central Storehouse Ready to Serve the Needy

A new state-of-the-art storage facility is helping The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(Mormons) more efficiently serve the needs of people who are struggling to feed their families.

Latter-day Saints, through the organization of the Church, try to follow Christ’s teachings by providing food, shelter and comfort where and when they’re needed.

“The Church does not do this for financial gain. We do not have cash registers … in our storehouses, nor do we accept money for the goods we distribute,” said President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of the Church. “We do not do it to be seen and to receive their praise. We do this because it is what the Savior commanded us to do."

While the Church welfare program is to help those in need on a temporary basis, “the greater goal is to help people become self-reliant and provide for themselves,” added Don Johnson, director of product and distribution for Church Welfare Services.

To maintain and enhance its ability to help those in need, the Church recently completed a 570,391 square foot Bishops’ Central Storehouse at 5405 West 300 South in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Food and supplies stored at the Utah Bishops’ Central Storehouse are distributed to central storehouses in five other regions of the United States and Canada. From these storehouses, food and materials are sent to more than 200 smaller bishops’ storehouses in communities of those regions for distribution.

Ecclesiastical leaders (bishops) of congregations in those communities are able to call in food and supply orders for their members who they determine are in need. Those members, in turn, have an opportunity to give volunteer service to pay for the goods received so that they are, in essence, given a hand up, not a hand out.

The new storehouse is a fully equipped facility and stores 143 different food and sundry items. Among the food items are corn, beans, turkey and beef chunks, cheese, milk, cereals, butter, ice cream, peanut butter and a variety of produce, both fresh and canned. Also stocked are hand soap, shampoo, soap for washing dishes, toilet paper and other hygiene items.

Supplies are stacked on specially designed steel shelves using a system of rotating product to maintain freshness. The storehouse has ample room to keep thousands of items frozen in a large sub-degree freezer accessible to forklifts, and maintains dairy and produce in a chilly 38-degree refrigerator. A refrigerated staging dock also makes loading perishable items for shipment more efficient.

The facility houses a fleet of Deseret Transportation semi-trucks and trailers with 44 loading docks to move products and necessities to wherever they are needed. The trucks and their drivers travel approximately 3.7 million miles each year with a safety record second to none.

One of the unique features of the new storehouse is the fact that it was built under seismic guidelines to withstand a 7.0 earthquake and to stay in operation during an earthquake of that magnitude.

The main function of the new central storehouse is to administer to the poor and needy through the Church’s welfare system. On occasion, emergency equipment such as electrical generators, shovels, chain saws, picks, food and supplies are also dispatched to areas of the world where people have suffered the effects of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

Johnson said the employees and missionaries who keep the storehouse clean, stocked and ready to deliver food and supplies don’t see their roles as just workers. “They enjoy and have a passion for what they do because of their love to serve others.”

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Kain te maroro,

Tao nna motirawa mai ikai for all the rest of the days of this week and next week ibukin bain reirei moa ae a ibetatao.

Tia boo moa n reken taina rimwi n teimatoan te maiu ao te marurung mai Irouna.

Marlin, tao Nna mawa moa teutana. Ko raba riki n am kariaia nte maroro n am forum aio.

Te kabara bure riki ma te raraoma n tai nako mai irou n taian tibanako aika a kona n riki man au itera inanon te maroro.

Ara bai ngkami ao ngai te mauri te raoi ao te tabomoa.

Mauri Moriati

E rab'a naba am ikaekaeka aika ibuobuoki ibukin passinakin te messages. E kakawaki tabem anne ao e koaua are aio tina karekea bwa ara bwai ni kakaki botu ni kareke iango...Katia moa tabem n am reirei.

Ko a magna bon raraun ni mwaawan am tai ni kaekai aika ni kirina ngkana e aki reke am tai akea naba te kanganga...

Ao I a reita naba am kakaitau nakon Marlin, e kaoua bwa tia kareketai naba ni maroro iaan am post aio kioina bwa a mwemwe rongo2 ae I rou e aki fair nakoia raora, e rabwa bwa are a bon tiku bwa bwaai ni kareke iango iaon am post aio riki bwa e balance iai ongoran te aomata.

I kauataoa ao n reita naba te kabwarabure mai iroun Motiti ao bon aron te maroro n taai tabetai...te bwai ae kakawaki bwa ko bwaeta are mai nanom..Ngke nako ao ko bebete.

Ti a mamauriaki ao n tetekeraoi mai irona...

Korabwa Brother Koae are ieta am tibatiba ao am kamatata nakon te discussion aio e rang uana am maroro a rang reke buokara iai tia manga bon rereitaki ngkana e reke mawam.

korabwa

Mauri Moriati

E rab'a bwa ngaia ko aki taekina ae n te B'aib'ara bon ti te 10% ao akea riki ae baireia man katauira iai te Atua. E TERETERE ANNE...ti taku bwa a nang otinako am kibu ma ngaia tao bon akea naba. Akea naba te kanganga bwa ti matata iai.

Te Kabutibwai

Tangira  -- Ngke karebwerebwe raom n am mataroa ao e kaota ana scon/bee/bun/bwabwa nakoim, "ko kainanoia ke ko aki bwa buokan naba ara waaki ???" Ko taraia ao ko a manga aki kina..Ko a magna titiraki n aron are ko mwanemwaneweia "ao ko mangana mai iaara ??? E kaekako, mai Tarawaieta...."shshsh, ai bon raroara naba, katikua bwa i kainanoia". Tera te namakin ae moan rio ?? Eng te tangira..tiaki ti aio e mwaiti kurikuri...Ke kewe anne ??

Ngke kabonganaki am ai ni umum ma am bwai n design  ma am booti ke am auc ibukin te karikirake...Ko ibuokanib'ai iai ke ko aki, tiaki ti aio a mwaiti kurikuri riki..Ke te kewe anne ??

Te sharing anne inanon naba te Kabutibwai, rinako bwa kona noora te sharing iai..

Ko tuangira bwa te tangira ma te ibuokanibwai bon irian maiun te Kiritian ma ngkoa imwain rokon te kabutibwai ao inanon bongin maiuna..au titiaki ngkanne ma ngkana a tangira man ibuokanibwai rinanon te kabutibwai n taai aikai E bure anne ??? Kaeka anne 

Ke iai n ana tua ae tuangira bwa tina tangira ma tiaki rinanon te kabutibwai ....ngkai ti waakini aikai inanon bongin maiura, A bure ??  

Ko rab'a bwa ngaia e oti naba kabim iroun te unaine bwa tiaki te 10% ae kabaeira...I taku bwa ana iai ae kona kangai e aki bwa n ana tai te unaine ao e magna uki 100%....I a tibwa taekina te unaine ao kanga koa nimwatoaua naba man karina te iango iai n aomata ae te Tatakarua ....tabera anne teuaina n kakauringira imarenara, kanoan anne te katamaroa ao te barongaki riki ni kaokioka ana true meaning te Kabutibwai..E UARA ?? E kabutibwai te unaine ke aki ma te point 100%, ao e boiarara riki nakon 10% are a urariki naba irarikin te unaine anne.Tiaki ti anne n te B'aib'ara iai riki e mwaiti....ngkana ko kainanoi tuangai bwa I kona n share ni kabane..

Bon akea ae karaoa ana babaire ibukin te kabutibwai bwa e kan bwainikirinia aomata, Anne aia taratara ataein te ROO.. Bwa kona kanga ni bwainikirina te aomata ngke bon ngke naba kaaina ??  Hope e teretere...ao bon bita am principle nakon te Tangira bwa e na ure riki iai matam.

Ko a tuangira bwa tina aki karekerekea te Tangira ma te ibuokanibwai ngke bon anne ann raoi te Kabutibwai ngke moan karioaki....ti boorai ni iango ae moann ni bua ann te koaua anne ai ngaia are tina kakauringira i bon iroura ao n anga ara katamaroa...E UARA ??

Ko rab'a bwa ko taekina arau ma tao au tia babaire bwa ti urua ana tua te Atua....Bwa tao ti a rang kuba ngkai Moriati ae taekina anne ibukira ??  ti bon aki ao ti bon aki ma I ngare , tiaki au tia babaire ae ngare bwa ti ngngai...ao I ataia bwa anne naba te taratara n ROO ao ngkana tiaki ao te taratara ngkana ko AANA am onimaki n te 10%..bwa ngaia e na kamauko am 10%....I ango riki Motiti.

.....Bukin tera bwa I aki kuba iai, I bukina bwa I ata ann te waaki, I oota iai ao I ataia bwa e booraoi ma nanona...E tangira ana taeka bwa e na roota tabon Aonaba ao kona tangira raom n ai aron Tangiram I bon iroum....Te Kabutibwai a reke akanne inanona ao e mwaitikurikuri riki iai te Tangira...Hope e matata...

E rab'a naba bwa ngaia e matata bwa e a kaman nooraki irouia taan kawakin tiibu ma ngaia aia kaeka iroum bwa A tare waeia bwa aki kona n ekianako bwa are I a tia ni baireia ngngai ma au tia babaire...Ko koaua raoi bwa anne aia kaeka ??? Ke ko a magna kewe naba ??? Kaeka anne

Kaekakina irou ao ongorau naba irouia tabeman bwa  a nooria bwa e booraoi ma nanona are tiaki te kairoro ma e anganaki te aomata ma inaomatana...ao ae moamoa riki...bwa aomata a ibuobuoki imarenaia ao anne bon ana Kantainga te Atua. Te bwai ae kakawaki ana true meaning te kabutibwai e na riai n karaoki nako iai....

...Am titiraki ibukim ma mwakoro are tao a wakina te 10% ?? ko bon kona riki n kaeka bwa are ngke ko waakina am 10% ao iai bukina iroum...kan rarangai bukina akanne ? bwa tina nooria bwa mwaitira iai te Tangira ma te Ibuokanibwai ....ao tera ami conditions iai ?? ngkana akea, tera ami namakin imwin karaoan te 10% ???Ao ngkai kam a totokoa te kabutibwai nakoimi anne maiun te Kiritian ??? Mwaitira te kaokoroaki imarenaia iai aomata bwa ngke are kagna tao te ka 3 ni manatia ke te labour ?? mwaitira rorokom n ana auc kain am mwakoro?? E kabaeaki te aomata iai ke aki??

Au kaeka iai, bon te akea burena ngkana kam bonnanoa anne, e teimatoa n noora nanora te Atua ao ara iango ao ann ara babaire ni kabane, ti kiritian ngkana ti taku bwa tina kiritian ao ti Aki ngkana ti taku bwa tina AKI. Te Kiritian ni koaua e aki monibwaia aomatana n ana babaire ao e katikui babaire ni kabane nakoina ibukin maiuna n te tai teuana ma teuana ao ae moamoa riki, E tangira raona n aron tangirana i bon irouna.. E UARA e booaki manawam n au kaeka anne ke aki ???.I kona riki n reitia

Au point E aki STUPID te kabutibwai ngkana iai ae waakina bwa ana anga ni kakoroa tibwangana n te tai teuana ma teuana..E kakawaki bwa tina ata ana meaning ao tina mwakuri nako iai...E mwaiti te tangira ao te ibuokanibwai iai..

N a katerea riki AKEA te limit ibukin ana bwai God mai iroura...ao e aki Kabaeira bwa tina anga 10% to te max ao 0.05% to the mini... Ae tangiria riki mai iroum are bon am moan UAA ..bwa ko kina raoi iai bwa bon ngaia am SOURCE..

I kabwarabure ngkana iai tibanakon te maroro...Ae kakawaki te balance te ongora, akea ae kairoroaki ao kairiraki bwa are bon tannako te aomata ma ana koaua ao ana onimaki...

Mauri bro,

te makuri n tangira eaki kaboaki n te mane ma te tangira ae ko maneweia e tangira bon mwina n te bakabai ,Te tangira ni koaua .... E katuka ana scon /bee ao tera riki ao eaki manga tanrikaki n taninga bona 

I rou tiaki te tangira anne ma te tangira ae aonikai Ngke arona ba ko tangira te omata anne koaki manga tanrikaki N tabetai ti kona n arana te tangira anne ba te tangira ae babakaine,.

korabwa.

Mauri naba..

Ngke roko te aomata n am auc ko nooria ko nanoangaia, ko butimwae ana bwai ao anne kaotan te Tangira...tai ti taraia mai bukina, karekea naba am tai n tara moana. E mwaiti kurikuri riki.

Hope e ibuobuoki nakoim anne bro..

Ko rabwa

Ueneta,

Nna kareketai teutana ni ibuobuoki.

Ngke e roko te aomata iaan am auti ao am choices aikai:

1. ko na butimaia ke kona aki? Koa tia n taekinna iaon KOC ba ko kona ni kakioanako. Koa tia naba n taekinna iaon KOC ba ko kona ni kaina am mataroa n aki kaukia. Tao akanne naba choices n aron ae koa tia n tuangiia kain KOC, ngaia ke tiaki?

2. ngkana ko butimaia, kona manga buti nakoina ningai, ke tao ana manga buti kain am makoro nakoina ningai? ngaia ke tiaki?

Ngke arona ba iai am nanoanga ma am tia babaire n am makoro nte moantai, ena buti te aomata n tangira te nanoangaaki? Ueneta, ko kan taekina te nanoanga ma te tangira - bon taraiko moa ngkoe ma am tia babaire - iai te nanoanga ma te tangira iroum ngke koa katea ana target te aomata ae ea rangin riaon ana tarena ma kakabwaikina mai iroun te Atua?

Tii katoka te Tatarukaio man Babaritaio ikai, ma ena kanga ao are te kabutibai bon anne iriana ma kanoana - te Tatarukaio ma te Babaritaio imatan te botanaomata.

Ko tangiria ba ena toki te Tarukaio ma te Baritaio ma bainikirinakiia aomata, taua bukin te kabwianibai ba E AONGA N TOKI KAINNANOAN TE KABUTIBAI.

Ko taekina te nanoanga ma te tangira, baina moa te nanoanga ma te tangira ngkoe n ami babaire ao katea te target ae e aki riaon aia kona aomata. Aana am babaire nte Tua n Tangira ngkana ko rawa n ira nanon ana Tua te Atua.

Tai bainikirinia aomata man katarei waeia ba aonga ni buti man butimaaka.

Mauri Moriati

Tao n kaekai am ibuobuoki akana ko mwanewenewei.

Imwain anne, e rab'a bwa ngaia e bon teretere bwa bon akea buren te Kabutibwai ke tao taekana bwa e tabu mai irou te Uea. A tataningaki am kibu ma ngaia a tuai kaoti...E kan ongora naba te aba iroum bwa bon ti 10% aron te angabwai nakonia ae taekinaki n te B'aib'ara ma ngaia titebo ma ko tuai man ongongo iai e rabwa rongo2n te unaine bwa e rang ibuobuoki ao iaia riki kibu tabeua ngkana ko kainanoi....E tikiraoi mwaninga taekana.

Au point riki bon Akea burena ngkana iai ae kan kabongana te Kabutibwai bwa ana anga ni ibuobuoki i bukin ana target n te tai teuana ma teuana..

Am nonori ngkana e roko te Aomata iaan am auc..akea naba bureia, akanne naba taia n choices ...Te kaeka e tiku iroun te tia kawaraki n ana auc..E inaomata ao e aki kabaeaki...

Ngkana ko a manga buti nakoina imwina e aera iai burena ??? Ao ngkana ko butimwaea ana Scon ao e magna aki butimwaea am scon..E kabureaki iai ?? Ke ko kakaea am lawyer bwa kona tei iai mangaia n te boowii ??? Bon akea burena, e nakon nanon te Aomata, are butimwaia ma nanona ae eitiaki anne e boiarara...Ngkana ko karautaeka raoi bwa bon iai am kanganga tiaki n ae aki nooria...E noora n tainako nanora bwa ko koaua ke ko kewe nakon raom are kan buokaki..

Au kaeka ma au tia babaire nakon am kakaewenako bwa iai te nanoanga ma te tangira ngke tia katea te target nakoia ae bubura -- Ngke au kaawa e noora riaia bwa e riai n waaki ara katamaroa nakon umwana ke ana auc ana toro ke tao au HQ bwa iai riki iango n katamaroa nakon kabutan te waaki --anne tibwangara tina uaia ni karekebai iai bwa ana koro ara target ao ana roko naba n taai are a kainanoaki...TIAKI kan tirobaeaki bwa tina tatakarua ke tao tina aera riki ...ma e kakawaki bwa e na koro tibwangara are ti butiaki iai.

Ngke waakina te  babaire n te mwakoro e tara te tarena ao e barongaki bwa ana ibuobuoki imarenaia ---Akea naba te Tangira n anne ??? kabutibwai bon teuanna te ibuobuoki naba ni karekean naba te target anne irariki aika mwaiti riki n aron te Bingo etc..Ke tao e bure te Kabutibwai ao eti te bingo ma te kamwarake etc bwa akea te butimwaaka iai ???

Te Tarukaio ma te Baritaio n te kabutibwai e nakon temanna ma temanna ao bon iai ae noora anne...katuka anne bwa iai are tabena ma tiaki tabem....Ko bon Tarukaio man Baritaio iroum ngkana ko kan Tarukaio man Baritaio ke ma n raa riki....Anne e bon tiku naba inanon temanna ma temanna.

Ngke e boo te nano bwa te karikirake n te kabutibwai anne e nooraki bwa e ibuobuoki, ngke ke ko taraia bwa e ibuobuoki tiaki naba te Tangira anne ???

E ibuobuoki man tangira te kabutibwai ngkana e barongaki raoi ao bon anne aana ngke moan kateaki bwa te ibuobuoki imarenaia raao aika aki Baritaio man Tarukaio bwa angkoa a rang nananoanga ngkana a roko aomata iaan am auc ma ngaia nanoia bon bwaai tabeua ... a magna rarangaia iaon te KOC bwa ngaia a riki bwa taan karawawatako iaan am auc..

Akea ae kona n tare rangana bwa te source e nooria ann waaki ni kabane ao e aki kona n ae naki reke ngkana iai nanom nako iai ao ko Onimakinna bwa bon ngaia am source ni koaua..

Au bubuti, antai kan kaminibaeia raom aika kekeiaki naba n arom bwa tera are a baireia ma kain aia mwakoro e BURE ao ae ko kunea ETI..ko mwaninga te taeka are tai tara te aneke anne n matan raom ma ............. ko a motikia.

Te kabwarabure ngkana iai tibanakon te maroro..ao I taku bwa e a bon boo atina, ngkana iai riki am kakaewenako aki tuukaki ma I taku bwa a rang teretere itera aika 2 ke 3...

E a bon nakon temanna ma temanna.

Mauri riki Koae,

I m'aain am kaeka ao ko bon wareka moa au titiraki ma au maroro ke ko aki? E kainanoaki te kibu ae e kangai iai te Atua (OT) b'a ti riai n anga ara kabuianib'ai mani boora (money). E tara n ae ko karaoa te tithe ao ko aki ata raoi ana foundation! Ai bon kamaiura ae ko practice something ae ko understand ana background b'a ko kona ni kaekaia iai te koraki aika a titiraki.

Ko aki riai n titirakinai taekan ae ti mena iai ngkai, te OT ke te NT, ko bon riai n titirakiniia Marlin, ma raom tithe even am headquarter. Te tithe kanoan te OT, TIAKI te NT ao ko na kanga ngkanne ni uota te waaki ae e a muka nakon te waaki ae e boou? Ko na kanga n atoa te wain ae e mane nako nanon te bukibuki ae e a menaai? N na bon tuangko te koaua, AKEA ae bon AKEA ni maiun Iesu ae e kakoroa nanon te tua n tithe. Ngaia are tai kataia ni kairekerekea te tua n tangira are iroun Iesu ma taekan te tithe unless ko ata ana background the tithe. 

Ko mena ia n tain b'ainikirinaia Kiritian? Ko a tia namakina ao n ata nanon te b'ainikirinaki? E kaokoro ma ae a waaki iai Kiritian ni koaua. Ngke a moan roko ara moani mitinare nako Kiribati ao a itara ma te maraki, te b'anikiriaki, te rawawata, te kainano, te m'engabuaka i bukin uotan te Rongorongo ae e Raoiroi. Iesu e aki n ae e a bon automatic naba n tine n te kaibangaki instead e maraki moa i m'aain are e tine. Abotoro ma moani Kiritian, a b'anikirinaki, a maraki a mate naba i bukin te onimaki ni Kiritian. Ngaira aika Kiritian ni koaua i aon Kiribati, bon akanne banna ni katoto nakoira ae te tauraoi naba nakon maraki, rawawata, kainano etc. Akea te tua ni komuniti i aoni Kiribati are tao ti na b'anikirinaki iai. Karaoan itera aikai iroun te Kiritian ni Kiribati a rangi ni boiarara ngkana a karaoaki ma te nano ni koaua, bukin tera? I bukina b'a "te Atua e tangira te aomata ae e anga ma kukurein nanona" (2 Cor. 9:7) ao are e karaoia naba ma kukurein nanona.

Ko kangai, "tiaki kona ni karaka nakon are e baireia te Atua are 10%." Ma iai ana babaire te Atua anne i bukin taekan te m'ane? Onean ana babaire te Atua i bukin te tithe, ae TIAKI taekan te m'ane, bon ana waaki ma ana karaka te aomata. Tera uaan te m'akuri anne? Katokaan te discussion aei bon "kamoaan" korakoran te LDS n ana i buobuoki. 

N na tuangko Koae, ngkana ko dedicate your entire life nakon Iesu or even you create a good and deep personal relationship with Jesus Christ, ao ko na oota n aia waaki Kiritian ni koaua aika a waaki iai ngkai i aoni Kiribati.

In Christ

Mauri ABB,

Nna kareketai tii teutana ibukin kaotakim.

Te bai moa ae e rangin kakawaki ba koa bon tia n accept n am maroro ba te kabwianibai e kateaki iroun te Atua.

As a lay person ko ata nanon anne ke koa aki? E kateaki iroun te Atua as against te kabutibai ae e kateaki iroun  Ueneta ma ana tia babaire nte makoro.

Iai te wanawana nte 10% ba ana iango te Atua. Iai te burababa ao te stupid nte kabutibai ba ana iango te aomata.

Am argument ikai ba te 10% e aki kaineti nakoia kain Kiribati ke christians, ao e aki kaineti nakon te mane ke AU$ ibukina ba bon anne arona nte old testament ae akea te mane iai (thousands of years ago).

Areru, te 10% e kaineti nakoia kain Kiribati ba anne ana iango te Atua. Ba te Atua are e taetae nte old testament bon te same and one God ae ti Atuanna ngaira kain Kiribati.

E kaineti nakoira ngaira christian ba aan maiura ao ara makuri ibukin te Atua, a riai ni kairaki n ana iango ma ana tua te Atua ma tiaki man ana iango te aomata ae ngkoe ke Ueneta.

Te Mane?

Ba tera ana purpose te kabwianibai are ana bai God? Ibukin kabutan ana makuri te Atua (old testament).

21st century - are aia salary taan makuri nte HQ, ibukin te administration  costs, etc. Ao anne raoi. Ngaia ke tiaki.

Nna kaeka am titiraki - ngkana e tangiria te Atua ba ena kabutaki te makuri Ibukina tii man te wine ao te wiita, .... etc .... (without money) bukin tera ko kabuta am Ekaretia nte Au$? Iai anne nte Baibara nte old testament?

Ngkana akea ana babaire te Atua ba ena usenaki te Au$ ibukin kabutan ana makuri, nanona e riai ni waekoa n toki te Kabutibai are bon mataiakinan te Au$.

E RIAI NI WAEKOA N TOKI TE KABUTIBAI BA E STUPID AO E BURABABA. BA BON AKEA TAEKAN TE MANE AU$ IBUKIN KABUTAN ANA MAKURI TE ATUA NTE OLD TESTAMENT.

Nna tuangko Areru ba te christian raoi ni koaua e kateitei iaon ana iango te Atua ma tiaki iaon ana iango Tatan ae bainikirinakiia aomata nte target ae e riaon ana tarena ma kakabwaiakina mai iroun te Atua, ao kekeweakin te aomata ba ana bai te rawawata ma te karawawataki ngkana e kan irira Iesu.

Man tii tauan bukin te kabwianibai (10%  and AU$), anganano, karikirake, ae ena katoka te makuri n Tarukaio man Baritaio aika kanoan te waaki ni kabutibai.

Mauri riki Koae ao ko rab'a n am kamataata!

Ngkana ko bon wareware raoi ao ko na kunea b'a a untaba am rongorongo ao ko kataia ni uota aroia Iteraera nakon aia waaki Kiritian. E aera ko aki kamataata ae te tua anne e bon ti kaineti nakoia ana botannaomata te Atua ae Iteraera ake i m'aain Iesu, are bon akea irekerekena ma te m'ane ma ti uanikai ma maan, creatures! Ko ata bukina ngkai e kanganne aron tuan te tithe? E tara n ae ko aki ata ana background am tithe!

Eng, e untaba am maroro i bukina b'a ngke arona b'a e rangi ni kakawaki te tua anne ao Iesu e na anga naba ana kabuianib'ai, but we read ae Iesu, ana reirei ao moani Kiritian a aki n te roko n anga aia tithe, b'a are tiaki te tua ae e kakawaki irouiia Kiritian ao a aki kabeaki nako iai. Tai bita are e bon tangiria te Atua i bukin te tithe ma aroni kabonganikina ngkana ko kan kabaeaki n te tua ni ikawai.

Ngaira aika Kiritian ni koaua ti mauakina ao n toua muin te banna are e karaoia Iesu ma ana reirei ao moani Kiritian, ae tiaki te kabutib'ai ma aron taraakina ao kab'aranakoana irouiia tabeman n taai aikai, ma te sharing, te ibuobuoki, te ikarekebai i bukin kawaakan te Ekaretia. Te banna are e rinanon te maraki ma te rawawata ao bon akanne korakoran te Kiritian n taai nako i bukin ana anganano ae e kororaoi nakon Iesu Kristo.

Te waaki ni kabutib'ati bon te waaki i nanon te Ekaretia are e barongaaki arona irouiia ake a onimakinaki n tararuan te Ekaretia. Are nanona b'a te waaki ni Kiritian aei ti i aon Kiribati i bukin buokan uouotan ana waaki te Ekaretia. Akea rongorongona n te OT i bukina b'a Kiritian ni koaua a aki kabaeaki n te tua n Iutaia ma a kabaeaki n te tua n tangira are e kakoroa nanona Iesu Kristo ni marakina, matena ao mangautina. Akea a na waaki naba teuana Iesu ae e kakoroa iai nanon te tua ni kabuianib'ai ke tao iai? Kiritian ngaira ao tiaki ngaira i Iutaia ake a bae n te na n tua.

In Christ

Tithing First

After graduating from high school, I got a good job as a secretary at the university and was able to help Papa support the family. He had been the only one in the family working, and it had been hard for him to support four of us in school. We had sometimes gone without necessities.

Then when I was 18, my father died unexpectedly. My mother could not work because she was ill, and as the oldest I would have to support the family.

One day when I was upset because I hadn’t made enough money to cover all our expenses, I remembered the promise in Malachi. I prayed to Heavenly Father, reminding Him that I was paying a full tithe, even when I lacked money for food. Later that day the bishop came to visit, bringing food and help. Never in all the time I was supporting my family did the Lord fail me.

When my brother became old enough to serve a mission, he wanted to stay home and work to help pay for household expenses. But we felt he should go, so he quit his job and left for a mission. The following month, my salary was raised. The whole time he was on his mission, my family never lacked for anything. I received a scholarship and was able to study to become a commercial engineer. During this time our shoes lasted longer, our clothes didn’t wear out as quickly, and we didn’t get sick as often.

After supporting my family for six years, I married a wonderful man in the Guayaquil Ecuador Temple. Our goal was always to pay tithing, and we always did. Every month we took our tithing out first. We didn’t have everything, but we didn’t suffer either.

Two years after we married, my husband died in a traffic accident. Now once again I support my own family. But I have a good job, and I know that if I continue to live the law of tithing, my young son and I will have what we need. With all my heart I know that the Lord will never forsake me and that He will continue to pour out blessings—not only temporal but also spiritual.

Karina Vanegas Barcia, Monay Branch, Cuenca Ecuador Stake

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