Tithing

Avery loves to give our tithing slips to the Bishop.  Our old Bishop said it was the highlight of his Sundays!  After Ethan was born Louis and I talked and decided to start giving Avery an allowance because she truly helps with so much!  Each Friday we talk about if she's been helpful and obedient that week, and if she has been she gets a quarter.  That means every two weeks she gets to give 5 cents as tithing.  We explained this all to Avery and she was so excited to start giving her very own tithing to the new Bishop!
It was Conference, then we were sick, then we were out of town!  So just a few weeks ago Avery got to give her tithing to the Bishop, a whole 10 cents!  The Saturday before, we got her money all ready for church the next day.  Avery asked if she could give more money, so I told her about what else she could donate to.  She decided to also give 5 cents to the missionary fund, and 5 cents to the temple.

I was so proud of her that Sunday as I helped her fill out her first tithing slip.  After sacrament meeting she went up to Bishop Wilson and handed him our tithing slip as well as hers and happily told him it was her tithing!

I am grateful for Avery and her budding testimony of the Gospel.