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The Lord does not care a straw whether we pay our tithing or not, it does not make him one particle richer or poorer. The gold and silver are his and the cattle upon a thousand hills. The world and all its fulness belong to him, for he organized and framed it. But as it is, of what benefit is it to him? He wants in the first place to get men to acknowledge God, I was going to say in one little carnal principle, one little earthly principle, he wants to get them to acknowledge him, by giving him a certain little part, or one-tenth of what he gives to them to see whether they will be honest in this trifle, to see whether they will act as honorable high-minded men or not, or whether they will try to cheat him out of it. If we do this honestly and conscientiously until we have fulfilled our duty, we are then prepared for anything else. It is the principle and not the tithing we pay that is esteemed of the Lord; he cares not for our tithing, but he cares about our doing right. If we cannot be faithful in a few things, we cannot expect to be made rulers over many things.
-John Taylor

There is much of poverty in this land. I do not know how it can be cured without the aid of a higher power, and it is my testimony that the answer to the problems of Guatemala and the poverty of her people lies in the revealed word of the Lord: Tithing. If there is anyone here today who is not paying his or her tithing, I challenge you to deal with the Lord and earn His blessings. You may feel you cannot afford it. He has made the promise, and His is the power to keep that promise, and it is my testimony that He does keep that promise.
-Gordon B. Hinckley

The payment of tithing is a test of our faithfulness and loyalty. (Ensign, May 1974)
-Henry D. Taylor

We believe in the law of the tithe. People look upon us as a Church of wealth. We are a Church of consecrated means. Our assets are money-consuming and not income-producing. Through the blessings of tithing we are able to do what we need to do.
-Gordon B. Hinckley

I bear witness--and I know that the witness I bear is true--that the men and the women who have been absolutely honest with God, who have paid their tithing...God has given them wisdom whereby they have been able to utilize the remaining nine-tenths, and it has been of greater value to them, and they have accomplished more with it than they would if they had not been honest with the Lord.
-Heber J. Grant