| Lord's Promise To You | What you must do | Reference |
| 1. We will be blessed and protected from Apostasy. | Give generous fast offerings. | Russell M. Nelson, April 1986 General Conference "In the Lord's Own Way". |
| 2. Great rewards--both Spiritual and Temporal Rewards | Be Liberal in payment of your Fast Offerings. | Marion G. Romney |
| 3. "I am a firm believer that you cannot give to the Church and to the building up of the Kingdom of God and be any poorer financially...If the members of the Church would double their fast-offering contributions, the spirituality in the Church would double.." | Contribute generously to the Church | President Marion G. Romney (Welfare Agricultural Meeting, 3 April 1971, p. 1). Quoted by L. Tom Perry, May 1986 Conference Ensign, p. 32 "The Law of the Fast". |
| 4. Beneficial to us physically--promotes a longer life. | Fasting | L. Tom Perry, May 1986 Conference Ensign, p. 32 "The Law of the Fast". |
| 5. Develops self-discipline and self-control. Self-mastery. | Fasting | L. Tom Perry, May 1986 Conference Ensign, p. 32 "The Law of the Fast". |
| 6. Humility
7. Spiritual Strength 8. Spirit of Prophecy and Spirit of Revelation. 9. Teach with the Power and Authority of God. 10. Brings forth a special spiritual power. |
Fasting | L. Tom Perry, May 1986 Conference Ensign, p. 32 "The Law of the Fast". |
| 11. Those who received were
certainly
blessed, but those who gave were even more so. ..."When
we
give generously to the Lord, we receive from Him that which is
of
greater value than our offering." 12. "Fasting is a principle of power which helps us to individually achieve righteous purposes in our lives." 13. Strength 14. Wisdom 15. Teamwork and cooperation grow 16. Bless us in times of temptation and stress. |
Fast and Give Generously | “A Vision of the Law of the Fast,” - Victor L. Brown - Ensign, Nov. 1977. |
| “Let me promise you here today that if the Latter-day Saints will honestly and conscientiously from this day forth, as a people, keep the monthly fast and pay into the hands of their bishops the actual amount that they would have spent for food for the two meals from which they have refrained; and if in addition to that they will pay their honest tithing, it will solve all of the problems in connection with taking care of the Latter-day Saints. We would have all the money necessary to take care of all the idle and all the poor.Every living soul among the Latter-day Saints that fasts two meals once a month will be benefited spiritually and be built up in the faith of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ--benefited spiritually in a wonderful way--and sufficient means will be in the hands of the bishops to take care of all the poor.” | Honestly and conscientiously from this day forth, as a people, keep the monthly fast and pay into the hands of their bishops the actual amount that they would have spent for food for the two meals from which they have refrained; and if in addition to that they will pay their honest tithing, | President Heber J. Grant, Gospel Standards, p. 123 |