When I was investigating the Mormon church, missionaries taught me the "Law of Tithing", a law wherein one contributes 10 percent of one's increase to the church. I was a commercial airline pilot, earning a good wage, so it meant contributing what seemed to me to be a goodly part of my income. "Do you mean that I have to give one-tenth of my income to your church to become a member?", I asked.
Noong investigator pa ako sa Simbahang Mormon, itinuro sa akin ng mga misyonero ang "Batas ng Ikapu", isang batas na kung saan iniaambag ng isang tao ang 10% ng kanyang kita sa Simbahan. Ako noon ay isang piloto ng pangkomersyong kumpanya ng eroplano, mataas ang suweldo, kaya nangahulugan ito ng pag-aambag ng malaki-laking halaga mula sa aking suweldo.