On Cheerful Giving

On Cheerful Giving Speaking to a congregation of young people not long ago, on this subject, Elder Heber J. Grant told a story of a kindergarten Sunday School teacher who brought ten beautiful, red apples to school with her one Sunday, to illustrate the principle of tithing. She asked the children, "Which of you, if given the ten apples, would be willing to return one to me?" All held up their hands as being willing. Elder Grant then applied the idea by saying that some men proceed to eat the nine apples, then glance wistfully at the tenth, and finally cut it in half and return the one-half to the Lord. There are others who will not even do that, bat hold up the last half pensively and say, "O Lord, take a bite."