<sod>'''Tithing''' is a commandment accepted by various churches in the [[Latter Day Saint movement]] in which adherents make willing [[tithe]] donations, usually ten percent of their income, to their church. It is based on both the biblical practice of paying [[tithe]]s and modern [[Revelation (Latter Day Saints)|revelation]] claimed by [[Joseph Smith]] and his accepted [[Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints)|successors]]. The adoption of tithing and [[fast offering]]s as the economic foundation of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) marked a shift from the earlier communal period of the [[law of consecration]].<ref name="Brunn 2015"/><eod>
<sod>'''Tithing''' is a commandment accepted by various churches in the [[Latter Day Saint movement]] in which adherents make willing [[tithe]] donations, usually ten percent of their income, to their church. It is based on both the biblical practice of paying [[tithe]]s and modern [[Revelation (Latter Day Saints)|revelation]] given to [[Joseph Smith]] and his accepted [[Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints)|successors]]. The adoption of tithing and [[fast offering]]s as the economic foundation of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) marked a shift from the earlier communal period of the [[law of consecration]].<ref name="Brunn 2015"/><eod>