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Quoting Skier <ldsskier at rusticate.net>:
> It would be trivial to create a donation portal that accepts EFTs while
> prompting for the slip information.
True, but it's NOT so trivial to get that information back to your
ward to keep their bookkeeping straight with yours. The ward and
stake NEED a good snapshot of how they're doing. Paying through an
"end around" method hides the details. On the other hand, it WOULD be
nice if contribution information followed members when they move.
As clerks, we of all people should be able to see what a mess this
could create. And would you want to fill out the donation slips for
ALL of your ward members?
I too make most of my payments through EFT. When I look through my
check register, there are often several in a row to the Church with
nothing else in between. I have my utilities and other monthly
payments arranged so that they basically pay themselves. I love it.
I never have to worry about a late payment.
But consider this: You have a checking account; you still write a FEW
checks; the one you write to the Church every couple of weeks keeps
you in practice so you remember how. If we make it "automatic" like
the house payment, it just becomes a payroll deduction, and where's
the act of consecration in that? That's more like an obligation.
When I write a check, I'm making an overt and conscious effort to obey
the commandment to tithe. It reminds me of what I am doing and why.
I find that action rewarding.
Chuck Johnson
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