News: I'm Mormon And I Bought A Lottery Ticket

O.K. "Don't Ask", I'll try to clear it up for you. And, please don't get me wrong, I'm not here to pass judgement on you. I've done things ,that I didn't realize were wrong until latter, and even after I knew I still struggled with some things. So here it is. In your Temple recommend interview, you are asked if you're : morally clean to enter into the holy temple. and if you're honest in all of your dealings with others. and last you are asked if you consider yourself worthy. QUOTE (Spencer W. Kimball said) God condemns receiving gain from evil and idle pursuits. Elder Spencer W. Kimball said,  “I feel strongly that men who accept wages or salary and do not give … [fair] time, energy, devotion, and service are receiving money that is not clean.” He also said that money obtained by evil or idle practices, such as theft, gambling (including lotteries), graft, illegal drugs, oppression of the poor, and the like is unclean money. Elder Kimball defined the difference between honorable work and evil work: “Clean money is that [pay] received for a full day’s honest work. It is that reasonable pay for faithful service. It is that fair profit from the sale of goods, commodities, or service. It is that income received from transactions where all parties profit. Filthy lucre is … money … obtained through theft and robbery, … gambling, … sinful operations, … bribery, and from exploitation” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1953, p. 52). So, what I'm hearing from President Kimball, is that gambling (including lotteries) is immoral and dishonest. The winnings are considered "filthy lucre". And, if the Church knew where your money came from, they would not except tithing from it. I hope this helps. Mark1616 [See Similar Topics]