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This seems to be more a combination of the law of consecration and the law of tithing. It first says you should consecrate all your surpluss and then pay a tithe on future earnings. Today, we are asked to only pay tithing on our excess, not to consecrate anything. We do convenant to consecrate all we have if we are asked to to so. To me that is the key. We aren't being asked to do so. At least not today.

Tithes Extra Pay

As I understand it, tithing is the lower law of consecration. The D&C is very clear on what tithing is, and what we do isn't it. The one thing that I can say about the two systems is that the D&C version that Orson Pratt talked about is probably much more applicable to an agricultural society rather than the current commercial society.

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Due to the fact that we are not in the same worlds or in other words...not in a Zion situation, it would be almost impossible to live the Law of Consecration because the Law is based on the collective and not an individual. For the Law of Consecration to work there needs to be input from everyone, not just one person to the Church. As for tithing, as Nighthawk said, it is the lesser law, just as the Aaronic Priesthood is the lesser Priesthood. It facilitates the world we live in that way each person gives on their increase until they are in a Zion environment where there are no poor among them.

Tena Said:

That is true only for endowed members. There really isn't a time before baptism where we are asked consecrate all that we have to the Church.

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Yes, I think that's the reason. The Church is growing so much around the world that it would be very difficult to live the law as Orson Pratt describes because of the distance and areas where the Saints are gather nowdays.
I believe you can still donate property and shares, bonds to the Church.

Tithes Extra Pay

I don't think it's necessary to tithe more than 10%. Like others have said, if you have extra money you can give, you can give it to the other church funds.

Pay Extra Tithes?

I don't believe anyone is saying that you should give more than 10% to tithing, but in fact they are dealing with (or at least I am) the higher part of giving. For instance, you can give alot in fast offering if you wish, you give something of value to someone in need, etc. If your tree gave you so much fruit than you had room enough for... it may be good to give a family within the Branch whom you know will appreciate it. This is part of the higher law which would afford that each man and his family has all their needs met.