October 11-17
Doctrine and Covenants 115-120
"His sacrifice shall be more sacred unto me than his increase"
Materials: bag of candy like Skittles or M&Ms, mason jars, card board, paper, markers, whiteboard and markers
Opening Song: "Because I have been given much" (Hymns, 219)
Opening Prayer:
Attention Activity: Give each family member 10 pieces of candy. Tell your children this candy represents your increase or your income--you have more candy now than you did before. Have each person hold up 1 piece of candy. 1 candy in 10 is 10% of your increase. We have been asked to give 10% of our increase to Heavenly Father as tithing. Have your family members give back the one piece of candy. Explain that even though you had to give back 1 piece, you still have 9 to eat and was it was far that you gave it back to me because I gave you the candy in the first place. That is also how tithing works, Heavenly Father has blessed us with all that we have, so giving 10% back to Him is easy because it was already His.
Lesson:
Up until 1838 only certain members of the church were asked to live the law of consecration to its fullest. Money had always been hard to come by for the early church as many of the saints came from humble origins. D&C 119 was revealed to Joseph Smith revealing a way for all to give back to the Lord according to their circumstances. Read D&C 119:4.
Have a family member read the following quote from Gospel Topics:
"One of the blessings of membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the privilege of paying tithing. This privilege is a double blessing. By paying tithing, Church members show their gratitude to God for their blessings and their resolve to trust in the Lord rather than in material things. They also help further the work of the Lord in the earth, blessing others of God’s children with the opportunity to learn of Him and grow in the gospel." Our tithing is taken by the bishopric and used to help build and maintain meeting houses and temples, educate church members, help missionaries, and carry on the Lord's work worldwide.
Tithing is not a new concept, Malachi teaches in the Old Testament to bring tithes to the storehouse and the Lord will "open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (Malachi 3:10).
Read D&C 119: 6. If we don't pay tithing, we won't be a Zion people. We "sanctify the land of Zion" as we let go of one tenth of our earnings and make ourselves more holy.
Using a whiteboard and a marker, write down these different dollar amounts $100, $55, $82.50, $1,450. Ask your family how much tithing they should pay on each amount and write it on the board so they know the basic idea of giving one tenth the the Lord.
Activity: Tithing jars
Directions: Use this youtube video below as a guide. Have each family member make a tithing jar out of a mason jar.
"Tithing Jar" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDuj_ELqLW0
Malachi and other prophets have testified that blessings will pour out of the windows of heaven as we pay tithing. How has paying tithing blessed your life? Share your testimony of tithing.
Closing Song: "I want to give the Lord my tenth" (Children's Songbook, 150)
Closing Prayer:
Refreshment: Millionaire Pie recipe here
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