For Children & Youth Goals, Primary Sharing Time, Young Women Come, Follow Me, Seminary, or Family Home Evening
LESSON LIFESAVER Activities
3 Great Money Fun Activities – to Pay Tithing and Save Money
OBJECTIVE: Learn how to budget and save money. Discuss why it is important to faithfully pay our tithing and how Heavenly Father blesses us when we do (see 3 Nephi 24:10–11). Pay your tithing and begin saving for a mission.
ACTIVITIES:
My Cash Commitment (Envelopes)
Girls can divide their money, e.g., 10% tithing, 30% education, 20% long-term savings (write-in goal), 20% short-term savings, 20% spending.
Windows of Heaven (Scripture Chase)
Talk about how the Lord has promised to bless us as we faithfully pay tithing. Read Malachi 3:10 (“open the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it”).
Scripture Chase (details in the pdf):
THOUGHT TREAT (Stained Glass Window Cookies). Instructions in the pdf download. Thought: Tell youth that opening the windows of heaven starts by paying tithing as it is an act of faith.
Mind Your Money (Game)
Discover ways to a bright future. This way you are less likely to end up in “financial despair.” We all need to save our money for the things that will make a difference.
This game will help you learn to make good money choices NOW so you can have a jump-start on your FUTURE. You can save for items such as college tuition, books, car, gasoline, car repair, car insurance, rent, food, clothing, and entertainment.
GAME RULES on the pdf download (THIS WILL HELP YOU SEE THE DIRECTION THAT GOOD AND BAD MONEY CHOICES TAKE YOU).
THOUGHT TREATS (Tithing Toast). Instructions in the pdf.
Thought: Tell youth that they might become “toast” in the latter days when the earth is cleansed by fire if they do not pay their tithing (D&C 64:23).
