WISDOM: Little LESSON LIFESAVERS Activity: My Heavenly Treasure Sack – filled with words of wisdom – Come Follow Me – Primary and Home lessons

YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. MY HEAVENLY TREASURE SACK filled with words of wisdom. Youth can reach in this bag to find jewel scripture treasures of thought to motivate them. Here, there they will find wisdom, e.g., BE HUMBLE: “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16:18) Take turns reading and talking about each. Or, read one each night before bed to ponder upon the next day.

USE FOR: COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Home lessons, Family Home Evening, Activity Days, Sunday School, Bible Study

Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
My Heavenly Treasure sack
(Filled with Words of Wisdom)

OBJECTIVE: To strengthen each child’s desire to become more like Jesus Christ by developing wisdom and an understanding heart. 

ACTIVITY: My Heavenly Treasure sack
Children can take home words of wisdom in a Heavenly Treasures sack. They can read the scriptures each day to remind them of the treasures that are of lasting worth. Take turns reading word-strips and talking about the words of wisdom found in the scriptures.

TO MAKE Print and cut out the My Heavenly Treasure sack for each child.

THOUGHT TREAT Heavenly Treasure Wisdom Waffles. Butter waffles ahead of time and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar mixture (3/4 sugar 1/4 cinnamon) on top. Broil for 2 minutes in the oven to melt the butter and cinnamon sugar mixture onto the waffle. Serve waffles cold.  Tell the youth that heaven is sweet. Each groove in the waffle can represent a heavenly treasure you can take with you such as wisdom, knowledge, an understanding heart, prayer, scripture study, testimony, good deeds, baptism, and right choices.  Encourage children to dig deep into the scriptures each day to find heavenly treasures.

SCRIPTURE CHALLENGE CARD: Help children Search and Ponder this scripture card by filling in the blanks. PRINT this 5 x 7 scripture card from the pdf included with the above activity. You can punch the two holes on the left and tie a ribbon to attach cards or use two metal rings to connect cards.

1 Kings 3:11-12, 14 “And God said unto [Solomon], Because thou has asked this thing [an understanding heart] . . . I have given thee a wise and understanding heart . . . And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my . . . commandments . . . I will lengthen thy days.”

MORE LESSON IDEAS:

• Present Lesson 31 – Primary 6 Manual – Old Testament: The Wisdom of King Solomon. Review enrichment activity 4 in the lesson manual for which the above activity illustrates.

From Video (below) “Testimony of the Book of Mormon – Jeffrey R. Holland, Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ: “Remember this declaration by Jesus himself. ‘Whoso treasureth up my word shall not be deceived,’ and in the last days, neither your heart nor your faith will fail you.” (See Joseph Smith – Matthew 1:37)

THE WORDSTRIPS (with jewels) found in the activity above reflect these lesson ideas found in the Primary 6 Manual, Lesson 31 (for which the above activity is created for). Plus, you will find 34 more scriptures on the wordstrips from the New Testament.

Help the children choose one of the proverbs to write down or memorize and share with their families.

Have the children find the book of Proverbs in their Bibles. Explain that most of these proverbs (wise sayings) were written by Solomon, and because of his great wisdom, these sayings can help us today.

Help them state it in their own words. Then help them decide how it applies to them. The children may want to mark some of these proverbs in their own Bibles. PROVERBS:

1. “Hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother” (1:8).

2. “If sinners entice thee, consent thou not” (1:10).

3. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (3:5–6).

4. “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding” (3:13).

5. “Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight” (12:22).

6. “A soft answer turneth away wrath” (15:1).

7. “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance” (15:13).

8. “The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous” (15:29).

9. “How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!” (16:16).

10. “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall” (16:18).

11. “Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones” (16:24).

12. “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty” (16:32).

13. “A friend loveth at all times” (17:17).

14. “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine” (17:22).

15. “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise” (20:1).

16. “Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right” (20:11).

17. “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he” (23:7).

18. “Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me” (24:29).

19. “A faithful man shall abound with blessings” (28:20).

20. “Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe” (29:25).