"Eunice Black, a Relief Society teacher, told of a speaker who set out 10 apples to represent his monthly income. He 'paid' one apple for food, two apples for rent, and so on until only one apple remained—a tithing apple. Then he asked the bishop to stand next to him. He said that he hoped […]

Items needed small bowl for each member of the class popped popcorn Have children sit on the floor with the small bowls in front of them. Parcel out 10 kernels to each, pretty much using up one bowl. Then ask each child if you can have one kernel, thanking each one who is willing to […]

Items needed 20 small candies or nuts Give 1 person in the class 10 pieces of candy. Then ask them if they'll give one back to you, before they eat any of them. It should be easy to share 1 piece, since you've just given them ten. In contrast, give someone else ten pieces of […]

Items needed 10 cookies Invite someone in the class to be the "bishop". Have him or her stand next to you while you allocate your income to your expenses. You could do something like this: drop 3 cookies in the trash can for rent, 2 cookies to pay off your credit card bill, 1 cookie […]