PC 101 Life Skills
Gathering Agenda for Week 07
Financial Stewardship
Gathering Purposes
• Discuss the BYU-Pathway Worldwide devotional
• Understand the scriptural foundation of the principles of tithes and offerings
• Explore and discuss the personal blessings that have come through payment of tithes and offerings
• Problem solve using different financial scenarios to discover potential blessings that can come from
obedience to the law of tithing
Preparation
• For face-to-face Gatherings, arrive early to setup the room, prepare any visual aids, and greet students
as they arrive.
• For virtual Gatherings, start the meeting early, share your screen with a message welcoming them to
the gathering and letting them know you’ll start soon.
o When the Gathering Agenda asks that students meet in small groups, use Breakout Rooms.
o When the Gathering Agenda asks you to display things on “the board,” you can use the
whiteboard.
Min. Activities Teaching Tips
Welcome and Devotional
10 Welcome Welcome, announcements, and housekeeping
Hymn or Please sing one or two verses of a hymn. If you meet with a
Thought, virtual gathering, the lead student or another student should be
Prayer invited to share a brief spiritual thought. A volunteer will then
give an opening prayer.
BYU- Students were asked to watch the BYU-Pathway Worldwide Look up the questions
Pathway devotional this week, as contained in the course. They should in advance so you are
Worldwide have done this prior to the gathering. As a class discuss the ready.
Devotional devotional using the discussion questions provided in the
course.
Math Gathering Activity
10 Read and You and two other friends want to drive to the temple. You Write or project this
Discuss need one full gas can worth of fuel in order to get there and math problem onto
back. You have 3/8 of a gas can. Your first friend has 4/8 of a gas the board for the class
can. Your second friend has 1/8 of a gas can. Between the three to see or bring printed
of you, do you have enough gas to make one full gas can worth copies of this problem
of fuel in order to go to the temple? Work together with your to hand out to the
group to draw a picture showing how much gas you have class if physically
combined. gathering.
1
, Answer: Take the time to draw the answer. You may want to Invite the class to take
use pie charts or line charts. The answer is yes. You have barely five minutes to answer
enough to go to the temple. 3/8 + 4/8 + 1/8 = 8/8 = 1 the three questions.
For additional help with drawing this, see the final question on Ask the class to share
the lesson 8 math exercises. their answers and/or
ask questions.
Reveal the correct
answer to the class
Hook/Matching Activity
15 Pair and On one side of the whiteboard or chalkboard, write down the Consider showing up
Class following scripture references: to class a little early to
Discussion • Alma 13:15 write the scripture
• Genesis 28: 20-22 reference and names
• 2 Chronicles 31:5 on opposite sides of
• Nehemiah 13:12 the board.
On the other side of the board, write the following four
names/titles:
• Israelites
• Abraham Give the class about 5-
• People of Judah 7 minutes to look up
scriptures and talk in
• Jacob
pairs
Ask members of the class to divide into pairs.
Invite them to look up each scripture, read
through it, figure out what it’s talking about, and then also
figure out which people the scripture is referencing (using the
list on the board as their guide).
Come back together as a class.
• Ask for a volunteer from the class to share what Alma
As class members list
13:15 was about. Ask, “Who was the scripture talking
who each scripture is
about?”
about, draw a line
• Ask for a volunteer from the class to share what Genesis
between the scripture
28:20-22 was about. Ask, “Who was the scripture
and the person (or
talking about?”
people) the scripture is
• Ask for a volunteer from the class to share what 2
about.
Chronicles 31:5 was about. Ask, “Who was the scripture
talking about?”
• Ask for a volunteer from the class to share what
Nehemiah 13:12 was about. Ask, “Who was the
scripture talking about?”
Questions After completing the matching activity, ask the class, Please remember to be
for the sensitive to all the
class • “What do all of these scriptures have in common?” members of the class
[Answer: “They are about paying tithes and offerings”] as you discuss this
topic. Not everyone in
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Gathering Agenda for Week 07
Financial Stewardship
Gathering Purposes
• Discuss the BYU-Pathway Worldwide devotional
• Understand the scriptural foundation of the principles of tithes and offerings
• Explore and discuss the personal blessings that have come through payment of tithes and offerings
• Problem solve using different financial scenarios to discover potential blessings that can come from
obedience to the law of tithing
Preparation
• For face-to-face Gatherings, arrive early to setup the room, prepare any visual aids, and greet students
as they arrive.
• For virtual Gatherings, start the meeting early, share your screen with a message welcoming them to
the gathering and letting them know you’ll start soon.
o When the Gathering Agenda asks that students meet in small groups, use Breakout Rooms.
o When the Gathering Agenda asks you to display things on “the board,” you can use the
whiteboard.
Min. Activities Teaching Tips
Welcome and Devotional
10 Welcome Welcome, announcements, and housekeeping
Hymn or Please sing one or two verses of a hymn. If you meet with a
Thought, virtual gathering, the lead student or another student should be
Prayer invited to share a brief spiritual thought. A volunteer will then
give an opening prayer.
BYU- Students were asked to watch the BYU-Pathway Worldwide Look up the questions
Pathway devotional this week, as contained in the course. They should in advance so you are
Worldwide have done this prior to the gathering. As a class discuss the ready.
Devotional devotional using the discussion questions provided in the
course.
Math Gathering Activity
10 Read and You and two other friends want to drive to the temple. You Write or project this
Discuss need one full gas can worth of fuel in order to get there and math problem onto
back. You have 3/8 of a gas can. Your first friend has 4/8 of a gas the board for the class
can. Your second friend has 1/8 of a gas can. Between the three to see or bring printed
of you, do you have enough gas to make one full gas can worth copies of this problem
of fuel in order to go to the temple? Work together with your to hand out to the
group to draw a picture showing how much gas you have class if physically
combined. gathering.
1
, Answer: Take the time to draw the answer. You may want to Invite the class to take
use pie charts or line charts. The answer is yes. You have barely five minutes to answer
enough to go to the temple. 3/8 + 4/8 + 1/8 = 8/8 = 1 the three questions.
For additional help with drawing this, see the final question on Ask the class to share
the lesson 8 math exercises. their answers and/or
ask questions.
Reveal the correct
answer to the class
Hook/Matching Activity
15 Pair and On one side of the whiteboard or chalkboard, write down the Consider showing up
Class following scripture references: to class a little early to
Discussion • Alma 13:15 write the scripture
• Genesis 28: 20-22 reference and names
• 2 Chronicles 31:5 on opposite sides of
• Nehemiah 13:12 the board.
On the other side of the board, write the following four
names/titles:
• Israelites
• Abraham Give the class about 5-
• People of Judah 7 minutes to look up
scriptures and talk in
• Jacob
pairs
Ask members of the class to divide into pairs.
Invite them to look up each scripture, read
through it, figure out what it’s talking about, and then also
figure out which people the scripture is referencing (using the
list on the board as their guide).
Come back together as a class.
• Ask for a volunteer from the class to share what Alma
As class members list
13:15 was about. Ask, “Who was the scripture talking
who each scripture is
about?”
about, draw a line
• Ask for a volunteer from the class to share what Genesis
between the scripture
28:20-22 was about. Ask, “Who was the scripture
and the person (or
talking about?”
people) the scripture is
• Ask for a volunteer from the class to share what 2
about.
Chronicles 31:5 was about. Ask, “Who was the scripture
talking about?”
• Ask for a volunteer from the class to share what
Nehemiah 13:12 was about. Ask, “Who was the
scripture talking about?”
Questions After completing the matching activity, ask the class, Please remember to be
for the sensitive to all the
class • “What do all of these scriptures have in common?” members of the class
[Answer: “They are about paying tithes and offerings”] as you discuss this
topic. Not everyone in
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