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My Scriptures Are a Treasure

A mystery treasure box, a picture story of prophets, and a flashlight trail to treasure

  • ☀️ Sunbeam
  • ⚡ Fast Sunday
  • 📅 Sunday, March 7, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Prophets write down Heavenly Father’s words, and the scriptures are a treasure for me.

I can love the scriptures by listening to them and holding them gently.

Study it yourself firstRead Exodus 20:1–17; Matthew 4:1–11; 1 Nephi 15:23–24; 2 Nephi 32:3; Helaman 13:4; Doctrine and Covenants 84:85; Joseph Smith—History 1:17 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this fast-Sunday lesson (Exodus 20:1–17; Matthew 4:1–11; 1 Nephi 15:23–24; 2 Nephi 32:3; Helaman 13:4; Doctrine and Covenants 84:85; Joseph Smith—History 1:17)
Know the chapters

This is the March fast-Sunday lesson from Appendix B of the 2027 manual. Teach it instead of the regular Come, Follow Me lesson. The message: Heavenly Father speaks through prophets. They write His words in the scriptures, and studying them brings His power into our lives. Jesus loved the scriptures too. After He fasted forty days, He answered temptation with scripture. In Matthew 4:4 He said we live “by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Sunbeams are too young to fast, but some parents are fasting today. Skip food rewards and use cheers and high-fives.

The story visits a few prophets in simple pictures. Moses went up the mountain, where the Lord gave the commandments, in Exodus 20. Samuel the Lamanite stood on a city wall and said Jesus would be born, in Helaman 13:4 and 14:2. Joseph Smith prayed in the trees and saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, in Joseph Smith—History 1:17. Prophets wrote these words down so we’d always have them. Today we have a living prophet who teaches us too.

The story ends with Mary Rollins. She loved the Book of Mormon so much that she read it nearly all night. Later, in Missouri, angry men scattered the pages of a book of the Lord’s revelations in the street. Mary and her sister Caroline gathered them up and hid in a cornfield until they were safe. It’s told in “Mary and Caroline Rollins” in Doctrine and Covenants Stories. For three-year-olds, keep the chase gentle and short. The pages were in trouble, the sisters scooped them up, and everyone was safe.

Here’s the tiny truth for Sunbeams. The scriptures are Heavenly Father’s words, and they’re a treasure. Three-year-olds show love for the scriptures with their hands and ears. They hold them gently, turn pages carefully and listen while someone reads. Let them hold your scriptures today.

Only have 5 minutes?

Hide your scriptures in a pillowcase and let the children guess the treasure. Pull it out: “Heavenly Father’s words!” Tell the picture story in Teach Mode, with a few sounds from the class. Teach “Search the scriptures” with motions, then play Follow the Light. End by passing your scriptures gently around the circle. Brought nothing? Tap “I brought nothing.” Hide your scriptures behind your back and use the glowing phone or tablet as your lamp.

What to bring4 items

Tick what you have. Forgot something? Every step that needs a supply has a no-supplies version in the plan below.

Before class

  1. Put your scriptures in the box or pillowcase. Set it where the children can see it.
  2. Cut or tear five or six paper hearts or stars for Follow the Light.
  3. Practice once. Hug a pretend book: “My treasure!”

If your class is wild

  • Some Sunbeams cry when a parent leaves. Let the parent stay a few minutes. Then invite the child to hold the treasure box during the hook.
  • Here’s an attention signal. You say, “Scriptures!” They hug a pretend book, answer “My treasure!” and sit on their spots.
  • When children hold your scriptures, sit close and keep one hand under the book. Praise gentle hands: “You hold Heavenly Father’s words so carefully!”
  • For potty breaks, follow your ward’s policy. Usually a parent or the second adult takes the child. Two adults always stay with the class.
  • It’s fast Sunday, so skip food rewards. A hungry, grumpy child often perks up with a job, like holding the flashlight.

The 25-minute plan22 min + bonus

Bonus steps are for when you have extra time. Steps that mention Teach Mode, the Sound Board or other class games refer to the Gospel Sparks app; on the web you can play Forehead Guess and Scripture Showdown from this page.

1. Hook

The Treasure Box

3 min

A mystery “treasure” makes three-year-olds curious, and the reveal shows how special the scriptures are.

  1. SAY“I brought a treasure today. It’s the most special thing I own! Can you guess what it is?”
  2. Hold up the box and let a few children feel the outside. Ask, “Is it heavy? Is it soft?” Let them guess.
  3. Tap the drumroll on the Sound Board. Pull out your scriptures: “Heavenly Father’s words!”
  4. SAY“Prophets wrote down Heavenly Father’s words in this book. Today we’ll learn why it’s a treasure.”

Class screen: 🎁 What’s the treasure?

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A box, bag or pillowcase to hide your scriptures in

Behind My Back

  1. SAY“I brought a treasure today. It’s the most special thing I own!”
  2. Hide your scriptures behind your back. Give one clue at a time: “It has lots of pages.” “It tells about Jesus.” Let them guess.
  3. Tap the drumroll on the Sound Board. Bring out your scriptures: “Heavenly Father’s words!”
  4. SAY“Prophets wrote down Heavenly Father’s words in this book. Today we’ll learn why it’s a treasure.”

Class screen: 🥁 What’s behind my back?

2. Story

Picture Story: Heavenly Father’s Words

6 min

Seven picture scenes show that prophets share Heavenly Father’s words and the scriptures keep them safe for us.

  1. SAY“Let’s meet some people who loved Heavenly Father’s words! Look at the pictures. You get to make some sounds.”
  2. Swipe through the scenes. Read each short part. Make the sound together when one shows.
  3. Use an exciting whisper for scene 5. The girls were brave, and everyone was safe. After scene 7, hold up your scriptures.
  4. SAY“Let’s all say it together. My treasure!”
🌪️ If scene 5 feels scary to anyone, say right away, “They were safe, and so were the pages!”

Class screen: 📖 Heavenly Father’s words! · 😮 Ooooh! · 🤫 Shh! · 🤗 My treasure!

3. Wiggle break

Prophet Says

2 min

A gentle “Simon says” practices listening to the prophet and gets the wiggles out.

  1. SAY“Prophets tell us what Heavenly Father wants. Let’s listen and follow! Everyone stand up by your spot.”
  2. Start actions with “The prophet says…” Touch your nose, jump three times, fold your arms. Sometimes leave it off. Nobody’s out!
  3. SAY“The prophet says… sit down and listen!”

Class screen: 👂 The prophet says…

4. Scripture

Our Little Verse: John 5:39

3 min

Search-and-open motions help Sunbeams remember that Jesus loved the scriptures.

  1. SAY“Jesus loved the scriptures! He said something about them. Listen!”
  2. Read slowly: “Search the scriptures.”
  3. SAY“That means look in the scriptures to find Heavenly Father’s words.”
  4. Teach the motions from the Key Verse. Say it together three times: a whisper, a regular voice, then a big happy voice.
  5. Let each child gently turn one page of your scriptures while everyone says it one more time.

Class screen: 📖 Search the scriptures! · 👀 Search · 📖 the scriptures

5. Game

Follow the Light

5 min

Following a flashlight to treasure practices Psalm 119:105. Heavenly Father’s words show me where to go.

  1. SAY“The Bible says Heavenly Father’s words are a lamp for my feet. Everyone cover your eyes!”
  2. Lay the paper hearts around the room. Turn on the flashlight and shine it on the floor. Everyone walks slowly behind the light.
  3. When the light lands on a heart, one child picks it up: “Treasure!” Everyone says, “The scriptures show me where to go!”
  4. Keep going until every child has a treasure. For the last round, let a child hold the flashlight with your hand on theirs.
🌪️ Walking feet behind the light. If the line bunches up, stop the light and wait for everyone to freeze.

Class screen: 🔦 Follow the light to treasure! · 💡 Follow the light · ❤️ Treasure!

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A flashlight, 5 or 6 paper hearts or stars (cut or torn from any paper) to lay on the floor as “treasure”

Follow the Glowing device

  1. SAY“The Bible says Heavenly Father’s words are a lamp for my feet. Look, your phone or tablet can glow like a lamp!”
  2. Hold your phone or tablet low so it glows. Walk slowly around the room. Everyone follows on tiptoe.
  3. Stop at a chair, the door or a window: “Treasure!” Everyone pats the spot and says, “The scriptures show me where to go!”
  4. Let a child lead the next round, holding your phone or tablet with you. Play until everyone has found a treasure spot.

Class screen: 💡 Follow the light!

6. Testimony

Hold the Treasure

3 min

Holding real scriptures gently helps each child feel that Heavenly Father’s words are for them.

  1. SAY“These are Heavenly Father’s words. They are a treasure.”
  2. Lower your voice. Pass your scriptures around the circle with a hand under them. Softly tell each child, “Emma, these are Heavenly Father’s words for you.”
  3. SAY“I love the scriptures. They help me know Jesus.”
  4. Invite them to try Treasure Time at home this week. Fold arms for the closing prayer. Whisper the words for the child who prays.

Class screen: 💛 The scriptures are my treasure! · 📖 Treasure Time this week

7. Game

Treasure Picture Quiz

3 minBONUS

Picture questions review the story if you have a few extra minutes, and every child gets to point.

  1. SAY“Let’s see what you remember! Point to the right picture.”
  2. Tap Scripture Showdown. Read each question and point to each picture. No teams this time, so everyone wins.
  3. After every answer, everyone hugs a pretend book: “My treasure!”
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 👉 Point to the right picture!

8. Game

What’s Hiding? Mystery Picture

3 minBONUS

A slow picture reveal reviews the story.

  1. SAY“A picture from our story is hiding! Let’s find out what it is.”
  2. Tap Mystery Picture. Call out a quick “Show me listening ears!” or “Show me book hands!” Tap away a tile after each one.
  3. Let everyone call out a guess. When the picture shows, tell that part of the story together.
🧩 Mystery Picture (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🖼️ What’s hiding?

The story

Heavenly Father’s Words

Exodus 19:16–20:17; Helaman 13:4; 14:2; Joseph Smith—History 1:17; Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Mary and Caroline Rollins” ↗

Optional helpers

  • Treasure HelperSits by you and holds up your scriptures in scenes 4 and 7.
  • Sound HelperTaps each scene’s sound on your phone or tablet with your help.

Scenes

  1. ⛰️⚡ Moses went up the mountain

    Moses was a prophet. He climbed a big mountain, and the Lord spoke to him. The Lord gave commandments to help people choose the right.

    🙌

  2. 🧱📣 Samuel stood on a wall

    Samuel was a prophet too. He climbed up on a tall wall. He called out Heavenly Father’s words. Jesus will be born soon!

    🙌

  3. 🌳✨ Joseph Smith saw a bright light

    Joseph Smith prayed in the trees. Heavenly Father and Jesus came to him in a bright, bright light!

    🙌 Shade your eyes from the bright light: “Ooooh!”

  4. ✍️📖 Prophets wrote the words down

    Prophets wrote Heavenly Father’s words in books, so we would never forget them. We call those books the scriptures!

    🙌

  5. 👧🌽 Mary and Caroline saved the pages

    A girl named Mary loved the Book of Mormon. One day, angry men threw pages of Heavenly Father’s words into the street! Mary and her sister Caroline scooped them up. They hid in a cornfield. And the pages were safe!

    🙌 Tiptoe fingers on your knees: “Tip, tip, tip.” Whisper: “Shh!”

  6. 🧓👂 We have a prophet today

    Today we have a living prophet too. He tells us what Heavenly Father wants us to know.

    🙌

  7. 📖💛 The scriptures are my treasure!

    The scriptures tell about Jesus. When we listen to them, we learn how to follow Him.

    🙌 Hug a pretend book: “My treasure!”

Key verse

John 5:39 ↗
“Search the scriptures”
In kid words: Jesus said, “Search the scriptures.”
🙌 “Search” = hand over your eyes, looking side to side · “the scriptures” = put your palms together, then open them like a book · then hug your pretend book and say, “My treasure!”

More verses

Psalm 119:105 ↗
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet”
In kid words: Heavenly Father’s words are like a light that shows me where to walk.
Matthew 4:4 ↗
“by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”
In kid words: Jesus said we need Heavenly Father’s words, even more than food.
2 Timothy 3:15 ↗
“from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures”
In kid words: Even little children can know and love the scriptures.
Amos 3:7 ↗
“he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets”
In kid words: Heavenly Father tells His prophets what He wants us to know.

Forehead Guess words14 words

  • ⛰️ Mountain
  • 🧱 Wall
  • 🌳 Trees
  • ✨ Light
  • 📖 Book
  • ✏️ Pencil
  • 🌙 Moon
  • 📄 Pages
  • 🌽 Corn
  • 💎 Treasure
  • 🔦 Flashlight
  • 👣 Feet
  • 👂 Ear
  • ⚡ Thunder
Clues for each word
  • Mountain: Moses climbed it
  • Wall: Samuel stood on top of it
  • Trees: Where Joseph Smith prayed
  • Light: Bright, bright, bright!
  • Book: The scriptures are one
  • Pencil: Prophets wrote the words down
  • Moon: Mary read almost all night
  • Pages: Mary and Caroline saved them
  • Corn: The girls hid in a cornfield
  • Treasure: Something very special
  • Flashlight: It shows us where to walk
  • Feet: The scriptures light the way for them
  • Ear: Listen to the prophet
  • Thunder: Boom! On Moses’s mountain
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown8 questions

  1. Who writes down Heavenly Father’s words?
    • A. 🦖 Dinosaurs
    • B. 🧔 Prophets
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 🧔 Prophets Prophets write Heavenly Father’s words in the scriptures.

  2. What did Samuel stand on?
    • A. 🧱 A wall
    • B. 🛹 A skateboard
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 🧱 A wall Samuel stood on a wall and told everyone Jesus would be born.

  3. Where did Mary and Caroline hide the pages?
    • A. 🍦 An ice cream shop
    • B. 🌽 A cornfield
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 🌽 A cornfield They hid in a tall cornfield, and the pages were safe!

  4. Which one holds Heavenly Father’s words?
    • A. 🍳 A frying pan
    • B. 📖 The scriptures
    • C. 🧸 A teddy bear
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 📖 The scriptures The scriptures are Heavenly Father’s words for us.

  5. How do we hold the scriptures?
    • A. 🤲 Gently
    • B. 🥏 Throw them
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 🤲 Gently The scriptures are a treasure, so we hold them gently.

  6. The scriptures are like a lamp. What does a lamp do?
    • A. 🎵 Sings songs
    • B. 💡 Gives light
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 💡 Gives light Psalm 119:105. The scriptures light the way, like a lamp.

  7. Do we have a prophet today?
    • A. 😊 Yes!
    • B. 🙅 No
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 😊 Yes! We have a living prophet who teaches us Heavenly Father’s words.

  8. Who do the scriptures tell about?
    • A. 🦸 Superheroes
    • B. 🐉 Dragons
    • C. ❤️ Jesus
    Show answer

    ✅ C. ❤️ Jesus John 5:39. Jesus said the scriptures tell about Him.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • Follow the Prophet Children’s Songbook, p. 110

    March to the chorus after the Prophet Says wiggle. Find it ↗

  • Search, Ponder, and Pray Children’s Songbook, p. 109

    Hum it while children gently turn the pages of your scriptures. Find it ↗

  • Book of Mormon Stories Children’s Songbook, p. 118

    The book Mary Rollins loved so much. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Treasure Time

This week, sit with Mom or Dad and let them read you a few words from the scriptures. Hold the book gently, turn one page, and say, “My treasure!”

Text the parents

Today your Sunbeam learned that prophets write down Heavenly Father’s words, and the scriptures are a treasure. We heard about Moses, Samuel, Joseph Smith and a girl named Mary Rollins who loved the Book of Mormon. Then we followed a flashlight to treasure, like the lamp in Psalm 119:105. Ask your child, “What is my treasure book?” Then let them hold your scriptures while you read one short verse together.

📝 After class

What worked? Who needs a check-in this week? Jot it here on a printed copy, or in the app’s private class notes.

Got extra time?

💛 Jesus Loved the Scriptures · 2 min

  1. Show Matthew 4:4 on your phone or tablet.
  2. SAY“Jesus loved the scriptures. Once He fasted a long time, and He was very hungry. He said we need Heavenly Father’s words even more than bread.”
  3. Everyone rubs their tummy: “Food for my body!” Then hugs a pretend book: “Words for my spirit!”
  4. Do it three times, faster each time.

🧔 Who Am I? Prophet Clues · 3 min

  1. Give one clue at a time. “I climbed a big mountain” is Moses. “I stood on a tall wall” is Samuel. “I prayed in the trees and saw a bright light” is Joseph Smith.
  2. Everyone calls out the name, then cups an ear: “Listen!”
  3. SAY“Today we have a living prophet too!”
  4. Everyone cups an ear to listen.

🤲 Page-Turn Practice · 3 min

  1. Bring out a children’s picture scripture book or a Friend magazine, if you have one.
  2. Show how to turn a page gently with one finger. Let each child turn a page and point to a picture.
  3. Ask about each picture: “Who is this? What are they doing?”

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tap or click a reference to open it in Gospel Library. Start with the official Come, Follow Me manual; these ideas are here to help it come alive.

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