Scripture Treasure Box

Here is the Scripture Treasure Box that some you have been asking about!

If you're wondering what a Scripture Treasure Box is, it's simply a collection of everyday objects that represent scripture stories or gospel principles. As you read a scripture together, you pull out the matching object and use it to help tell the story.

It's a simple way to make family scripture study more interactive, especially for younger children.

Our family loves pulling out a few treasures during Family Home Evening. The kids get excited to guess what scripture story each object represents, and it often leads to some wonderful discussions.

It's amazing how a simple object can help children remember a scripture story long after Family Home Evening is over.

Here are some of the treasures we've collected over the years.

Chicken – The hen gathers her chicks (Matthew 23:37; Doctrine & Covenants 43:24)
Baby – Moses in the bulrushes (Exodus 2:1–10)
Candle – Let your light shine (Matthew 5:14–16)
Stick – The stick of Joseph and Judah (Ezekiel 37:15–19)
Fish – Jonah and the great fish (Jonah 1–2); Feeding the five thousand (Mark 6:34–44)
Ten Commandments – Moses receives the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)
Toy Bow – Nephi's broken bow (1 Nephi 16:18–32)
Coin – The lost coin (Luke 15:8–10); The widow's mite (Mark 12:41–44)
Nativity figure – The birth of Christ (Luke 1:26–38; Luke 2:1–20)
Snake – The serpent in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3)
Salt – Salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13; Luke 14:34; 3 Nephi 12:13); Lot's wife (Genesis 19:15–26)
Piece of colorful fabric – Joseph's coat of many colors (Genesis 37–45)
Pencil – Keeping a record or journal (Doctrine & Covenants 21; 76; 85)
Scissors – Samson and Delilah (Judges 16)
Compass – The Liahona (1 Nephi 16–18)
Treasure chest – Lehi and his family leave Jerusalem (1 Nephi 2)
Wheat – The Word of Wisdom (Doctrine & Covenants 89)
Tithing envelope – Tithing (Doctrine & Covenants 119)
Sun – Samuel the Lamanite prophesies of Christ's birth (Helaman 13–16; 3 Nephi 1)
Iron rod – Lehi's vision (1 Nephi 8; 11)
Flag – Captain Moroni and the Title of Liberty (Alma 46; 48)
Missionary name tag – Alma the Younger (Mosiah 27); Ammon (Alma 17)
Globe – The Creation (Genesis 1–2; Moses 2)
Dove – The baptism of Jesus Christ (Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22; John 1:29–34)
Goat – The sheep and the goats (Matthew 25:31–46)
Cow – God created the beasts (Genesis 1:25); The golden calf (Exodus 32)
Donkey – Balaam and his donkey (Numbers 22:21–35)
Two toy animals – Noah's Ark (Genesis 6–9)
Bird – Birds for food (Doctrine & Covenants 89:12–21)
Horse – Trust in the Lord, not in horses (Psalm 20:7; Proverbs 21:31)
Soap – Baptism and spiritual cleanliness (2 Nephi 31:4–11; Doctrine & Covenants 68:25–28)
Sacrament cup – The sacrament (3 Nephi 18; Moroni 4–5)
Rooster – Peter denies Christ (Matthew 26:34, 69–75)
Seeds – The parable of the sower (Matthew 13:3–23); Faith as a mustard seed (Matthew 13:31–32); Faith compared to a seed (Alma 32:26–43)
Flashlight or light bulb – Jesus Christ, the Light of the World (John 1:1–9; Doctrine & Covenants 84:45–46; Doctrine & Covenants 93:9; Ether 4:12; Psalm 27:1)
Heart – Love the Lord (Matthew 22:37); Clean hands and a pure heart (Psalm 24:4); Hearts turned to the fathers (Malachi 4:6); A merry heart (Proverbs 17:22)
Sword – The flaming sword (Genesis 3:24; Moses 4:31); Swords into plowshares (Isaiah 2:4); The sword of Laban (1 Nephi 4:9–19); Ammon defending King Lamoni's flocks (Alma 17:37–39)