1999
Tithing Around the World
June 1999


“Tithing Around the World,” Friend, June 1999, 24–25

Tithing Around the World

I want to give the Lord my tenth, For ev’ry time I do It makes me think of all the gifts He gives to me and you (Children’s Songbook, page 150).

These children have all done extra chores and worked in their neighborhoods to earn money* for gifts for their fathers. Before buying anything, each wants to pay his or her tithing. The amount of money each earned is shown, with a place for the amount of tithing to be paid. Can you find the right amounts on page 47 and cut them out and glue them where they belong?

Canada
Ian
Thirteen dollars, twenty cents

One dollar, thirty-two cents

United States
Pat
Eight dollars, fifty cents

Forty pesos

Mexico
Carlos
Four hundred pesos

Eighty-five cents

England
Jillian
Five pounds

Fifteen rubles

Peru
Luisa
One hundred ten soles

Fifty-two cents

Norway
Ingsa
Five hundred fifty kroner

Twelve koruna

Nigeria
Kelechi
One hundred fifty nairas

Fifty-five kroner

Czech Republic
Lukás
One hundred twenty koruna

Seven francs

Japan
Yoshi
One hundred fifty yen

Eleven soles

Russia
Sergei
One hundred fifty rubles

Fifteen nairas

Tahiti
Taina
Seventy francs

Fifteen yen

New Zealand
Kiri
Five dollars, twenty cents

Fifty pence

  • Because in some countries children are unable to earn money for gifts, we have shown what they might have earned.

Illustrated by Julie F. Young