tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43831859469561213012024-03-05T15:33:44.179-07:00Favorite LDS Education QuotesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-63352349618311902632010-10-08T19:46:00.002-07:002010-10-08T19:46:00.121-07:00Great Resource!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ldsmediatalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/provident-living.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 88px;" src="http://ldsmediatalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/provident-living.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.providentliving.org/content/list/0,11664,2618-1,00.html">Here's a link</a> the the Provident Living site from LDS.org. There are several wonderful talks and stories that encourage educating the family.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.providentliving.org/content/list/0,11664,2618-1,00.html">Provident Living - Educating the Family<br /></a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-28834753308022234792010-10-07T18:42:00.002-07:002010-10-07T18:42:00.897-07:00“Encouraging Parents to Teach Their Children,” Ensign, Feb. 2001, 68President Hinckley suggested we teach our children the following:<br /><br />• <i>Teach them to develop good friendships.</i> Latter-day Saint youth should choose friends who will influence them for good.<div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div> <p>• <i>Teach them the importance of education.</i> Youth will be amply rewarded for their efforts to obtain an education. The Church will also be blessed by their increased capacities and skills.</p> </div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div> <p>• <i>Teach them self-respect.</i> The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles discourage tattoos and the piercing of the body other than the minimal piercing of the ears by women for one pair of earrings.</p> </div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div> <p>• <i>Teach them to stay away from drugs.</i> Those who use illegal drugs lose self-control and will do anything to feed their habit.</p> </div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div> <p>• <i>Teach them the virtue of honesty.</i> A person who is honest enjoys a clean conscience and an unspotted reputation.</p> </div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div> <p>• <i>Teach them to be virtuous. </i>Sexual urges must be controlled with unbending self-discipline.</p> </div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div> <p>• <i>Teach them to look forward to the time when they may be married in the house of the Lord.</i> Youth should come to the marriage altar free of evil of any kind. Husbands should avoid situations and attitudes that can lead to divorce.</p> </div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div> <p>• <i>Teach them to pray.</i> It is a miracle that we can approach God for individual help and guidance.</p>Read the Article <a href="http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/2001.htm/ensign%20february%202001.htm/perspectives.htm?fn=document-frame.htm&f=templates&2.0#LPTOC2">here</a>. </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-79366610097249715132010-10-06T19:44:00.005-07:002010-10-07T09:13:34.594-07:00Doctrine and Covenants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mslL6RaffRcP-inzgJw6Om9u7BMWoQB6Q7nhvhsJBJPtYvR1T5ShHNmqJIAbYEmM-cvRDo_Z4teqqKxyBGfu8828NMqAMOxTHuH97a-zcVu5iXblrI5FGa2BPmZo15zbJ0U3Rz1LQA8p/s1600/doctrine_and_covenants.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mslL6RaffRcP-inzgJw6Om9u7BMWoQB6Q7nhvhsJBJPtYvR1T5ShHNmqJIAbYEmM-cvRDo_Z4teqqKxyBGfu8828NMqAMOxTHuH97a-zcVu5iXblrI5FGa2BPmZo15zbJ0U3Rz1LQA8p/s400/doctrine_and_covenants.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525130543920683794" border="0" /></a>“Study and learn, and become acquainted with all good books, and with languages, tongues, and people” (<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/90/15#15" target="contentWindow" class="scriptureRef">D&C 90:15</a>). <a name="9"></a> <p>“Seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith” (<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/88/118#118" target="contentWindow" class="scriptureRef">D&C 88:118</a>). </p> <a name="10"></a> <p>“Obtain a knowledge of history, and of countries, and of kingdoms, of laws of God and man, and all this for the salvation of Zion” (<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/93/53#53" target="contentWindow" class="scriptureRef">D&C 93:53</a>). </p> <a name="11"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-43226091406554779822010-06-15T09:35:00.003-07:002010-10-06T22:51:44.127-07:00L. Tom Perry, "Mothers Teaching Children in the Home" Ensign, May 2010, 30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/people/l-tom-perry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 161px;" src="http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/people/l-tom-perry.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>"Teaching in the home is becoming increasingly important in today's world, where the influence of the adversary is so widespread and he is attacking, attempting to erode and destroy the very foundation of our society, even the family. Parents must resolve that teaching in the home is a most sacred and important responsibility."<br /><br />Here is the full talk: <a href="http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1207-11,00.html">"Mothers Teaching Children in the Home," by Elder L. Tom Perry, General Conference April 2010</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-82009463583968079812010-05-08T16:12:00.002-07:002010-05-08T16:18:16.654-07:00Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p. 297<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/olid/OL2068013M-M.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/olid/OL2068013M-M.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>"Let us never lose sight of the fact that education is a preparation for life -- and that preparing for life is far more than knowing how to make a living or how to land on the moon. Preparing for life means building personal integrity, developing a sound sense of values, increasing the capacity and willingness to serve. Education must have its roots in moral principles. If we lose sight of that fact in our attempt to match our educational system against that of the materialists, we shall have lost far more than we could possibly gain."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-4271357173534748392010-05-08T16:04:00.002-07:002010-05-08T16:11:20.214-07:00Doctrines of Salvation, 1:321-322<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/84/01/e224b2c008a005c46ccd0010.L._SL500_AA300_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 182px;" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/84/01/e224b2c008a005c46ccd0010.L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>"There is no knowledge, no learning that can compensate the individual for the loss of his belief in heaven and in the saving principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. An education that leads a man from these central truths cannot compensate him for the great loss of spiritual things."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-18141266532627927432010-04-29T06:24:00.001-07:002010-04-29T14:28:30.450-07:00Gordon B. Hinckley, "Inspirational Thoughts," Ensign, June 1999, 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wendyusuallywanders.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/gordon_b_hinckley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 148px;" src="http://wendyusuallywanders.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/gordon_b_hinckley.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>"It is so important that you young men and you young women get all of the education that you can. The Lord has said very plainly that His people are to gain knowledge of countries and kingdoms and of things of the world through the process of education, even by study and by faith."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=378284d4a0a0c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">"Inspirational Thoughts," Ensign, June 1999, 4</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-69922530891015781192010-04-26T06:04:00.002-07:002010-04-26T06:04:00.244-07:00David A. Bednar, “The Glory of God Is Intelligence,” Friend, Oct. 2007, 6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lds.org/images/Magazines/global/BednarDA_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 131px;" src="http://www.lds.org/images/Magazines/global/BednarDA_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>“I have spent most of my life involved in education. When I was younger, I thought education meant going to school, taking tests, and getting good grades. But as I grew older, I began to learn the difference between doing well in school and becoming educated. A person can do well on tests and still not be educated. True education is learning how to learn. Once I discovered that lesson, learning became fun.”<br /><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Here's the link: </strong><a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=c090ba12dc825110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=21bc9fbee98db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">“The Glory of God Is Intelligence,” </strong><em><strong>Friend,</strong></em><strong style="font-weight: normal;"> Oct. 2007, 6</strong></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-52255925740975839742010-04-22T08:44:00.003-07:002010-04-25T16:36:00.551-07:00New Era Magazine, “Special Issue: Education—Learn Wisdom In Thy Youth,” New Era, Sep 1992, 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lds.org/images/Magazines/NewEra/Archive/NewEraLogo-blue_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 40px;" src="http://lds.org/images/Magazines/NewEra/Archive/NewEraLogo-blue_small.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>"Learning wisdom is a lifelong process. It starts before your first day of school and doesn’t end when you die. It is the thing you carry with you through the eternities.<br /><br />Just as Jesus taught those who desired to know the truth, he can continue to be your guide and your teacher in your search for eternal truth. <a name="6"></a> <p>The education of the heart, of the conscience, and of the spirit, along with the education of the mind, truly is higher education."</p><p><a href="http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=a9f505e063feb010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=024644f8f206c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">“Special Issue: Education—Learn Wisdom In Thy Youth,” <i>New Era</i>, Sep 1992, 4</a></p><br /><a href="http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&sourceId=fd1705e063feb010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=434544f8f206c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">New Era Sept 1992</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-66724808123735239822010-04-21T08:04:00.008-07:002010-04-21T08:12:32.233-07:00L. Tom Perry, "Mothers Teaching Children in the Home," General Conference April 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/people/l-tom-perry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 162px;" src="http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/people/l-tom-perry.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>"My mother understood the value of teaching her children about standards, values, and doctrine while they were young. While she was grateful to others who taught her children outside the home at either school or church, she recognized that parents are entrusted with the education of their children and, ultimately, parents must ensure that their children are being taught what their Heavenly Father would have them learn."<br /><br />I loved this talk in the most recent General Conference!<br /><br />Here is the full talk: <a href="http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1207-11,00.html">"Mothers Teaching Children in the Home," by Elder L. Tom Perry, General Conference April 2010</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-11613662611082348972010-04-20T08:45:00.000-07:002010-04-20T15:48:46.744-07:00M. Russell Ballard, “Learning the Lessons of the Past,” Ensign, May 2009, 31–34"Learning the lessons of the past allows you to walk boldly in the light without running the risk of stumbling in the darkness. This is the way it’s supposed to work. This is God’s plan: father and mother, grandfather and grandmother teaching their children; children learning from them and then becoming a more righteous generation through their own personal experiences and opportunities. Learning the lessons of the past allows you to build personal testimony on a solid bedrock of obedience, faith, and the witness of the Spirit."<br /><br />Read the entire talk here: <a href="http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=1af9230bac7f0210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">“Learning the Lessons of the Past,” <i>Ensign</i>, May 2009, 31–34</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-79760549888862476882010-04-19T21:20:00.002-07:002010-04-19T21:23:13.599-07:00Henry B. Eyring, “Real-Life Education,” NewEra, Apr 2009, 2–8"Why worry about education? Because learning is how we prepare to serve both now and in eternity."<br /><br />The whole talk was amazing! Read it here: <a href="http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=e8a85e8d52440210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=024644f8f206c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">“Real-Life Education,” NewEra, Apr 2009, 2–8</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-80939674667187315882010-04-17T14:04:00.001-07:002010-04-17T14:07:50.229-07:00Ezra Taft Benson, "In His Steps, " Ensign, September 1988"No man is truly educated unless he knows where he came from, why he is here, and where he can expect to go in the next life. He must be able to adequately answer the question Jesus posed, “What think ye of Christ?”<br /><br />Quote from <a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=acf3d7630a27b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">"In His Steps, " Ensign, September 1988</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-22368201694562968922010-04-16T08:11:00.002-07:002010-04-16T08:15:18.030-07:00Ezra Taft Benson, "Salvation—A Family Affair,"Ensign, July 1992, 5"The most important teachings in the home are spiritual. Parents are commanded to prepare their sons and daughters for the ordinances of the gospel: baptism, confirmation, priesthood ordinations, and temple marriage. They are to teach them to respect and honor the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Most importantly, parents are to instill within their children a desire for eternal life and to earnestly seek that goal above all else."<br /><br />Quote from: <a href="http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=d8b494bf3938b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">"Salvation—A Family Affair,"Ensign, July 1992</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-40824219842736266682010-04-08T14:36:00.004-07:002010-04-08T14:51:08.896-07:00President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Two Principles For Any Economy," Ensign, November 2009, 55-58Education is not so much the filling of a bucket as the lighting of a fire. <a name="27"></a> <p>For members of the Church, education is not merely a good idea—it’s a commandment. We are to learn “of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad.” </p> <a name="28"></a> <p>Joseph Smith loved learning even though he had few opportunities for formal education. In his journals, he spoke happily of days spent in study and often expressed his love of learning. </p> <a name="29"></a> <p>Joseph taught the Saints that knowledge was a necessary part of our mortal journey, for “a man is saved no faster than he [gains] knowledge,” and that “whatever principle of intelligence we attain … in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.” During challenging times, it is even more important to learn. The Prophet Joseph taught, “Knowledge does away with darkness, [anxiety], and doubt; for these cannot exist where knowledge is.” </p> <a name="30"></a> <p>Brethren, you have a duty to learn as much as you can. Please encourage your families, your quorum members, everyone to learn and become better educated. If formal education is not available, do not allow that to prevent you from acquiring all the knowledge you can. Under such circumstances, the best books, in a sense, can become your “university”—a classroom that is always open and admits all who apply. Strive to increase your knowledge of all that is “virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy.” Seek knowledge “by study and also by faith.” Seek with a humble spirit and contrite heart. As you apply the spiritual dimension of faith to your study—even of temporal things—you can amplify your intellectual capacity, for “if your eye be single to [God’s] glory, your whole [body] shall be filled with light, … and [comprehend] all things.” </p> <a name="31"></a> <p>In our learning, let us not neglect the fountain of revelation. The scriptures and the words of modern-day apostles and prophets are the sources of wisdom, divine knowledge, and personal revelation to help us find answers to all the challenges in life. Let us learn of Christ; let us seek out that knowledge which leads to peace, truth, and the sublime mysteries of eternity.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=f7fd56627ab94210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">Taken from "<span style="font-style: italic;">Two Principles For Any Economy</span>," Ensign, Nov 2009</a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-1614319745791684432009-11-04T10:14:00.000-07:002009-11-04T10:15:25.075-07:00Henry B. Eyring, "Education for Real Life," Ensign, Oct. 2002, 18-19"Your life is carefully watched over, as was mine. The Lord knows both what He will need you to do and what you will need to know. He is kind and He is all-knowing. So you can with confidence expect that He has prepared opportunities for you to learn in preparation for the service you will give. You will not recognize those opportunities perfectly, as I did not. But when you put the spiritual things first in your life, you will be blessed to feel directed toward certain learning, and you will be motivated to work harder. You will recognize later that your power to serve was increased, and you will be grateful."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-88407485599650489572008-11-29T17:07:00.005-07:002009-03-23T15:27:54.569-07:00Henry B. Eyring, CES Satellite Broadcast Fireside, Moscow, Idaho, May 6, 2001"It is clear that our first priority should go to spiritual learning. Reading the scriptures would come for us before reading history books. Prayer would come before memorizing those Spanish verbs. A temple recommend would be worth more to us than standing first in our graduating class. But it is also clear that spiritual learning would not replace our drive for secular learning. The Lord clearly values what you will find in that history book and in a text on political theory. Remember His words. He wants you to know "things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the nations" (D&C 88:79). And He favors not only Spanish verbs but the study of geography and demography. You remember that His educational charter requires that we have "a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms" (D&C 88:79). There is also an endorsement for questions we study in the sciences. It is clear that putting spiritual learning first does not relieve us from learning secular things. On the contrary, it gives our secular learning purpose and motivates us to work harder at it. If we will keep spiritual learning in its proper place, we will have to make some hard choices of how we use our time."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lds.org/broadcast/ces050601/0,10483,538,00.html">Click here to link to this talk titled "Education For Real Life"</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-39356499322078872912008-11-19T14:16:00.003-07:002009-03-23T15:31:00.350-07:00Deuteronomy 11:18-1918 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.<br /><br />19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-20001980115051483422008-11-19T14:08:00.004-07:002009-03-23T15:29:55.324-07:00M. Russell Ballard, Like A Flame Unquenchable, Church News, April 4, 1999"Unfortunately, far too many parents in today's world have abdicated the responsibility to teach these values and other Church doctrines to their families, believing that others will do it: the peer group, the school, Church leaders and teachers, or even the media. Every day our children are learning, filling their minds and hearts with experiences and perceptions that deeply influence personal value systems. "<br /><br />Link to "<a href="http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/35569/Elder-M-Russell-Ballard-Like-a-Flame-Unquenchable.html">Like A Flame Unquenchable</a>"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-16434631717287411702008-11-14T22:38:00.003-07:002009-03-23T15:32:38.821-07:00Russell M. Nelson, "Where Is Wisdom?", Ensign, Nov. 1992, pg 6"Our Creator expects His children everywhere to educate themselves. He issued a commandment: “Seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.” (<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/88/118#118">D&C 88:118</a>.) And He assures us that knowledge acquired here will be ours forever." (See <a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/130/18-19#18">D&C 130:18-19</a>.)<br /><br />Here is a link to the article "<a href="http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=49799209df38b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1">Where Is Wisdom</a>"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-20480020521595044432008-10-25T23:06:00.004-07:002009-03-23T15:34:13.814-07:00Education, LDS.orgThe Lord has commanded, "Seek learning, even by study and also by faith" (D&C 88:118). He has counseled us to learn the gospel and to gain an understanding "of things both in heaven and in the earth, . . . that [we] may be prepared in all things" (D&C 88:78–80).<br /><p><b>Schooling and Professional Training</b> </p><p>We should always work to educate our minds and our hands so we can succeed in our chosen fields. Our education should be an influence for good and our use of it should distinguish us as people of integrity. A good education will prepare us for opportunities as they come and will help us be an asset to our families, the Church, and our communities. </p><b><br />Lifelong Learning</b> <p></p><p>In addition to furthering our education through formal schooling, we can continue learning by reading, attending wholesome cultural events, visiting museums and historic sites, and observing the world around us.<br /></p><p>Click <a href="http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=a2400bbce1d98010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____">here</a> to read more about education from LDS.org and to find links to many more articles about education.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-76261860124549281822008-10-09T11:28:00.004-07:002009-03-23T15:35:57.714-07:00Bible Dictionary: EducationIn the <a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/bd/e/10">Bible Dictionary</a> under Education, this is what it says:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The divine law impressed upon parents the duty of teaching their children its precepts and principles, but little is known about the methods of teaching that were employed. Up to six years of age a child was taught at home, chiefly by the mother (cf. </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_tim/1/5#5">2 Tim. 1: 5</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">). The schools that all boys from six years old had to attend were generally held in the synagogues. Until a boy was ten no textbook was used but scripture. The aim was to encourage study by sense of duty rather than by reward or fear. Reading, writing, and grammar were taught, and in order that teaching might be thorough, no class even in the elementary school might exceed 25 pupils. The “religious question” could not exist in Jewish education any more than in Church schools today, for the whole purpose of education was religious. Nothing was regarded as worth learning except as it illustrated scripture. At home probably Bible stories were taught as with us, but the regular course at school began with the first seven chapters of Leviticus, so that a boy might know what outward acts were required of him; then the rest of the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the remainder of the O.T. </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br />At the age of 12 a Jewish boy was taken to Jerusalem at one of the feasts and tested by the doctors of the law in the temple as to his knowledge of the duties and privileges to which by circumcision he had been admitted. In passing this test he was regarded as freely and intelligently “taking upon himself the yoke of the law,” or “of the kingdom of God,” and henceforth he was bound to fulfill al the precepts of the ceremonial law. Thus Jesus was at the temple at age 12 (</span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/luke/2/41-52#41">Luke 2: 41-52</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">).</span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br />The use of object lessons and monuments as aids to teaching are frequently specified (</span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ex/13/14-18#14">Ex. 13: 14-18</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">; </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/josh/4/1-9#1">Josh. 4: 1-9</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">). Repeated references in Psalms and Proverbs have an educational flair, as in </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/prov/4">Prov. 4</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">; </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/prov/31/1#1">Prov. 31: 1</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> (cf. </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_tim/3/15#15">2 Tim. 3: 15</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">). All of the ceremonies and rituals both of the law of Moses and in the gospel of Jesus Christ are designed for an educational function through their symbolism.</span><br /><i style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br />See also</i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/bd/b/60">Bitter herbs</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">; </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/bd/s/26">Schools of the Prophets</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">; </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/bd/s/117">Symbolism</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">; </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/bd/s/118">Synagogue</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-79077440951861420212008-10-08T18:49:00.005-07:002009-03-23T15:38:12.977-07:00Teaching, No Greater Call<ol><li><span style="font-size:130%;">After Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden, the Lord sent angels to teach them the plan of redemption (see Alma 12:27-32). He later commanded Adam and Eve to "teach these things freely" to their children (see Moses 6:57-59).</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">The responsibility to teach the gospel is not limited to those who have formal callings as teachers. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you have the responsibility to teach the gospel. As a parent, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, Church leader, classroom teacher, home teacher, visiting teacher, coworker, neighbor, or friend, you have opportunities to teach. Sometimes you can teach openly and directly by the things you say and the testimony you bear. And you always teach by example.</span></li></ol>Read full lesson called <a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=a9832ce2b446c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=a63397a7c1d20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1&contentLocale=0"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">No Greater Call.<br /></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-35933180238011753162008-10-08T18:45:00.002-07:002008-10-08T18:53:13.492-07:00David O. McKay, Oct 1916<span style="font-size:130%;">No greater responsibility can rest upon any man, than to be a teacher of God's children.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Found at this<a href="http://education.byu.edu/mckay/16oct7.html"> link</a></span><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383185946956121301.post-10721130883829502422008-09-10T14:23:00.005-07:002008-09-10T14:35:09.983-07:00Sheri Dew, No Doubt About It, pg 64Though there are those who will disagree, I acknowledge my belief that there is nothing a woman can do that is more significant than rearing children to live righteous, contributing, faith-filled lives. I believe it not only because of the teachings of prophets and apostles but because of what I have experienced and observed. I can think of nothing a woman can do in a board room at a conference table, or in front of a camera that begins to equate with helping shape someone's life, with helping someone else do what he or she has come here to do.<br />Women, beginning with mothers, are uniquely stationed at the crossroads of the lives of youth and children-- as well as many others-- and are in a position, day in and day out, to teach and model virtues and values.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0