Priesthood Quorums’ Table

©PRIESTHOOD '~ OUO- Qfi -RUMS' TABLE Helps for Instructors of Deacons ey p. joseph jensen Lesson 28 (To the instructor: The aim of this lesson is to help to awaken in the boys an interest in the Jews.) Problem: What has our Church done to help prepare the land of Jerusalem for the gathering of the Jews? Let the boys tell anything they may already know. Make clear to them the contents of Genesis 15:7-18. When did Abraham become the inheritor of the land? What sign did the Lord give Abraham as evidence of that right? Make clear the complete fulfilment of the sign including the period of bondage and return from bondage. When were the Jews last scattered from Jerusalem? Study the lesson. Tell how Elder Orson Hyde came to lie called to go to Jerusalem. Name the different things which he asked the Lord to bless for the welfare of the Jews. Compare the number of Jews now in Jerusalem with the number when Brother Hyde was there. Answer the general question of the lesson. Lesson 29 Aim: To strengthen the faith of the boys in the written word of God.J. What ways has the Lord provided for us to learn the right? Endeavor to get answers that will include the servants of the Lord who are entitled to revelation, and the spirit of wisdom, also the scriptures. After answers containing these ideas have been given, explain to the boys that lessons twenty-nine and thirty are to show the faith Elder Parley P. Pratt had in the written word .of God before he was a mem1er of the Church. Todav we are going to learn how Brother Parley P. Pratt put to the test his faith in the written word of God. Study the lesson. How much property did Brother Pratt own What prospects did he have for doing well financiallv? State the thought of the passages of scripture which he believed in, and desired more than he did his earthly possessions. What did he do to prove Irs faith in them? How did the written word of the Lord influence Parley P. Pratt? Compare this instance with the influence of the statement of James on Joseph Smith, at the time of his first vision. Lesson 30 Wu: Same as Lesson 29. In the following lesson we are to learn how Brother Pratt's faith and works were rewarded.

PRIESTHOOD QUORUMS' TABLE 1117 Study the lesson. How did Brother Pratt become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? What books influenced his conversion to the gospel? How did he feel when he became a member of the Church? What is the testimony that the faith and works of Parley P. Pratt bear concerning the written word of God? Ward Teaching and Attendance at Meetings Ward Teaching In a summary of the bulletin of ward teaching, prepared by the Presiding Bishop's Office, and covering the six months ending June 30, 1916, the percentage of families visited each month is shown during that period. The stakes that have a clean record of 100% visited each month during that period are: Bear Lake, Box Elder, South Sanpete, Oneida, with Ogden lacking only 4-10% for February to make up the full 100%. Other stakes that stood high and near the mark are: Bear River, Ensign, North Davis, Salt Lake, South Davis and Weber. The number of wards reporting 100% families visited for August, 1916, was 249; the stakes having 100% being Bear Lake, Box Elder, Liberty, North Davis, North Sanpete, and Oneida. Sacrament Meetings From a bulletin of attendance at sacrament meetings for the six months ending July 31, 1916, compiled at the Presiding Bishop's office, we learn that the percentage of average attendance each month during that period ranges from 9 per cent to 44. The highest per cent for a single month was 44 in Alberta, for July, and the lowest for the same month in Kanab and Tooele, 9 per cent: Raft River, 33; Young, 30; Bannock, 27; Curlew, 26, were the next highest, followed bv Malad. Oneida, St. Johns, Star Valley, and Uintah, each with 24. Many of the stakes followed closely after, the average for 71 stakes being 16.6 per cent, a very good showing of attendance at Church, for the hottest month in the year, An Active Priesthood One of the active wards in Priesthood work is Parker, of the Yellowstone stake. There are 181 members holding the Priesthood out of a membership of 605 in the ward. The Priesthood held meetings every week for the six months ending Tune 30, with an average attendance as follows at each meeting: January 61, February 50. March 46, April 33, May 28, June 26, an average for the six months of 41. Thev are using the authorized text books in all of the classes and are anxious that the Priesthood Quorums' Committee should be prompt in the publication of their outlines, so that these may be distributed in time to commence the work at the beginning of the year. They are right up to date with their studies.