Nor is it enough that we strive to perfect the individual membership of the Church and preserve the social heritage out of the past--we assume to become the teachers of the world. It is our blessing to belong to a Church built upon revelation--a Church established and taught of the Lord. But with that blessing comes the injunction to carry this gospel of the kingdom to every nation and clime. "Mormonism" was not revealed for a few Saints alone who were to establish Zion--it was to be proclaimed to all the world. Every Latter-day Saint is enjoined to teach the truth. Whether called as a missionary, or pursuing his regular calling at home, his privilege and his obligation is to cry repentance and preach the plan of salvation. The better we teach, the sooner we shall make possible the realization of God's purposes in the world. The two thousand young men and women who go out each year to represent us in the ministry should go out well trained, not only that they may represent our Church as an institution which believes that "the glory of God is intelligence," but also that they may win intelligent men and women to the truth. Only he who is well taught may become a good teacher--hence the need of intelligent, devoted service. "Why do I teach?" far from being an idle question, goes to the very heart of the future of the Church. * * * * * QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS--CHAPTER I 1. How many of the members of your ward are actively engaged in other than parental teaching? 2. What significance is attached to calling our Church a teaching Church? 3. Discuss the significance of Jesus' being a teacher. 4. Compare the responsibility of teaching with that of parenthood. 5. Enumerate the chief purposes behind teaching. 6. In your opinion, which is the greatest purpose? Why? 7. To what extent does the following statement apply to the welfare of our Church: "That nation that does not revere its past, plays little part in the present, and soon finds that it has no future." 8. Discuss our obligation under the injunction to teach the gospel to the world. 9. Discuss the need here at home of better teaching. 10. In what sense are we trustees of the heritage left by the pioneers? HELPFUL REFERENCES Doctrine & Covenants: James, _Talks on Psychology and Life's Ideals_; Brumbaugh, _The Making of a Teacher_; Weigle, _Talks to Sunday School Teachers_; Strayer, _A Brief Course in the Teaching Process_; Betts, _How to Teach Religion_; Strayer and Norsworthy, _How to Teach_; Sharp, _Education for Character_. CHAPTER II WHAT IS TEACHING? OUTLINE--CHAPTER II