"Behold, I manifest unto you, Joseph Knight, by these words, that you must take up your cross, in the which you must pray vocally before the world as well as in secret, and in your family, and among your friends, and in all places." (Doc. & Cov., Sec. 23:6.) "Yea, cry unto him for mercy; for he is mighty to save. "Yea, humble yourselves, and continue in prayer unto him; "Cry unto him when ye are in your fields; yea, over all your flocks; "Cry unto him in your houses; yea, over all your household, both morning, mid-day and evening; "Yea, cry unto him against the power of your enemies; "Yea, cry unto him against the devil, who is an enemy to all righteousness. "Cry unto him over the crops of your fields, that ye may prosper in them: "Cry over the flocks in your fields, that they may increase. "But this is not all; ye must pour out your souls in your closets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness; "Yea, and when you do not cry unto the Lord, let your hearts be full, drawn out in prayer unto him continually for your welfare, and also for the welfare of those who are around you. "And now behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, do not suppose that this is all; for after ye have done all these things, if ye turn away the needy, and the naked, and visit not the sick and afflicted, and impart of your substance, if ye have, to those who stand in need; I say unto you, if ye do not any of these things, behold, your prayer is vain, and availeth you nothing, and ye are as hypocrites who do deny the faith; "Therefore, if ye do not remember to be charitable, ye are as dross, which the refiners do cast out, (it being of no worth), and is trodden underfoot of men." (Alma 34:18-29.) * * * * * QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS--CHAPTER XVI 1. Why need we illustrate general truths? 2. Discuss the value of having pupils draw up their own maps. 3. Give out of your own experience illustrations of the force of pictures. 4. Point out the value in teaching of appealing to more than one of the senses. 5. Discuss the importance of good stories in teaching. 6. What are the characteristics of a good illustrative story? 7. Take an ordinarily commonplace subject and show how to illustrate it. HELPFUL REFERENCES Those listed in Chapter XIV. Also _Pictures in Religious Education_, by Frederica Beard. CHAPTER XVII THE AIM OUTLINE--CHAPTER XVII Two illustrations of the value of an aim.--Significance of the aim in religious training.--Inadequacy of eleventh-hour preparation.--The teacher's obligation to see through facts to truths that lie beyond. What an aim is.--Illustration.--How to determine the aim.--How to express it.