THE Seventy's Course in Theology THIRD YEAR The Doctrine of Deity Compiled and Edited by B. H. ROBERTS Of the First Council of The Seventy _"And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the Only True God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent."--Jesus._ _"It is the First Principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the Character of God."--Joseph Smith._ Salt Lake City 1910 _SEVENTY'S YEAR BOOK NO. III._ _INTRODUCTION._ The Seventy's Course in Theology, Third Year, treats directly of the Doctrine of Deity. In structure and treatment of the theme, it follows the general plan of the First and Second Year Books. Therefore what was said in the Introduction to the First Year Book to "Class Teachers;" and on the "Manner of Lesson Treatment;" "Home Reading and Preparation;" "Scripture Reading and Special Texts;" and on "Lectures," will be available here. As quite a number of the Quorum members will not have First and Second Year Books, it is recommended that the Presidents or Class Teachers bring the suggestions under the above headings to the attention of the classes, and read them in class. An entire class session indeed, could be well spent in consideration of methods of work. One modification only is suggested in methods of work. Where the Seventies meet in classes that are only fragments of quorums, in instances where the number of meetings does not average more than from three to six or eight, it is thought that better results would be obtained if such a class would convert the occasion into a lesson-study meeting, for three lessons in the month, and instead of trying to deliver the lesson statement in lecture form, remain seated around the table and read the lesson, hunt up the citations given, and discuss the notes--in a word study the lesson together and profit by each other's assistance. Then, on the fourth lesson of the month--when the Seventies are supposed to meet in quorum capacity, the usual quorum methods could be followed. _The importance of the Subject, "The Doctrine of Deity:"_ Of the importance of the subject treated in this present Year Book, but little need be said, as its importance is largely self-evident; but to minds that do not so conceive it, perhaps its importance will be made apparent by such expressions as these: _"This is life eternal that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent."--Jesus, the Christ_. _"It is the first principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the Character of God; and to know that we may converse with Him as one man converses with another."--Joseph Smith, the Prophet_.