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. ^#'*rf*#ii« Begins in this issue . New *Ten Commandments" Picture Series ^mtor by Arnold Friberg March 19 5 7 MARCH, 1957 Volume 92, Number 3 Devoted to teaching the Restored Gospel in the classroom and home. CONTENTS Inspirational Confidence—A Source of Inspiration—Presiden* David O. McKay 65 Run and Win-Elder Sterling W. Sill 67 A Great, New Picture Series—Ramonc W. Cannon 68 Little Deeds from Rig Lives (Playing Life's Bigger Game) —Arthur S. Anderson 70 The First Commandment for Us-President Levi Edgar Young 72 Run Scared-Wendell J. Ashton - Outside Back Cover On Gospel Teaching The Past Is Never Dead—Margaret H. Haycock 66 A House of Happy Hovus—Jennie E. Graham 74 The History of Family Home Evenings —General Superintendent George R. Hill 76 Gospel Teaching I Remember Best-Mrs. Ezra Taft Benson 77 Ward Faculty Lesson (Use People in Teaching) —William E. Berrett 78 OUR COVER Suggested Lesson for Stake Conference Sunday—Second Quarter r[IS month The Instructor begins (The Way to Peace)—Royden G. Derrick 80 a 16-month program of new Difference) pictures on the life and work Notes from the Field (Their Attitude Makes the of Moses. They have all been —Conducted by Wallace G. Bennett 84 painted by Arnold Friberg, a mem- ber of Holladay Eighth Ward, Hol- Teaching Aids laday Stake, Utah. Flannelboard Story ("Good Master, What . Shall I Do?") Artist Friberg, who painted the eight Book of Mormon pictures al- —Marie F. Felt 81 ready presented in The Instructor, Reading for Lesson Enrichment (To Make Their History Live) ( September through December, 1954), has achieved wide acclaim —Minnie E. Anderson 86 pictures the for his work. All in Library and Visual Aids (Who Is Your Silent Partner?) current series beginning this month were painted for Cecil B. DeMille —Jack M. Reed 88 in connection with his latest motion Where Israel Went to School—Kenneth S. Bennion 96 picture production, "The Ten Com- mandments." Lands of the Sojourn and Wandering of the Israelites The picture on the cover repre- ( Map ) Inside Back Cover sents Moses during each of three great phases of his life. He is shown, Sunday School Administration first, as a prince in the house of Pharaoh; second, as a shepherd in The Deseret Sunday School Union Board 88 the wilderness of Midian; and third, Suggested Mother's Day Program (Mother, the Heart of the Home) 89 as the leader of Israel. As a prince, Moses carried a Hymn for the Month of May (Great King of Heaven, Our scepter and wore the sacred scarab Hearts We Blaise) —Alexander Schreiner 90 of royalty on his finger. During his many years in the wilderness as a Meet Your New^ Board Members—Harold Lundstrom 91 shepherd, he learned more about the religion of his people, married the Superintendents (To a Nev^^ly Appointed Teacher) daughter of Jethro, was endowed —Superintendent Lynn S. Richards - 92 with the holy priesthood, and talked S. Richards 82 with God at the burning bush. In Question Box—Conducted by Superintendent Lynn the third period of his life, he was Junior Sunday School (A Child Went Forth-Part I)-Addie L. Swapp ....93 the lawgiver, patriarch, and prophet, who talked face to face with God Hymn of the Month, Question from the Field 94 on Mount Sinai. Library Suggestion, Enrichment Material 95 —Kenneth S. Bennion. Idea Exchange, Ward INSTRUCTOR STAFF Publishers: Deseret Sunday School Union, 50 North Main Street, Salt Lake City 16, Utah. Published the first of every month at Salt Lake City, Utah. Subscription price, $2.50 a year, Editor: in advance, single copy, 25 cents. Entered at the Post Office, Salt Lake City, as second class President David O. McKay matter. Acceptable for mailing at special rate of postage provided in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized on July 8, 1928. Copyright 1957, by the Deseret Sunday School Associate Editors: Union Board. All Rights Reserved. The Instructor is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, General Superintendent George R. Hill but welcomes contributions. All manuscripts must be accompanied by sufficient postage for Wendell J. Ashton delivery and return. Fifteen days' notice required for change of address. When ordering a change, please include address slip from a recent issue of the magazine. Address changes Managing Editor: cannot be unless the old address as well as the new one is included. Richard E. Folland made Mail subscriptions to The Instructor, 50 North Main Street, Salt Lake City 16, Utah. Assistant Editor: Boyd O. Hatch Manuscript Editor: YOU'LL WANT TO READ . Jack M. Reed Want to learn a trick or two about bulletin board use to help both you Editorial Assistant: and your pupils enjoy your class more? Read the library and visual Virgil B. Smith aids article, "Who Is Your Silent Partner," on page 88. Instructor Secretary: Sondra Larsen "You cannot pour knowledge from one mind into another like water Circulation Manager: from one pitcher into another," writes William E. Berrett in "Use Doyle R. Anderson People in Teaching," page 78. There's an art to making assigimients. Instructor Committee: teacher — and many of those Wendell J. Ashton, Chairman, Any recently appointed Sunday School Kenneth S. Bennion, Alexander Schreiner, who have been serving for some time — can learn more of their Richard E. Folland, Wallace G. Bennett, responsibilities by reading the superintendents* department article by Norman R. Gulbrandsen, Bernard S. Walker, Royden G. Derrick, Paul B. Tanner, Lynn S. Richards on page 92, Lorin F. Wheelwright, David W. Evans, Daniel A. Keeler, Marie F. Felt, What was it that a young man had to do to gain eternal life? In telling Hazel W. Lewis, Minnie E. Anderson the story of the rich young man for flannelboard presentation, Marie F. Consultant: Felt on page 81 describes some of the requirements. A. William Lund CONFIDENCE A Source of Inspiration By President David 0. McKay nNE of the highest aims of education is to develop resources in the child that will contribute to his God's choicest blessings well-being as long as life endures. attend you as you merit the trust and confidence True education awakens the desire (1) to achieve of children and youth! mastery over weak and selfish indulgences, (2) to de- velop virile manhood and beautiful womanhood, (3) to implant within the soul at least the promise of a friend, true: viz., he who will not deny himself for the benefit or of a companion who later may be fit for husband or and encouragement of another shall lose his influence wife, for an exemplary father or loving, intelligent as well as his own spiritual strength. mother, (4) to prepare one to face life with courage, to meet disaster with fortitude, and to face death Let confidence be established between teacher and without fear. students, and preparation on the part of the conscien- tious teacher follows as surely as sunshine follows the! To accomplish these true aims the teacher must first dawn. Thus the teacher becomes inspired, that she win the confidence of the child. "Confidence," says might inspire those who trust her. Milton, "imparts a wonderful inspiration to its pos- sessor." The prepared teacher must see clearly the message she would impart, must know the details associated with The story is told of a little lad who had accom- the incidents of her lesson, must—through keen obser- panied a party of English botanists who were collecting vation—gather illustrative material by further research specimens of rare flowers. From a cliff the party had and study, must organize logically all the accumulated discovered, through field glasses, a peculiar flower dot- material so that it may be presented impressively, must ting a green valley that lay several hundred feet below exercise discrimination and eliminate that which is the cliff on which they were standing. To descend was irrelevant and needless. impossible, and to reach the valley from another approach would mean several hours delay. If a lesson thus prepared is developed in the at- mosphere of cheerfulness, the children cannot help but After talking the situation over for several minutes, be interested and inspired, and the teacher is doubly one of the party turned to the boy and said: "Young blessed, for a weU-prepared lesson blesses him who fellow, if you will let us tie a rope around your waist gives as well as him who receives. It is true in teaching, and lower you over this cliff, so that you can dig up as in life. "Give to the world the best you have, and one of those plants for us, and then let us pull you the best will come back to you."^ back up, without harming the plant, we will give you five pounds." "Give truth and your gift will be found in kind'. The boy looked dazed for an instant and then ran And honor will honor meet, off, apparently frightened at the prospect of being And a smile that is sweet will surely find A smile that is just as sweet." lowered over the cliff by a rope. But within a short —Author Unknown. time he returned bringing with him an old man, bent and gray, with hands gnarled and calloused by hard Give confidence and love, and confidence and love labor. reaching the party of botanists, the boy Upon will be returned. turned to the man who had made the offer and said: What this desired confidence of the child is to the "Sir, this is my dad. I'll go down into the valley if teacher so should the teacher's confidence and trust be you'll let dad hold the rope." my in God.