Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1973 The Correlation Program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints During the Twentieth Century Jerry "J" Rose Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the History of Religion Commons, Mormon Studies Commons, and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Rose, Jerry "J", "The Correlation Program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints During the Twentieth Century" (1973). Theses and Dissertations. 5085. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5085 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. THE correlation PROGRAM OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAYLATTER DAY SAINTS DURING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A thesis presented to the department of church history and doctrine brigham young university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of arts by jerry JJ rose april 1973 ii this thesis by jerry J roserroserosep is accepted in its present form by the department of church history and doctrine of brigham young university as satisfying the thesis requirement for the degree of master of arts 71 I1 1PR P fugal comrnitte7 czairmanchairman lly&um L 7 tm hyruiri andrus F co itteeattee member tfxteptf7 7 dateD tte lamarcberrettyLaMarCa ar c berrelBerrettytt department chairman acknowledgements the writer would like to acknowledge the personal interest and willing assistance given by dr john P fugal in the preparation of this manuscript his encouragement and helpful suggestions representing the department of burchhurchchurch history and doctrine were greatly appreciated as well as those of dr hyrum L andrus dr richard 0 cowan and dr alma P burtonburton appreciation also should be expressed to elma W fugal for her careful reading of the manuscript and for her many helpful suggestions her encouragement was also appreciated mvY deepest appreciation is expressed for mv wife janet and our children who patiently endured my preoccupation and the great amount of time involved during this project iii TABLE OF CONTENTS chapter page 1 introduction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 op 0 1 FPAMEWORK op 6 theoretical FPAMEWORK S it 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 definition of terms 0 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 6 purpose of the study 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 sources of data 0 0 0 0 0 0 IV 0 IV 0 0 0 8 METHODS orOF PROCEDURE 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 delimitationsdeliraitations 0 0 0 40 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 THE EARLY ERAS OF correlacorrniaCORREIAcorrelationTION 0 a 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 FIRST correlationcorrelaCORREIA TION COMMITTEE OMANIZEDORGANIZED 0 0 0 0 0 10 SOCIAL ADVISORY AND CORRcorrectionELAriON committees amalgamated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 18 social advisory committee report 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 other attempts at correlation 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 24 303 preservation OF THE HOME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 HOME INFLUENCE ON THE LIVES OF LATTERDAYLATTER DAY PROPHETS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 29 scriptural injunctions TO PARENTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 HISTORY OF FAMILY HOME EVENIEVENINGNr IN THE 01urchCHURCH 0 0 0 0 32 official inauguration of home evening in the church 0 0 0 0 e 0 0 0 0 0 9 34 honelioneflone veningeveningE handbook published 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 9 10 37 additional helps given to parents 0 0 0 0 43 iv v chapter page HOME EVENING introducedreintroducedRE 1964 0 0 0 45 LATTERDAYLATTER DAY PROPHETS SPEAK 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 4 48 A look at the future 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 4 AARONIC priesthood correlation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 AN EPOCH YEAR FOR THE SUNDAY SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 THE priesthood AND MIA 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 & 0 0 0 54 summer priesthood 0 0 0 & if 4pap 0 0.0 0 a 0 19 0 19 & & 61 genealogy 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 fo 0 0 0 0 v 62 organization 0 0 ad1d 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 new melchizedek priesthood handbook 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 64 change of ternsterms 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 lp 0 0 0 0 0 65 EMPHASISreemphasisRE IN THE 1960s 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 5 THE correlation PROGRAM introduced IN 1960 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 introductionreintroductionRE OF priesthood correlation 0 0 0 0 70 A brief introduction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Is 0 70 introductionreintroductionPERE OF correlation 1960 0 0 0 0 0 71 correlation organization 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 communications 1 0 0 10 0 0 a 0 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 nome1101heHOME TEACHING 0 0 Q 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 78 helps for the home 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 stake and ward organization 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 regions organized 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 85 HIGH PRIEST presidencies CHANGED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 OTHER IMPORTANT AREAS OF correlation 0 0 0 0 1 & 0 0 87 publications 0 0 to 0 0 0 0 go 0 0 0 0 0 87 uniform year and reports 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 a 0 0 0 89 vi chapter page money 0 0 0 0 0 89 servicemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OR 0 41 0 0 0 10 0 0 90 1 ap social services I1 I 0 0 0 10 0 4p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 training 0 0 & 0 0 0 tii111 0 0 0 0 0 9.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 church magazines 0 0 0 0 0 0 tis110 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 music 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 ELDERS QUORUMS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a & 0 lsik11.11 0 0 0 0 IN 0 0 95 6 THE URGENCY OF correlation a 0 1 0 0 0 98 the battle plan I1 9 P 1 9 1 101 trouble spots I1 I1 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 103 7 SUWIARYSUMMARY AND conclusion 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 4 & 0 0 0 0 0 107 bibliography 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 IN apqp 0 0 0 0 0 109 appendixes 0 0 0 0 0 IN a & 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 chapter 1 introduction STATEMENT 0OFF THE PROBLEM within recent years the priesthood correlation program of the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints has received significant emphasis from the leaders of the churchy so much so that it has been regarded by some as a new forceful program for the perfecting of the saints Howhoweverevert research reveals that the principles of priesthood correlation have always been a part of the restored church the purpose of this thesis is to write a history of the correlation program of the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints with particular emphasis on the period 1908 to february 1972 however before such a history could be written it was necessary to arrive at a working definition of correlation pertinent to the latterlatterdayday saint church program antone K romney long time executive secretary for the correlation committee of the churchchurchy defined it as the effective 111 dynamic operation of priesthood principles 6 to that should be added the proper function and relationship of the four priesthood programs genealogy missionary welfare and home education along with the auriliauxiliauxiliariesarlarii es to bring about the iantoneantone K romney principles goals and functions of priesth- ood correlation talk to regional representatives salt lake city september 28 1967 copy LDS church historians officeofficer 47 east south temple 1 2 immortality and eternal life of man As the church has grown in size and complexity the problems of teachingtheteaching the gospel effectively to all of the people of the church has becomemorebecombecomeenoreemorenorenozemore and nordmordnoremoremoze of a challenge in 1938 president david 0 mckay who had responsibility both in courses of study and priesthood leadership development noted that in order to be effective some auxiliary organizations and educational institutions should be ordinatedcoordinatedco and as among the various organizations delimited as well as unified and standardized to avoid dyrliduplicationdy2licationcatlonand overlappingoverlappinspina and to provide the trainintraining which is required by the young people 2 for the purpose of this paper it seems expedient to give only a cursory account of priesthood correlation prior to the twentieth century several quotes will be utilized to help give the reader an understanding of the importance of correlation in the respective administrations of early church leaders marion G romney a member of the quorum of twelve apostlesApostlesp pointed out in december 1971 that home teaching is moving the way 3 the lord presented it to joseph smith before the church was organized shortly before his death brigham young second president of the church set about correlating the priesthood of the church elder george Q cannon counselor in the first Presidenpresidencycyrcyp said of that charold2harold B leep general reportre haroldharoidleerlee conference address official rt of p the one hundred thirty first semiannualsemisemijannulannual conferenceco of the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints september 29 30 and october 1 1961 salt lake city the church of jesus christ of latterlatterdayday saints ndadf p79 hereafter cited as conference reportre ort italics added ndf 3deseretdeseret news church news salt lake city december 11 197119710 Ppe 303 3 attempt he set the priesthood in order as it had never been since the first organization of the church upon the earth he defined the duties of the apostlesApostlesp he defined the duties of the seventies he defined the duties of the high priests the duties of the elders and those of the lesser priesthood with plainness and distinction and powerthepower the power of godingod in a way that it is left on record in such unmistakable language that no one need err who has the spirit of