Day 132

  • Principle: Education can lead to a better life.
  • Book of Mormon Reading: Mosiah 29:1 - 29:15
    •  What does the phrase in verse 8 "let us be wise and consider these things" mean to you?
  • Joseph W. Sitati shares how an education changed his life
  • Aline R. Pettit shares about learning in the home.
    • “Vivid in our memories was Mother busying herself about the house reciting a favorite poem or giving a special thought or bit of scripture which especially appealed to her. Mother not only read voraciously, she memorized. As she read she always had pencil and paper nearby, and when she found something that appealed to her, she wrote it down, not to be filed away but to be memorized. As children we were not as enthused as she about ‘learning things by heart,’ but nevertheless it was required of us. We did not just wash dishes in our house, we washed dishes and committed to memory the special thought tacked over the sink. The same memorization was required when we ironed. Part of our training in ‘elocution’ involved reciting in front of the mirror in the bathroom so we could master the proper gestures and facial expressions” (“A Beautiful Journey,” Relief Society Magazine, May 1970, 324).
  • David O. McKay taught:

    • “True education consists not merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature or art, but in the development of character. … True education trains in self-denial and self-mastery. True education regulates the temper, subdues passion and makes obedience to social laws and moral order a guiding principle of life. …

      “… The objective of education is to develop resources in the student that will contribute to his well-being as long as life endures” (Secrets of a Happy Life, comp. Llewelyn R. McKay [1967], 46–47).

  • Spencer W. Kimball warned us that “many … evil influences come right into the home—through television, radio, magazines, newspapers, and other forms of literature” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1978, 67; or Ensign, May 1978, 45).
    • What prevents you from continuing to learn?  What distractions do you see in your life and that of your family and friends?  How can you overcome the evil influences and distractions that stand in your way?
  • Additional Study