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1. YW
Lesson
#46
The
Purpose
and Value
of
Education

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=xhYW_td_n04&feature=share&li
st=PL295254BDC885BDB5
Daughters of God

3. My Senior Year
1988

4. I know, you love
the hair!!!
1989 @ Ricks
BYUi now

5. Jeffrey R. Holland
“I’d like to tell you a true story about a young boy who didn’t have the opportunity of going to school for very
long. His father died, leaving little money for the boy’s family. One day the boy became very ill with smallpox and
had to miss a lot of school.
“Slowly his health improved, and he was glad to be able to go to school again. But he was back in school for just
one year, completing the seventh grade, when he had to stop going altogether. He and his brother then had to
find jobs to help earn enough money to buy food and clothing the family needed.
“The boy worked very hard, grew up strong, and learned a lot through his experiences. He read books whenever
he could, and was interested in learning the things he had missed by not going to school. Often he would say
how sad he was not to have had a formal education. He was a wonderful man and worked hard to develop
himself. And he kept hoping that someday he could get back to school again. But he never had that chance. This
little boy who grew up wanting to continue his schooling was my father.
“Because of my father’s experience, he was very anxious for me to have a good education. When I’d say, ‘But I
don’t want to go to school,’ he’d say, ‘Then I’ll go in your place. Do you think the teacher would mind? I wonder if
I can fit into the seat at your desk?’
“That always made me laugh because I think it would have frightened my teacher to see a grown man coming to
school, and I knew he couldn’t fit into the small seat at my desk. So I would go to school. …
“Later when I had graduated from high school, served a mission, and completed my courses in college, I went on
to earn a Ph.D. from a school in New England. …
“When I received my diploma I wanted my father to have it. He had never received a graduation diploma from any
school and I thought he deserved this one. I told him that although my name was on it, the diploma should really
be awarded to him. I told him they probably just made a mistake in the printing. That made him laugh and then it
made him cry. I wasn’t sure then why it made him cry—but I know now.”

6. Do you think this
father and son had
learned the value of
an education?
How can this
example help us
appreciate more fully
the opportunities we
have of getting an
education?

7. The early Mormon pioneers,
despite constant persecution and
uprooting of their homes,
continued to teach one another.
Education was always a high
priority. They brought with
them books on many subjects,
and wherever they went, they
soon built schools.
WHY?
Doctrine and Covenants
88:118

8. What
should we
be
learning?
D&C
88:77-79

9. For The Strength of Youth
The Lord wants you to educate your mind and improve your skills and
abilities. Education will help you to be an influence for good in the
world. It will help you better provide for yourself, your loved ones, and
those in need.
Be willing to work diligently and make sacrifices to obtain learning.
Education is an investment that brings great rewards. You live in a
competitive world where a good education opens the doors of
opportunity that may otherwise be closed to you.
Maintain an enthusiasm for learning throughout your life. Find joy in
continuing to learn about yourself, other people, and the world around
you. Study the words of the Lord, and continue learning about your
Heavenly Father’s plan. Make seminary an important part of your total
education.

10. Encouragement for Education from the
Prophets
“The Church from the beginning has been committed to the
principle that ‘the glory of God is intelligence.’ (D&C 93:36.) We
therefore encourage our people to study and prepare to render
service with their minds and with their hands.
“Some are inclined toward formal university training, and some are
inclined more toward the practical vocational training. We feel that
our people should receive that kind of training which is most
consistent with their interests and talents. Whether it be in the
professions, the arts, or the vocations; whether it be university or
vocational training, we applaud and encourage it.”
Spencer W. Kimball

11. Especially for Women!
“There are impelling reasons for our sisters to
plan toward employment. … We want them to
obtain all the education and vocational training
possible before marriage. If they become
widowed or divorced and need to work, we want
them to have dignified and rewarding
employment. If a sister does not marry, she has
every right to engage in a profession that allows
her to magnify her talents and gifts.”
Howard W. Hunter

12. Education for our future
role as a mother
“Too great care cannot be taken in educating our
young ladies. Great responsibilities will devolve
upon them. To their hands will be mainly
committed the formation of the moral and
intellectual character of the young. Let the women
of our country be made intelligent, and their
children will certainly be the same. The proper
education of a man decides his welfare; but the
interests of a whole family are secured by the
correct education of a woman.” George Q. Cannon

13. How could you use your education...
* in teaching a Primary class?
* in visiting teaching?
* in teaching a Sunday School class?
* in giving a talk in church?
* helping those who are sick?
* in helping people who do not
have good jobs?

14. From President Monson
1. Study diligently.
2. Pray earnestly.
3. Serve willingly.

15. “Beyond our study of spiritual matters, secular learning is also
essential. Often the future is unknown; therefore, it behooves us
to prepare for uncertainties. Statistics reveal that at some time,
because of the illness or death of a husband or because of
economic necessity, you may find yourself in the role of
financial provider. Some of you already occupy that role. I urge
you to pursue your education—if you are not already doing so
or have not done so—that you might be prepared to provide if
circumstances necessitate such.
Your talents will expand as you study and learn. You will be able
to better assist your families in their learning, and you will have
peace of mind in knowing that you have prepared yourself for
the eventualities that you may encounter in life.
Our beloved prophet, even President Gordon B. Hinckley, said of
you, “God planted within women something divine that
expresses itself in quiet strength, in refinement, in peace, in
goodness, in virtue, in truth, in love.”
President Thomas S. Monson

16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=LaR1FnsaAPY&feature=share&list
=PLE20BEF4F5389AE89
Arise to the Mountains