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Author Topic: Are you using the Joseph Smith Manual?  (Read 968 times)
 
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« on: March 24, 2009, 10:12:19 PM »
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I have struggled sense the church went to this new format to read the lesson before sunday. 
What is strange about this is I like to try to read what I can from past prophets, but for some reason reading the priesthood (Joseph Smith) manual never crosses my mind. 

With that said, I guess I expect at least somewhat the use of the manual in the Lesson on sunday.  But lately I have found it strange that except for topic of the lesson, the teach never even reads much if anything from the manual.  I don't know it is because the topic is tough to cover and trying to bring it more to the modern day.  Or the teacher doesn't want to bore us so we don't read much.  I do like the discussion we have about the topic.  But by the end of the lesson I have no idea what Joseph Smith's thoughts or teachings where...

So,  how much does this manual get used?  Would you like it used more often, or less often?
Honestly for me, I would almost like to just read around 50% of the manual in the class.  If people have something to talk about, then do it.  If not, then keep reading!
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2009, 11:56:14 PM »
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Interesting because I noticed the same thing. Kind of concerns me at times when I hear a lot of opinion but little about what the manual actually says. I think the manual is supposed to be used as a guide, having said that a balance is what is needed in my view.
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2009, 05:23:28 AM »
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I teach Priesthood and I do not use the manual that much.  (If I had it my way I would not use it at all. ) Personally I keep the topic and the sub heading as my outline, but I find the quotes to be little use and difficult to teach from.   I also find that the manual seems to repeat the lessons very frequently.   They put different names on the lessons, but it is the same 4-5 themes that the re-cycle through: obedience, sustaining your leaders, being valiant, to name a few.   This makes it difficult to teach because I feel I have given the lessons over and over.
I also assume that the class had read the lesson, so I do not spend much time on the written material, unless something jumps out.  Typically someone will bring up a quote from the manual which is fine.
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