George A. Smith distinguishes between the Scriptures and the "standard works" which includes publications from the Juvenile Instructor and Deseret News.

Date
1875
Type
Speech / Court Transcript
Source
George A. Smith
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

George A. Smith, "Faith Without Works is Dead—Pray to God—Keep the Sabbath-Day Holy—Encourage Sunday-Schools," Journal of Discourses, 26 vols. (Liverpool: Albert Carrington, 1875), 17:257

Scribe/Publisher
David W. Evans
People
George A. Smith
Audience
Latter-day Saints, Reading Public
PDF
Transcription

After the close of this Conference meetings in this building will be discontinued during the winter and will be held, under the direction of the Bishops, in the ward assembly rooms every Sunday afternoon and evening. The forenoons will be devoted to Sunday Schools, and I exhort the brethren and sisters to have their children ready, so that they can be at school in time. And I invite the young men and especially the young sisters, to attend Sunday schools; I want to stir up the young men to go there and form Bible classes. And I exhort the Elders to be present as teachers, that there may be no lack of teachers. I want to express my admiration of brother Goddard and a number of other school superintendents and teachers, with whom I am acquainted, because of their efforts to spread among the young throughout the Territory a knowledge of the principles of the Gospel, as taught in the Bible, Book of Mormon, Book of Doctrine and Covenants, and in the standard works of the Church. And I say to the young men, that if they will attend the Bible classes and study the catechism in use in our schools, and make themselves familiar with it, they will become so thoroughly informed in the principles of the Gospel and the evidences of it, that when called upon to go abroad to defend the doctrines of Zion they will be well prepared to do so. I invite the Elders to see that these classes are formed in all the settlements.

I will again repeat the idea that has already been presented, to sustain our own literary institutions and publications,—the Juvenile Instructor, the Woman's Exponent, the Deseret News, which contains discourses by the First Presidency and Twelve, and also the publications in the several counties. They are conducted by men who take pains to disseminate the truth, . . .

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