CHFT 39: Questions and Links

This Thursday (March 14) we will discuss chapter 39 in Church History in the Fulness of Times, “The Church during the Great Depression.” Here are a few study questions and links to related articles. 1. What kind of Church welfare system was in place before the stock market crash of 1929? How did Presiding Bishop Sylvester Q. Cannon build on that foundation? 2. What percentage of Church members were being supported by public relief in 1936? 3. When and why did Church leaders initiate the Deseret Industries program? 4. What steps were taken to strengthen priesthood holders during the 1930’s? 5. Name three beneficial by-products of the Depression. 6. What two fundamental truths were outlined by President J. Reuben Clark in his address, “The Charted Course of the Church in Education”? Links to related articles: “Inspired Church Welfare,” Ensign April 1999; “Guiding Principles of Personal and Family Welfare,” Ensign, Sept. 1986; “Physical Beginnings of the Church Welfare Program,” BYU Studies (PDF), 1974; “Education,” LDS Newsroom Topic; “The Charted Course of the Church in Education.”