CHFT 45-46 Questions and Links

This Thursday, April 25, we will discuss chapters 45-46 in Church History in the Fulness of Times, covering approximately the time 1975-1991. Here are a few study questions and links to related articles: Ch. 45 - Meeting the Needs of a Worldwide Church Study Questions 1. By October 1976, how many Assistants to the Twelve were there? Why were so many needed? 2. What consolidation efforts were put into place in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s? What was the revised meeting schedule designed to do? 3. What was the “basic unit” program? How did this program assist isolated members? 4. How many temples were dedicated in 1983? How many more were planned or under construction by mid-1984? 5. How did advances in technology improve methods of family history work during the late 1970’s? Ch. 46 - A Period of Challenge and Growth Study Questions 1. How was Ezra Taft Benson uniquely prepared to serve as president of the Church in the latter part of the twentieth century? Who did he call as counselors? 2. List some of the areas of focus that defined President Benson’s presidency. 3. Why were stake seventies quorums discontinued in 1986? How did this move impact the home teaching program? 4. What four anniversaries were celebrated in 1987? 5. In what year did Thomas S. Monson offer a dedicatory prayer in East Germany? When was the Freiberg Germany Temple dedicated? In what year did missionary work in East Germany begin again? Links: “The Seventies: A Historical Perspective,” Ensign, July 1976; “Spencer, the Beloved: Leader-Servant,” Ensign, Dec. 1985; “The Book of Mormon – Keystone of Our Religion,” Ensign, Nov. 1986; “President Ezra Taft Benson,” Ensign, Jan. 1986; “The New Hymnbook,” Ensign, Sept. 1985