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26071
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English
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"A Godsend for the Salvation of Modern Israel" : The Creation of the Seminary Program
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Joseph F. Smith : Reflections on the Man and His Times
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Provo, UT
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Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, BYU; Deseret Book
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379-400
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One constant throughout the history of the Restoration is the Lord’s concern for the spiritual welfare of the younger members of the Church. Just as in our day, the rapid pace of societal change and moral decay at the start of the twentieth century alarmed the leaders of the Church. In the midst of these challenges, President Joseph F. Smith and the other leaders of his era found new and innovative ways to provide for the spiritual welfare of the youth of the Church, developing the methods which are the foundation of the worldwide Church Educational System (CES) of our day. Faced with the task of helping young Latter-day Saints gain testimonies of their own, Church leaders during the Joseph F. Smith era found new ways to teach the gospel. Just as important, these innovations helped gospel study remain a part of the education of the youth without infringing on the boundaries of church and state. [From the text]