Item Detail
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29711
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English
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'Called to Serve' : A History of Missionary Training
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Go Ye into all the World : The Growth and Development of Mormon Missionary Work
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Provo, UT ; Salt Lake City, UT
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Religious Studies Center, BYU ; Deseret Book Company
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23-44
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"At first, the missionary training emphasis was on self-preparation in gaining an understanding of the scriptures and doctrines of the Church. Then, in 1832, a revelation directed Joseph Smith to organize the School of the Prophets, in which elders could “teach one another” in the gospel and other subjects that they might “be prepared in all things” for their callings (D&C 88:77, 80). The Lord expected the elders to “study and learn, and become acquainted with all good books, and with languages, tongues, and people,” and he declared, “It shall come to pass in that day, that every man shall hear the fulness of the gospel in his own tongue, and in his own language, through those who are ordained unto this power” (D&C 90:15, 11). The School of the Prophets began meeting at Kirtland in 1833 under the direction of Joseph Smith. A similar activity commenced that same year in Jackson County, Missouri, under the leadership of Parley P. Pratt and was known as the School of the Elders. The prime purpose of both schools was to prepare missionaries for their service. The Seventies’ Hall, which opened at Nauvoo in 1844, served the same basic purpose." [Author]
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