Show 0 o SOCIAL EDUCATION L D S ward teachers message for november in the search for education on the part of young people and lit in the planning of education on the part of those whose duty it is to provide it there has been manifested in recent years a tendency to avoid consideration of the plain simple social qualities which are essential if people are arc to live together in social units happily successfully and profitably the old 0 1 d fashioned virtues of honesty chastity consideration for others respect for authority deference to the aged kind kindness nes faith in god willingness to sacrifice in the service of others charity politeness are to a marked degree being overlooked in the world in which we find ourselves the primary responsibility for cultivating these social virtues for providing social education rests with parents these teachings should be supplemented by the studies in priesthood quorums and in the auxiliary organizations organization but in the home is the most desirable and effective place for such teaching and learning earning parents should not leave the teaching of these all important virtues to others in a world motivated to a great extent by selfishness lishness and that is the most outstanding Aan cling single cause of the worlds troubles today we should make certain that every latter day saint home is the fountain head of social education of the highest order many of our schools are supplementing in home teachings and other agencies may assist but the responsibility of teaching latter day saint children these necessary and desirable social graces rests with the parents while latter day saint culture and social standards rank high in comparison with other groups there is still room for improvement and this is highly desirable ward teachers are urged to discuss this responsibility with parents and to encourage them in efforts to 0 teach their children according to the standards of the gospel if parents neglect or fail in in this they must share the burden of guilt if their children go astray in section 4 of the doctrine and covenants we are admonished to remember demember Ke member faith virtue knowledge temperence patience brotherly kindness godliness charity humility diligence if there were more teaching of 0 these subjects and more attention given to them in our lives this would be a much better world in which to live all latter day saint parents have the direct responsibility of teaching their children these social attributes |