For this last day of General
Conference, I found the Lesson Bulletin
for the Primary Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
/ Autumn Quarter 1934, owned by Kay’s mother, Erma Taysom in Portland, Oregon
(Sister Taysom’s first mission.)
The first October 1934 lesson for Larks
and Blazers was “Houses of Worship / Objective: To promote better habits of
behavior in places of worship.” It gave
examples of sacred places, including the tabernacle built by the children of
Israel as a temple in the wilderness (Exodus 40), our own meetinghouses today,
and the Sacred Grove [Palmyra, New York -- lds.org/locations/sacred-grove].
The lesson ends (p. 70) with this simple
instruction which applies to children (and adults) today, even while
listening at home to Conference talks; (it reminds me of Conference activities
children have been doing since ours were little): “If you are in church and can’t
understand the speaker, what do you think is the best thing to do? What do you think about reading or drawing
[or playing video games] in church? Why is it better to sit and listen? Very often boys and girls do not try to
understand. Nearly every speaker says a
few things boys and girls of your age can understand. If you only get one idea to remember from
each speaker – that’s worthwhile. The
best way to do after you go to church is tell your parents what the speaker
said. Soon you will find it quite
interesting, and you will discover how much more you can understand than you did
at first. Try it next Sunday – and the
next.”
