In 2008 and 2009, the book Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith will be used on second and third Sundays for Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society class instruction. This book is available online in multiple languages and in multiple media formats, such as text, PDF (original layout), audio, American Sign Language video, Braille, and multiple reader formats for handheld devices.
The language materials are listed on the language pages. Find all the lesson manuals at manuals.lds.org.
I looked on the site for the mp3 version the other day and couldn’t find it. So thanks for these links!
Thank you! I’ve also been looking for these, almost every day for a while, and so I’m glad to see them up. I would sometimes listen to a lesson three or four times in a week when I had to teach priesthood, just so I would know the material inside and out.
Any chance of getting a podcast link like there was for the SWK manual?
Thanks for your comments! We will soon have a podcast set up for this manual–and a lot of other content! At each chapter in a lesson manual or at the article in a magazine, if there is an audio file, it will appear on a “Listen” tab.
Larry-
Not sure if you would be interested, but I wanted
to let you know about an independent this film coming out this month titled: “Article VI: Faith. Politics. America.” Perhaps it would make for a good article or something. The film was directed by Bryan Hall and Jack Donaldson. It is an intense discussion of the role of faith in politics. The title is taken from Article Six of the United States Constitution: “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”
If you haven’t seen the trailer I suggest you check it out:
http://www.articlevithemovie.com/
Pretty powerful.
Here some additional info about the film:
The story follows filmmaker Bryan Hall’s experience as a Mormon during the 2008 Presidential race. While following the debates, Hall becomes increasingly aware of the escalating attacks against a particular candidate over his religion; Mitt Romney, who happens to also be a Mormon. Hall decides to investigate this issue and comes to realize that the issue of religious bigotry in politics goes far beyond his own faith. It has been the subject of intense argument from the earliest days of the American colonies. In the end, Hall makes the case for the need for religious tolerance in America; not just for his religion, but for all religions.
Let me know what you think!
Interesting to know.