January Journeyman Inspirements

Watch/read the following while taking notes:  

1) Read excerpts from “The Proper Role of Government,” by Ezra Taft Benson  here. 
Or you can listen to the speech on MP3 (43 minutes) here.


2) Watch this video clip of Ezra Taft Benson about America (13 minutes).

3) Watch this video clip of Ezra Taft Benson about socialism (9 minutes). 

4) Watch this video of excerpts from “How do you Kill 11 Million People” (6 minutes).   (Get permission from your parents first – at the beginning are some disturbing scenes of Nazi concentration camps.)  Just a little FYI, The little girl’s narrator voice is my cousin’s daughter.  It’s based on Andy Andrews' short book, How Do You Kill 11 Million People?  Or watch the "nicer" version underneath it. 

Here is a “nicer” different version without the concentration camp scenes if you’d rather: 

Write down your favorite quotes or thoughts.
And choose one or more of the following, being ready to share it in class:  

• In your own words, summarize each of the principles from The Proper Role of Government.
• In your own words, summarize each point Ezra Taft Benson makes in the other two videos. 
• Create a skit, poem, story, or comic strip that shows examples of some of these principles of righteous government being followed or not being followed. 
• Do some research on Ezra Taft Benson. Why do you think he felt so strongly about promoting freedom and rejecting socialism and communism?  What was his position in the government? What was his position in the LDS Church afterward? What role did he play in Germany after World War II?  Be ready to give the class a presentation on all you learned about him and why he was so passionate about the proper role of government.  
• After watching the 11 Million People video (the first one) draw your own version of the cycle that is mentioned, using words or pictures.  How does it relate to a cycle seen in the Book of Mormon?  Where do you think we are in that cycle today?   
• Choose your own inspirement to help you “swallow” your reading. Approve it with your parent or Sister Edwards first.