Weber Sunday School Report

The greatest pleasure that I have in this life, my brethren and sisters, is to say a good word for the work in which I am engaged. I have been actively engaged in the Sunday school work for a great number of years, and I want to state that I thoroughly enjoy it. ¶

In the Weber stake we have enrolled 7,713 pupils. We have an average attendance of 70 per cent of pupils, with an average of punctuality of 85 per cent. The per cent of teachers and officers is 75. We have 30 schools in the stake, and in each ward except two, we hold a 9:30 o'clock prayer meeting. First of all the roll is called, then a hymn is sung, then we pray. These prayer meetings, as suggested by the General Board, we find of untold benefit to our officers and teachers, and it has a tendency to increase the punctuality, not only of the officers and teachers, but of the pupils. We hold our regular weekly board meetings each Tuesday night, never failing. We hold our regular local Sunday School board meetings in each ward one night a week. At these board meetings, a great deal of good is done. We find that it is impossible for active Sunday School workers to be thoroughly prepared with their duties for the Sunday morning, unless they are in attendance at these weekly meetings, unless they come with an outline prepared, and are ready to discuss and bring out all points pertaining to the lesson or work to be developed and impressed upon the minds of the children. These meetings are indeed of untold value to the Sunday school workers of the Weber stake. ¶

We are holding Sunday school conventions throughout our stake, usually four weeks apart, we meet at a designated place on the Sunday afternoon, and there we have our opening exercises, and then adjourn to department work, where we have an enjoyable time developing lessons, instructing our teachers and our officers along the lines that are most beneficial and most adapted to bring out the individuality. The stake district convention, held in Ogden, was indeed a most glorious thing for the Weber stake, and I want to say that the Weber stake will welcome another convention, no matter where it may be held. We hope to have one, and will welcome it with open arms. ¶

We could not get along without the Outlines, and we have something like 3,000 of them distributed among the pupils and in the hands of the parents. We are trying to encourage home preparation, and I believe that we are doing well in this regard. ¶

Our Parents' Conventions, which we have held in every ward in the stake, have resulted in a very great deal of good to home preparation work. We have interested the parents in many, many cases. We are striving to get more of the home in the Sunday school, and more of the Sunday school in the home. When we can accomplish this, we feel that we have done some good. ¶

We hope to be able to work along the lines suggested by the General Board. I pray God's blessings upon them and upon all Sunday school workers, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. ¶