Church Instruction
In the LDS Church's Sunday School and Church Educational System classes, the standard works are studied and taught in a four-year rotation:
- Year One : Old Testament (also includes some coverage of related topics in the Book of Moses and Book of Abraham from the Pearl of Great Price)
- Year Two : New Testament
- Year Three: Book of Mormon
- Year Four: Doctrine and Covenants and Church History
However, in recent times, leaders of the church have emphasized that Latter-day Saints should not restrict their study of the standard works to the particular book being currently studied in Sunday School or other religious courses. Specifically, Church President Ezra Taft Benson taught:
At present, the Book of Mormon is studied in our Sunday School and seminary classes every fourth year. This four-year pattern, however, must not be followed by Church members in their personal and family study. We need to read daily from the pages of book ....
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