The spirit of truth is the spirit of religion, whether occupied with sticks and stones or revelations and morals. There is a religiousness in all pure search for truth about anything as well as about everything. The failure of religion to foster knowledge in its own house has an indirect but a far reaching effect on the whole educational system.

span the abundant life span, p. 85

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Every teacher should be true to himself. Every teacher should be true to his pupils. First, in preparation of lessons: No teacher should attempt to teach that which he does not believe. It is unfair to himself, unfair to those whom he is teaching, unfair to his church, unfair to his fellow men.

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The first step in preparation is self-introspection. Whatever the lesson is, the first duty is to look within and see whether you believe what you are going to teach….He should not teach if he does not believe. If he does so, he is untrue to himself and to the church he is representing.

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We are having some difficulty because teachers seem to take delight in telling what they do not believe about certain principles of the Gospel. Is your lesson prepared? Then look within and see if you believe. Choose that phase of it which you do believe and which you know is true.

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Believe what you are teaching Do not repeat any part of your lesson that you do not believe.

span pathways to happiness span pp 300 301

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