A Practical Training Useful manual labor is a part of the gospel plan. The Great Teacher, enshrouded in the pillar of cloud, gave directions to Israel that every youth should be taught some line of useful employment. Therefore it was the custom of the Jews, the wealthy as well as the poorer classes, to teach their sons and daughters some useful trade, so that, should adverse circumstances arise, they would not be dependent upon others, but would be able to provide for their own necessities. They might be instructed in literary lines, but they must also be trained to some craft. This was deemed an indispensable part of their education. {CT 307.1}

(307) Nyttigt manuel arbejde er en del af den evangeliske plan. Den Store Lærer, der var omgivet af skystøtten, gav Israel anvisninger om at alle unge skal lære en nyttig beskæftigelse. Derfor var det skik for jøderne, velstående såvel som fattigere klasser, at lære deres sønner og døtre et nyttigt erhverv, så at de ikke skulle være afhængige af andre, om der kommer dårlige forhold, men være i stand til at dække deres egne behov. De kunne undervises i boglige fag, men de måtte også oplæres i et håndværk. Dette blev anset for at være en uundværlig del af deres uddannelse.