Domestic Training
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Young women think that it is menial to cook and do other kinds of
housework; and, for this reason, many girls who marry and have the
care of families have little idea of the duties devolving upon a wife
and mother
It should be a law that young people should not get married unless
they know how to care for the children that are brought into their
family. They must know how to take care of this house that God has
given them. Unless they understand in regard to the laws which God
has established in their system, they cannot understand their duty to
their God or themselves
Domestic Training Should Be in the College Curriculum—The
education which the young men and women who attend our colleges
should receive in the home life is deserving of special attention. It
is of great importance in the work of character building that students
who attend our colleges be taught to take up the work that is appointed
them, throwing off all inclination to sloth. They need to become
familiar with the duties of daily life. They should be taught to do their
domestic duties thoroughly and well, with as little noise and confusion
as possible. Everything should be done decently and in order. The
kitchen and all other parts of the building should be kept sweet and
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clean. Books should be laid aside till their proper season, and no more
study should be taken than can be attended to without neglecting the
household duties. The study of books is not to engross the mind to the
neglect of home duties upon which the comfort of the family depends.
In the performance of these duties careless, neglectful, disorderly
habits should be overcome; for unless corrected, these habits will
be carried into every phase of life, and the life will be spoiled for
usefulness
A Knowledge of Homemaking Is Indispensable—Many of the
branches of study that consume the student’s time are not essential
to usefulness or happiness, but it is essential for every youth to have
a thorough acquaintance with everyday duties. If need be, a young
woman can dispense with a knowledge of French and algebra, or even
of the piano; but it is indispensable that she learn to make good bread,
3
The Ministry of Healing, 302
.
4
Manuscript 19, 1887
.
5
Testimonies For The Church 6, 169, 170
.