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45-677: According to the LDS Church, the purposes of its Sunday School program are to: Historical records indicate that some form of Sunday school was held by Latter Day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio , and Nauvoo, Illinois , in the 1830s and 1840s. However, the meetings were ad hoc and no formal organization endured the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo. The first formal Sunday School in the LDS Church was held on December 9, 1849, in Salt Lake City under

90-507: A male householder with no wife present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age in the city was 46.9 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.8% were from 25 to 44; 34.3% were from 45 to 64; and 19.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

135-562: A member of the church's First Presidency. This message was traditionally used by home teachers for a lesson as they visited their assigned families. This change coincided with the church's revamping of the home teaching program into ministering . In August 2020, the LDS Church announced that the Ensign would cease publication at the end of 2020 and would be replaced by the English-language version of Liahona . The final issue

180-517: A new visitor center. The project was completed and dedicated in 2003. In 2023, the church completed and dedicated the restored Joseph and Emma Smith home on Chillicothe Road, just north of the Kirtland Temple. From 2004 through 2016, a group of volunteers produced an annual musical theater production celebrating the city's Latter Day Saint history called "This Is Kirtland!", which was held at

225-403: Is a generalist class that is primarily intended for those new to, or inexperienced, in the church or for those with a calling related to missionary work. It is also common for a local congregation to offer specialist Sunday School classes in family history , temples , marriage and family relations, and teacher training. In most church congregations, Sunday School is a 40-minute class which

270-505: Is called by the local bishop (or branch president ) and, under the bishop's direction, he oversees the Sunday School. The Sunday School president may submit names to the bishop who then typically calls two counselors and a secretary to assist the president. Other adults in the congregation will serve as instructors in the various Sunday School classes. A stake (or district ) Sunday School presidency provides support and training to

315-528: Is held either immediately after or immediately prior to Sacrament meeting . Everyone 11 years of age and older are encouraged to attend; children under age 11 have Sunday School-style classes taught to them in Primary , with those classes administered by the Primary organization. Each congregation (ward or branch) has an adult male priesthood holder who serves as the local Sunday School president. The president

360-443: Is predominant in other areas. A few stands of old growth oak-hickory forest can also be found in the city. Kirtland is located in the snowbelt region of Lake Erie, and has snowfall and weather patterns similar to nearby Chardon . In this area, annual snowfall averages over 100 inches (250 cm) per year, and anecdotal evidence indicates seasonal snowfall can exceed 250 inches (640 cm) in some microclimate areas. Kirtland

405-558: Is primarily a residential community. Over 20 percent of the land area is forest preserve or park land. The Holden Arboretum at 3,500 acres (14 km ) is the largest of these, but not all of Holden's land is located in Kirtland. Three metropolitan parks are also in Kirtland. The largest is Chapin State Forest, at 390 acres (1.6 km ), which includes much of Gildersleeve mountain . Also in Kirtland are Penitentiary Glen, and

450-608: Is situated on the higher elevations of the Allegheny Plateau . The principal geographic features are the East Branch of the Chagrin River , Pierson's Knob, and Gildersleeve Mountain , 1,163 feet (354 m) Daniel's Mountain,1,246 feet (380 m) is the high point. Native vegetation is northern hardwood forest. Hemlock-hardwood forest is found in the higher elevations and along ravines, beech-maple forest

495-466: The Ensign contained no advertisements . As an official church publication, the Ensign contained faith-promoting and proselytizing information, stories, sermons, and writings of church leaders. For many years, the May and November editions of the Ensign provided reports of the proceedings of the church's annual and semi-annual general conferences . These issues contain the full sermons and business of

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540-630: The Holden Arboretum . Kirtland has been visited by two sitting Presidents of the United States , including George W. Bush . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 16.80 square miles (43.51 km ), of which, 16.67 square miles (43.18 km ) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km ) is water. Kirtland is located south of the lake shore plain of Lake Erie and

585-694: The Kirtland Temple , completed in 1836. The Kirtland Temple and nearby Historic Kirtland Village are maintained as historic sites highlighting that era. The city is also the location for multiple parks in the Lake Metroparks system, as well as the Holden Arboretum . After the founding of the United States, northern Ohio was designated as the Western Reserve and was sold to the Connecticut Land Company . The area

630-563: The Parent Sunday School Union . Young appointed Cannon as the first general superintendent of the Sunday School, a position he would hold until his death in 1901. In 1872, the Sunday School organization was renamed the Deseret Sunday School Union . The organized Sunday School addressed lesson topics and source materials, grading, prizes and rewards, use of hymns and songs composed by members of

675-640: The sacrament during its classes, a practice that Brigham Young had begun in 1877. In 1866, just prior to the formal organization of the Sunday School Union, Cannon had begun publishing the Juvenile Instructor magazine. Although the magazine was owned and edited solely by Cannon, it nevertheless became the de facto official publication of the Deseret Sunday School Union in the late 1860s. On January 1, 1901,

720-400: The 1830s. Ownership of the Kirtland Temple came into question after the main body of Latter Day Saints moved west. The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ ) sought to have the matter settled in civil court; but ultimately obtained ownership of the property through adverse possession . Besides giving tours, Community of Christ allowed others to use

765-631: The For the Strength of Youth) magazines. Sunday School focuses on a study of the standard works of the church, which are considered scripture . The main class in Sunday School for those 18 years of age and older is called "Gospel Doctrine". In general, the Gospel Doctrine curriculum follows a four-year cycle: However, there are also a number of "generalist" and "specialist" classes that may be taught in Sunday School. For example, Gospel Principles

810-772: The Fourteenth Ward's example and adopted Sunday school programs based on the Ballantyne model. At this stage, each Sunday school was completely autonomous and under the sole direction of the local bishop . Anxious to bring a standard structure and organization to the over 200 independent Sunday schools that had been created, LDS Church president Brigham Young ordered that a union of the Sunday schools be carried out. On November 11, 1867, Young and church leaders Daniel H. Wells , George A. Smith , Wilford Woodruff , George Q. Cannon , and Brigham Young Jr. met and organized

855-552: The Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836 claimed to see multiple heavenly visions and appearances of heavenly beings, including deity. For this and other reasons, Kirtland remains a place of importance to those of all Latter Day Saint denominations. Many sections from the Doctrine and Covenants , considered modern revelations and canonical by most denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, originated in Kirtland during

900-675: The Lake Farm Park. Lakeland Community College is located largely in the City of Kirtland, the campus dominating the northern part of the city. In 2018 languages spoken in the city were: 92.5% English , 2.2% Croatian , 1.5% Italian , and 1.5% Slovene . As of the 2010 Census , there were 6,866 people, 2,544 households, and 1,948 families residing in the city. The population density was 411.9 inhabitants per square mile (159.0/km ). There were 2,716 housing units at an average density of 162.9 per square mile (62.9/km ). The racial makeup of

945-646: The Quorums of the Seventy [will] not serve in the general presidencies of the Sunday School and Young Men." Since that time, church general authorities have no longer served as members of the presidency. Since April 2019, the following men have comprised the Sunday School General Presidency: Mark L. Pace, President; Milton Camargo, First Counselor; and Jan E. Newman, Second Counselor. The Sunday School General Board also assists in

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990-692: The church purchased the magazine from the Cannon family and the Juvenile Instructor officially became an organ of the church's Sunday School. In 1930, it was replaced by The Instructor , which was published until 1970. The Sunday School currently does not have an official periodical, but information that may be used in Sunday School appears in the Ensign (now the Liahona) and the New Era (now

1035-430: The church, recording and increasing the attendance, developing an elementary catechism , and libraries. It also sponsored the publication of administrative guidelines and materials for classroom use, resulting in increased uniformity lesson content. Until the turn of the century, only children were taught by the Sunday School. Eventually, classes were added for the youth of the church; in 1904, an adult Sunday School class

1080-648: The city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. Of the city's population over the age of 25, 39.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Kirtland has a mayor-council system of government. As of 2024, the mayor is Kevin Potter, a Democrat . The City Council consists of seven members, who are elected for four-year terms. Three members are elected by the city at-large, and four members are elected from wards. Ensign (LDS magazine) The Ensign of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , commonly shortened to Ensign ( / ˈ ɛ n s aɪ n / EN -syne ),

1125-419: The city was 97.7% White , 0.4% African American , 0.1% Native American , 0.7% Asian , 0.2% from other races , and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 2,544 households, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had

1170-456: The conferences, as well as a current photographic list of the church's general authorities and general officers. The text of every issue of the magazine is available on the church's web site. Each issue since January 2001 is also available in PDF format. In April 2018, the magazine discontinued its First Presidency message, an article traditionally found at the front of the magazine written by

1215-469: The corner of Baldwin and Booth Roads in Kirtland Hills . Kirtland saw few changes until after World War II when several residential subdivisions were built. In 1957 a high school was built and in 1961, Gildersleeve Elementary was built along Chardon Road ( US 6 ). In 1968 a middle school was completed for grades 6–8. The 1960s saw an influx and expansion of local businesses. A shopping center

1260-756: The direction of Richard Ballantyne , a former Sunday school teacher in the Relief Presbyterian Church in Scotland . Lacking a suitable building to hold the meeting in, Ballantyne invited his students into his own home; approximately thirty Latter-day Saint children between the ages of 8 and 13 attended. The local congregation that Ballantyne belonged to—the Salt Lake City Fourteenth Ward —quickly adopted Ballantyne's Sunday school program and integrated it with regular Sunday meetings. Other LDS Church congregations followed

1305-404: The first time, the Sunday School stopped providing unique lesson manuals each year, and the church began a four-year curriculum rotation pattern. In 1979, Hugh W. Pinnock became the general president of the Sunday School, the first church general authority to hold the position since apostle David O. McKay 's tenure ended in 1934. In 1980, the church instructed the Sunday School to stop passing

1350-529: The leadership of the church's Sunday School programs and in the development of guidelines, policies, and materials. Kirtland, Ohio Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio , United States. The population was 6,937 at the 2020 census . Kirtland is known for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement from 1831 to 1837 and the site of the movement's first temple ,

1395-506: The local Sunday School presidents. Under the direction of general authorities , the church's three-man Sunday School General Presidency oversees the program throughout the church. From 1979 to 2004, members of this presidency were general authority seventies of the church. In the church's April 2004 general conference , Thomas S. Monson of the First Presidency , announced that "a recent decision [has been made] that members of

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1440-476: The murders were sentenced to life in prison; Lundgren was executed on October 24, 2006. The site of the murders was converted from a privately owned home into a church beginning in 2007. New Promise Church opened in April 2009. The LDS Church purchased the N.K. Whitney Store in 1979 and restored it in 1984, operating it as a historic site open to tours. The Whitney home, across the street, was acquired soon after and

1485-410: The nearby LDS meetinghouse . In 2003, Schupp's farm and orchard, on Hobart Road, became inactive leaving Rock's farm on Chillicothe Road, the only active for-profit farm in the city. As of 2006, there are still active cattle and horse farming in the city and some commercial nursery activity. Sugaring still occurs, with at least two active sugar bushes other than the large scale Bicknell Sugar Bush at

1530-573: The project, to create a pedestrian-friendly area, Kirtland-Chardon Road was rerouted along the eastern side of the site, while Ohio State Route 615 was rerouted around the northern side, eliminating what had been a busy intersection right in front of the Whitney home and store. The Whitney home was restored to its 1830s appearance, while historically accurate replicas of the original John Johnson Inn, schoolhouse, sawmill, and ashery were researched and constructed on or near their original sites, along with

1575-510: The temple for special meetings. On March 5, 2024 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and Community of Christ announced that ownership of the site had transferred to the former as part of a $ 192.5 million acquisition of historic sites and objects. After the majority of the Latter Day Saints departed Kirtland in 1837–38, and during the latter part of the 19th century, Kirtland's population diminished and life

1620-669: Was an official periodical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1971 to 2020. The magazine was first issued in January 1971, along with the correlated New Era (for youth) and the Friend (for children). Each of these magazines replaced the older church publications The Improvement Era , Relief Society Magazine , The Instructor , and the Millennial Star . Unlike some of its predecessors,

1665-428: Was built, which combined the hardware, drug store, grocery, barber shop, plus the local doctor and dentist in one building. By 1965, Interstate 90 was open, allowing a quicker trip into Cleveland . In 1968 the citizens of Kirtland voted in a special election to incorporate the township. James Naughton was the first mayor of the village, which became a city when the 1970 census showed population exceeded 5,000. Naughton

1710-407: Was created. The 1970s saw dramatic change within the Sunday School. In 1971, as part of the church Priesthood Correlation Program , the name of the Deseret Sunday School Union was changed to simply Sunday School , and the Sunday School general "superintendent" was renamed the general Sunday School "president". Additionally, curriculum planning and writing became more centralized and coordinated; for

1755-689: Was first surveyed by Moses Cleaveland and his party in 1796. Kirtland is named for Turhand Kirtland, a principal of the Connecticut Land Company and judge in Trumbull County , the first political entity in Ohio that included Kirtland township. Kirtland, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War , demonstrated "both breadth of vision and integrity" in his fair dealings with the local Native Americans . He

1800-463: Was known for his bravery, resourcefulness, and passion for justice. Dr. Jared Potter Kirtland was the son of the former; he helped to found a medical college in nearby Willoughby, Ohio , and he compiled the first ornithology of Ohio. The bird Kirtland's warbler is named for Jared Kirtland. This rare species has been documented in the city during migration, but it does not nest in Ohio. The densely forested, clay soiled, high, hilly, land of Kirtland

1845-533: Was settled later than surrounding townships: Mentor in 1798, and Chester in 1802. Kirtland's first European settlers were the John Moore family, soon followed by the Crary family who came to Kirtland in 1811. In 1893 Christopher Crary wrote a memoir of his Kirtland life, which provided a great deal of material for Anne B. Prusha's 1982 history of Kirtland. From 1831 to 1832 and again from 1833 to 1838, Kirtland

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1890-423: Was succeeded as mayor by Doug Guy, Wesley Phillips, Mario Marcopoli, Edward Podajol, and Mark Tyler. Kirtland continued to grow in population slowly through the 1970s and 1980s. In April 1989, Jeffrey Lundgren , a religious extremist, coerced some in his cult into murdering a family of five and hiding their bodies in a pit dug inside a barn, on Chardon Road ( U.S. 6 ). Those of Lundgren's cult who participated in

1935-482: Was the headquarters for the Latter Day Saint movement . Joseph Smith moved the church to Kirtland in 1831, shortly after its formal organization in April 1830 in Fayette, New York . In Kirtland, Latter Day Saints built their first temple , the Kirtland Temple . The temple was built with a degree of opulence, considering the underdeveloped nature of the area and the poverty of most early church members. Many attending

1980-431: Was typical of that of the region. Crary recalls the last rattlesnakes being killed on Gildersleeve Mountain in the 1830s. During this period most of the wooded areas near Kirtland were cleared for agriculture, with corn and apples being the predominant crops. In the early 20th century, Kirtland School (now Kirtland Elementary) was built to consolidate three school houses. One of the old school houses can still be found at

2025-509: Was used for many years as a visitor center. By the late 1990s, Kirtland was becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination, so the creation of Historic Kirtland Village was announced in April 2000, located in the Kirtland flats along the East Branch of the Chagrin River, to provide insight into what life was like during the 1830s when Kirtland was the home of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young , and other founders of Mormonism. As part of

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