Origins & History
Who wrote the FFA Creed?
Who is E.M Tiffany
The first paragraph states that faith is born of these, not of words.
What are deeds?
"I believe that to live and work on a good farm... is ___ as well as ___".
What are pleasant and challenging
This term refers to the labor or hard work mentioned in the third paragraph.
What is toil
Every single one of the five paragraphs in the Creed begins with these two words.
What is "I believe"
This is the year the FFA Creed was officially adopted.
What is 1930
Better days are promised through this.
What are "better ways"
"I believe in leadership from ___ and respect from ___".
What are ourselves and others
This phrase describes money or property that has been fairly earned through labor.
What is honest wealth
The 4th paragraph mentions being happy with this specific type of "wealth" that is earned through hard work.
What is "honest wealth"
The Creed was officially adopted at this number National FFA Convention.
What is the 3rd
This group of people is responsible for the achievements won in the first paragraph.
Who are present and past generations of agriculturists
"I believe in my own ability to work ___ and think ___".
What are efficiently and clearly
This word means a natural or "born-with" liking for something, like agricultural life.
What is inborn (fondness)
This is who the Creed says we should be "fair" to in the 4th paragraph.
Who are "those whose happiness depends upon me"
These are the two years in which the Creed was revised to keep it modern.
What are 1965 and 1990
Today’s "better things" come from this specific struggle mentioned at the end of the paragraph.
What are the struggles of former years
"I believe in less dependence on ___ and more power in ___".
What are begging and bargaining
This term describes agriculturists who are forward-thinking and use new methods.
What are progressive agriculturists
In the final paragraph, the Creed says that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of this.
What is "our national life"
In the original version, the first line said "I believe in the future of..." this instead of "agriculture".
What is farming
These are the first seven words of the FFA Creed.
What is "I believe in the future of agriculture"
"I can exert an influence in my ___ and ___".
What are home and community
This is the "task" mentioned in the final sentence of the Creed.
What is the "inspiring task"
This is the specific "task" described in the very last sentence of the Creed.
What is the "inspiring task"