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Exam 1 Flashcards

Learning objectives for 1 Nephi

1
Q

What are the circumstances around
the beginning of 1 Nephi?

A

Lehi prophesies of the destruction of Jerusalem.

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Who are some of
Lehi’s and Sariah’s
contemporaries?

A

Jeremiah and Zedekiah were active during that time.

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3
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What is the timing of when Nephi wrote 1 Nephi?

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30 years after leaving Jerusalem.

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4
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What is the “divine council?”

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Before the world was created and HF, Jesus, and Satan decided how the world would be created and decided the prophets.

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5
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How is Lehi’s call similar to or different from the calls of other Old Testament prophets?

A

Ezekial eats the scroll
Lehi reads the book.

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6
Q

How can Lehi rejoice
after reading about the
destruction of Jerusalem?

A

Because he had faith in God’s plan.

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7
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How did each of Lehi’s family gained or did not gain a testimony of his actions, and how does this apply to gaining testimonies of the gospel in our own lives?

A

Nephi- He had a vision
Sam- Received his testimony through Nephi
Sariah- Because Lehi was optimistic.
Laman and Lemuel- They murmured so they do not gain testimonies.

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8
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What was Laman’s and Lemuel’s reaction to the angel?

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They kept murmuring and questioned/doubted how the Lord will deliver Laban to them.

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9
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What is the difference between testimony and faith?

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With faith we trust God
With testimony we have experienced his faithfulness.

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10
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What are the failures that Nephi and his brothers experienced?

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Not being able to obtain the brass plates. They were cast out of Labans home twice. The first time he called him a robber, the second time retuning with gold.

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11
Q

How is failure an important process?

A

You are taught resilience and grow spiritually and learn to rely and put your trust in God.

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12
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What is President Worthen’s quote?

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Failing is essential. Focus on the quest. how we respond when we fail will ultimately determine how well we will succeed. Failing is essential to achieve perfection.

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13
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What is Elder Robbins quote?

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He know we are going to fail that is why we have repentance.

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14
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How did Lehi feel after his vision?

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Worried for his family.

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15
Q

What was the most important takeaway from Lehi’s dream?

A

Having faith in the Lord and holding to his words. Also the love God has for his children.

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16
Q

How did Lehi’s teachings in 1 Nephi 10
help him instill greater faith in Jesus Christ in Laman and Lemuel?

A

The Lord has a plan and knows all things from the beginning. He teaches of Jerusalem being destroyed and the Messiah coming.

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17
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What is the Abrahamic Covenant?

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The promise of land, seed, and blessing.

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18
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What is the Sinai Covenant?

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Jehovah redeems his people from Egyptian slavery. The Law of Moses, a set of instructions that allows God to dwell in the tabernacle with them. Scattered if disobedient, but one day gathered again.

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19
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What is the Davidic Covenant?

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Establishment of Monarchy. David and his dynasty would be kings over Israel forever. Unbreakable covenant- if David’s line did not walk up to the covenant by being faithful to Jehovah, he would punish but never forsake them.

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20
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What is the timeline from the house of Israel to 586 BC?

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2000 BC - Abrahamic Covenant
1200 BC – Sinai Covenant
1000 BC – Davidic Covenant
720 BC – Northern Kingdom of
Israel is destroyed by Assyrian
Empire.
586 BC - Southern Kingdom of
Judah is destroyed by Babylonian
Empire.

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21
Q

What are the three main differences between Lehi and Nephi’s vision?

A

Lehi-
1. Lehi is a participant in his dream
2. Lehi gives no interpretation to his dream and has little guidance
3. Lehi’s vision is about his family
Nephi-
1. Nephi watched, but did not participate.
2. Nephi is guided and helped in interpreting.
3. In Nephi’s vision, Lehi’s vision serves as an interpretive backdrop to the story of the Book of Mormon.

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22
Q

How is Nephi’s experience of getting answers from God different from Laman and Lemuel’s experience?

A

Nephi asks God for help to know the answers and Laman and Lemuel just expect the answers to be given to them. Even when they are told they just murmur and dont believe it.

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23
Q

What is the meaning of incluscio?

A

It begins and ends with the tree.

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24
Q

How is the love of God the most desirable of all things?

A

It gives us strength and hope because it is everlasting.

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25
Q

What is the content of each chapter 11-14 and explain how this teaches about the love of God?

A

1 Ne 11 – Earthly ministry of Jesus Christ and the scattering of Israel
1 Ne 12 – Visit of the resurrected Christ to the Americas, and the destruction of the Nephites
1 Ne 13 – Arrival of Gentiles to Promised Land; God brings forth gospel & the covenants through the Book of Mormon to Gentiles, which establishes truth of Bible
1 Nephi 14 – Gathering of God’s people; Conflict between the two churches: the church of the Lamb of God, and the church of the devil.

26
Q

What is Elder Daines quote?

A

It is about spiritual face blindness. Sometimes we struggle to see the love of God and question if he loves me.

27
Q

What is the bible and how is it of great worth to us?

A

A collection of books. It contains the covenants of the Lord.

28
Q

What are Josephs teachings on the accuracy of the Bible?

A

He said it was divine but it had translation issues.

29
Q

What is the “church of the Lamb” and the “church of the devil”?

A

They are not earthly organizations, and we choose to be a part of one or the other.

30
Q

Explain how Lehi’s family’s
journey is like the Exodus
(its four parts), and how
our own lives can be seen in
a similar way

A

Promised Land, Captivity, Wilderness, and Deliverance.

31
Q

What are the scriptural labels of “righteous” and “wicked”; and how we move from one category to the next?

A

Being righteous means repenting
Being wicked means refusing to repent.
We go from one to the other through repentance.

32
Q

What is Elder Hollands quote?

A

Repentance. Repenting means you will change. It can be immediate as long as it is genuine.

33
Q

What are the general travel conditions of Lehi’s journey and the obstacles they face?

A

Food was scarce, No fire for cooking so they ate raw meat, Children born and nursed.

34
Q

What is the meaning of murmuring?

A

A lack of trust and faith. Also talking badly and complaining.

35
Q

How does the Liahona work?

A

It works on faith, diligence, and heed.

36
Q

What was Nephi’s view of their wilderness experience compared to Laman and Lemuel’s views.

A

Nephi felt that they were blessed for doing as the Lord commands. He knows that with faith he can be strengthened. Laman and Lemuel felt like they were suffering and they think that happiness is the absence of suffereing.

37
Q

What did Laman and Lemuel not understand about joy?

A

They didn’t understand that joy is not the absence of suffering; it is the
presence of God.

38
Q

How does Pres. Uchtdorf describe the Savior’s role in the parable of the “Lost Sheep”?

A

He will always rescue you, he will always find you even if you sinned, He will lift you up, he will carry you home.

39
Q

What is the most defining attribute of Jehovah?

A

Loving kindness
hesed or covenantal love and loyalty.

40
Q

What is President Nelson’s quote?

A

God will not abandon His relationship with those who have forged such a bond with Him. Those who have made a covenant with God have access to a special kind of love and mercy called hesed.

41
Q

What are four reasons reasons that Nephi includes Isaiah in his record and how their connection to 1 Nephi 19:15?

A

1 Ne 19:18 - “persuade them that they would remember the Lord their Redeemer”
1 Ne 19:23 - “more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer”
1 Ne 19:24 - “ye may have hope as well as your brethren from whom ye have been broken off”
1 Ne 22:30 - “ye need not suppose that I and my father are the only ones that have testified, and also taught them.

42
Q

What does Pres. Uchtdorf teach that we must do to be rescued?

A

Turn to Him, come to Him, draw near unto Him.

43
Q

What times did Isaiah live and what periods did he address?

A

Isaiah lived in 700 BC.
In the 700 he addressed the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah.
In the 500 he addressed Babylon’s fall and the return of Judahites to Jerusalem

44
Q

Explain the metaphor that the Lord uses to describe his love for his people?

A

The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me, but he will show that he hath not. His love his even greater than a mothers love.

45
Q

What does Pres. Uchtdorf teach about how we deserve rescue from the Good Shepherd?

A

It doesn’t matter how you became lost whether is was your choice or circumstances. It matters that you are His child and He love you.

46
Q

What is the mission and identity of the servant and describe how the Gentiles will participate in God’s rescue of his people?

A

The servant is Israel, the covenant, Jesus Christ. Is Gentiles will carry them back to Zion.

47
Q

Who ate the fruit?

A

Lehi

48
Q

He was shown the interpretation.

A

Nephi

49
Q

He was worried about his family.

A

Lehi

50
Q

He was a spectator

A

Nephi

51
Q

He felt very happy afterwards

A

Neither Nephi or Lehi.

52
Q

According to the angel, why would the Bible be of great worth to us?

A

It contains the covenants of the Lord

53
Q

What did Laman and Lemuel believe about happiness and joy?

A

They believed that true happiness comes when there are no trials and when we can spend time with our possessions

54
Q

Lehi’s and Sariah’s family ate raw meat in the wilderness.

A

True

55
Q

How long after leaving Jerusalem did Nephi begin to create what is now known as 1 Nephi?

A

30 years

56
Q

Laman and Lemuel show us that knowing that God exists is very different than trusting them.

A

True

57
Q

What was the order of the covenants and events?

A

Abrahamic Covenant, Sinai Covenant, Davidic Covenant, Destruction of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Destruction of the Southern Kingdom of Judah

58
Q

Which covenant is preceded by Jehovah rescuing his people from Egyptian bondage?

A

Sinai Covenant

59
Q

Which covenant, if broken, would lead to the scattering of Israel?

A

Davidic Covenant

60
Q

After Lehi had his dream about the tree, what was he most concerned about?

A

The wellbeing is his two oldest boys, Laman and Lemuel

61
Q

What are the laws for God to dwell with them.

A

Israel must be loyal to Jehovah, must not worship other gods. Israel must take care of neighbors. Israel must be a light to the gentiles.

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