Exam 1 Flashcards
What three things happen to you when you raise your hand to answer a question or to comment in class?
- You signify your willingness to learn.
- You allow the spirit to motivate you to act.
3, You invite the spirit to teach you how to act.
If you want to improve your ability to recognize the Spirit, what three things must you do?
- Feeling
- Recording
- Obeying
What does it mean to “ponder”?
To meditate, deliberate, mentally give weight to something.
Name three blessings of pondering.
- Pondering invites revelation
- Pondering brings healing.
- Pondering facilitates conversion.
What is a doctrine?
An eternal unchanging truth.
Identify three characteristics of true doctrine.
- Doctrines don’t change (piece by piece)
- Motivating changes in attitudes and behavior
- Answer “why” and deepen discipleship
What is a gospel principle?
Doctrinally based guidlene
Identify two characteristics of gospel principles.
- Depends on the situtation and person how they are applied
2. Difficult decisions made clear
What does Genesis 1:26-27 suggest were the most important creations of God?
Mankind
Genesis 2:18 tells us that Eve was created to be a “helpmeet” for Adam. What is the meaning of the word “helpmeet?” (see footnote)
Wife, suitor
We might ask, “Why did God want us to come to earth and why does He want us to become like Him?” How did Lehi answer that question in 2 Nephi 2:17-27?
For us to repent, to have joy
Elder Callister referred to a training session of General Authorities in which the question was asked, “How can we help those struggling with pornography.” What answer did he say was given by Elder Russell M. Nelson?
Teach them their identity and purpose
What did Elder Callister say we must understand first before we can correctly comprehend our divine destiny?
Divine identity
What two things make it possible for each of us, in spite of our faults and weaknesses and shortcomings, to become like God?
- Saving Ordinances of the Kingdom
2. Gifts of the Spirit
Name the five saving ordinances of the gospel.
- Baptism
- Gift of the Holy Ghost
- Priesthood
- Endowment
- Sealing
What did Elder Callister say leads to increased self-worth, confidence, and motivation?
Understanding our potential destiny
Elder Hales identified three ways Satan is working to destroy the sanctity of the family. Name them.
- Demean the importance of roles in the family
- Encourage moral uncleanliness
- Discourage parents from having kids
Elder Hales taught us when, where, and by whom Adam and Eve were sealed as husband and wife. What did he say?
Under the direction of the Father, Adam and Even were sealed by the Lord in the Garden of Eden before the fall
In class, we discussed three truths about the nature of God. Name them.
- God was a righteous mortal being that kept commandments and chose to receive ordinances of Salvation. To become like him we must make the same choices
- Heavenly Father is eternally married to our Heavenly Mother. We must also be sealed as husband and wife.
- Heavenly Father and Mother are eternal parents. The family is central to God’s plan. Exaltation consists of eternal motherhood and fatherhood.
In the King Follett discourse, Joseph Smith taught four essential truths about the nature of God. What are they?
- It is the first principle of the Gospel to know certainly the character of God.
- If we don’t comprehend the character of God, we cannot comprehend our own character.
- If we don’t comprehend the character of God, we cannot comprehend anything that is past.
- If we don’t comprehend the character of God, we cannot comprehend anything that is to come.
Name four things we know about premortality?
- God is the father of our spirits and we lived with him
- Premortality was organized and orderly
- We were endowed with agency - some became great and noble while others didn’t
- We were instructed and prepared for earth life and plan of Salvation
In 2 Nephi 2:27, Lehi taught that men and women are free to choose—to act for themselves and not to be acted upon. But, then he added the clarifying statement that the freedom to choose is really a choice between what two things?
Eternal life and eternal death/ The Savior or the Devil
Alma taught (Alma 13:3) that many of God’s children were foreordained to particular purposes or missions on earth because they demonstrated what two things in premortality?
- Exceeding Faith
2. Good Works
In 2 Nephi 2:26, Lehi taught that the Atonement redeemed us from the Fall and made it possible for us to choose—to either act or to be acted upon. In D&C 58:26, what two adjectives does the Lord use to describe those who wait to be acted upon—until they are commanded or compelled to act? In contrast, what three phrases does the Lord use describe those who choose to act in verse 27?
ACTED UPON 1. Slothful 2. Not a wise servant ACT 1. Anxiously engaged in a good cause 2. Do many things of own free will 3. Bring to pass righteousness
In “Families and the Great Plan of Happiness,” we learned that Elias and Elijah both appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple. What keys did each restore?
Elias - Abrahamic Covenant
Elijah - Sealing Power
The Atonement of Jesus Christ made possible “eternal lives” (D&C 132:24). What is the meaning of “eternal lives?”
The power to beget spirit offspring
Define agency using the 3 “R’s” discussed in class.
- Right to choose
- Responsibility to choose
- Results of our choices
Identify two principles associated with the “right to choose.”
- Right to choose is to choose which influence and outcome we want
- If we choose to follow and become like the Savior, we will be free to know more, to feel more, to do more, and to become more.