Final Flashcards
Elder Marion G. Romney stated: “These fruits of the gospel-assurance that we shall obtain eternal life, peace in this world sustained by such an assurance, and finally eternal life in the world to come-are_____ _____________.”
within the reach of us all
Which one of the following did not appear and restore keys to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple?
Abraham
According to D&C 131 the more sure word of prophecy means what?
Knowing that you are sealed up to eternal life by revelation and the spirit of prophecy though the power of the priesthood.
Which of the following types of marriage is not mentioned in D&C 132: 2-24?
Civil
Which of the following is not a blessing promised from receiving the oath and covenant of the priesthood?
Become the sons of Moses and of Aaron and the seed of Abraham
Receive the Father’s kingdom and all that the Father has
Be sanctified by the Spirit unto the renewing of their bodies
Receive of the Father’s fulness and glory
Gain immediate access to the Celestial Kingdom (This)
Elder Scott said, “If you are a young man of appropriate age and are not married, __________________________________________.”
don’t waste time in idle pursuits
According to Elder Scott, “Pure love is __________________________.”
an incomparable, potent power for good
From our previous reading and class discussion and also considering what Elder McConkie taught, who restored celestial marriage to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple (Think about Abraham)?
Elias
What does Elder Scott call the experience where his child wrapped their arms around his neck, kissed him on the cheek and whispered, “Dad, I love you. You are my best friend”?
a supernal joy
According to Elder Hafen, “Marriage is by nature a ______________.”
covenant
Which one of the following is not one of the wolves mentioned by Elder Hafen?
Excessive Individualism
Adultery (This)
Personal Imperfections
Natural Adversity
True or False: Elder Hafen stated that every marriage is tested repeatedly by three kinds of wolves.
True
Elder David B. Haight stated: “A major underlying cause of divorce is in not understanding that marriage and families are ______________________________.”
God-given and God-ordained
According to Elder Haight, divorce is final.
False
According to President Spencer W. Kimball, “Every divorce is the result of ______________…”
selfishness
President Boyd K. Packer (Elder L. Tom Perry in one edition of the manual) stated: “The principle of self-reliance is ___________ as well as temporal.”
spiritual
President Packer said that he has “become very anxious over the amount of ___________ that we seem to need in the Church…”
counseling
President Gordon B. Hinckley (President Spencer W. Kimball in one edition of the manual) suggested that selfishness “is a cankering expression of ___________.”
greed
“Selfishness is the antithesis of love.”
True
President Howard W. Hunter stated: “A man who holds the priesthood accepts his wife as a(n) _________ in the leadership of the home and family…”
partner
Elder Bruce R. McConkie said, “The Lord never sends apostles and prophets and righteous men to minister to his people without _______________ .”
placing women of like spiritual stature at their sides
President Ezra Taft Benson taught that “in the scriptures there is not such thing as righteous _________ - it is always considered a sin.”
pride
In 1 Nephi 5, after Sariah had complained against Lehi about her son’s absence, Nephi commented that his father did what?
spoke with her and comforted her
According to President Benson, “Pride is a very misunderstood sin, and many are sinning in __________.”
ignorance
According to President Hinckley, “there is no basis in the gospel for ________________ as between the husband and wife.”
inferiority or superiority
Which one of the following is not one of the four cornerstones outlined by President Hinckley on which we should establish our homes?
Listening to your spouse
In suggesting that we learn to avoid pinpricking, Elder Joe J. Christensen used a story cautioning us about what?
The grapefruit syndrome
Elder Christensen encouraged us to “make the time to ___________ your spouse; even schedule it regularly.”
listen to
What does Elder Christensen advice us to keep alive?
Your courtship
According to Elder Holland, “Adam said of Eve that she was bone of his bones and flesh of his flesh, and that they were to be ______________ in their life together.”
one flesh
According to Elder Holland, what is the metaphor of sexual relationships almost always?
Fire
Elder Ezra Taft Benson stated: “Fidelity to one’s marriage vows is absolutely essential for __________________.”
love, trust, and peace
According to the First Presidency, Heber J. Grant, J. Reuben Clark Jr., and David O. McKay, “The doctrine of the Church is that sexual sin-the illicit sexual relations of men and women-________________.”
stands in its enormity, next to murder
According to Elder Dallin H. Oaks, the “ultimate treasures on the earth and in heaven are” what?
our children and our posterity
Elder Nelson said that he had been out of medical school for more than 12 years before he sent his first bill for surgical services. How many children did he say they had by then?
5
Elder Nelson stated “When a mother worthily bears and cares for a child, she not only helps the earth answer the end of its creation, she _______________!”
glorifies God
As Elder Cook spoke of pioneer women he said, “If one had to characterize their most significant attribute, it would be ___________________.”
their unwavering faith in the restored gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ
Elder Cook suggested that, “Much of what we accomplish in the Church is due to __________________.”
the selfless service of women
Elder Cook explains that women are confronted with many options. How does he suggest women make decisions?
Prayerfully consider the choices they make and how those choices affect the family.
President Benson stated: “The deepest joys and blessings in life are associated with family, parenthood, and _______________.”
sacrifice
As President Benson counseled mothers to be in the home so that she was there when they were there, he challenged them to “be at the _________________.”
crossroads
True or False: President Hinckley said that it is almost impossible to be a full-time homemaker and a full-time employee.
True
President Benson quoted a scripture which indicates that “women have claim on their husbands for their maintenance.” What verse was he quoting?
D&C 83: 2
President Kimball believes that a woman’s place “is in the home, to build a home into” what?
A heaven of delight.
President Benson told fathers, “yours is an eternal calling from which you ______________.”
are never released
True or False: President Benson told fathers to have traditions of family vacations.
True
Elder Nelson said in Our Sacred Duty to Honor Woman that “we who bear the priesthood have a sacred duty to _____________.”
honor our sisters
Elder Holland in The Hands of the Fathers stated: “I wonder if I and all other fathers could do more to _____________________.”
build a sweeter, stronger relationship with our sons and daughters here on earth
Elder Nelson said, “As fathers we should have love unbounded for ___________.”
the mothers of our children
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin stated: “The ideal way to transform your home into a house of learning is to _________________________________.”
hold family home evening faithfully
Elder James E. Faust suggested that “Both mothers and fathers are equipped to nurture children, but _______________________________.”
their approaches are different
When counseling parents about their role in influencing children who are having problems, Elder Packer stated: “If you want to reclaim your son or daughter, why don’t you leave off trying to alter your child just for a little while and concentrate on _____________.”
yourself. The changes must begin with you, not with your children.
Elder LeGrand R. Curtis said, “Perhaps the best gift parents can give their children is _______________.”
to love each other
Families must spend more time together in work and recreation.
True
Which one of the following is NOT one of the suggestions Elder Bednar gave to be more diligent and concerned at home?
Keep covenants and live them
Elder Bednar said that if you were to ask their adult children what they remember about family prayer, scripture study and family home evening they, would likely say what?
They would say as a family they were consistent
Elder Bednar stated that sometimes he hears something from the pulpit either in a talk or a testimony that makes him squirm. What was he talking about?
When someone states that they don’t tell their spouse they love them often enough and then expresses it in that public meeting
The title of Elder Bednar’s talk, More Diligent and Concerned at Home, comes from a scripture in the D&C. Which Church leader was it addressed to and what was his calling? (This one will take a little looking in the scriptures)
Newel K. Whitney, Bishop of the Church
According to Elder Bednar, each episode of family scripture study, and each family home evening is what?
A brushstroke on the canvas of our souls.
According to Section 93, men in their infant state are what?
Innocent before God
According to the law of parenting in Zion (section 68), the Lord was not pleased with the inhabitants of Zion. Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons he mentioned?
Love of man waxes cold
According to Section 93, what are the two ways the wicked one takes away light and truth?
Disobedience and the tradition of fathers
In the law of parenting in Zion, what did the Lord say would happen if parents don’t teach their children faith in the Lord, repentance, baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands when 8 years old?
The sin would be upon the heads of the parents
According to President Hinckley, why does President Faust wear a smile on his face and whistle while he works?
Because he paid off his mortgage and has been debt free ever since
According to Elder Oaks, “the possession of wealth or the acquisition of significant income is __________________.”
not a mark of heavenly favor
Which of the following is NOT one of Elder Joe J. Christensen’s suggestions for us to consider as we deal with materialism?
Pay tithing
According to the Lord in section 119, the law of tithing is to be what?
A standing law unto them forever
According to President Hinckley, “The time has come to get our houses _________.”
in order
According to Elder Merrill J. Bateman, “the Lord measures the success of a family by…”
the quality of its relationships
President Hinckley teaches that the “remedy for most marriage stress is…”
repentance
According to President Packer, the twin principles that combat the strength of the adversary are:
repentance and forgiveness
President Gordon B. Hinckley said that no other practice will have so salutary an effect upon your lives as will ________________.
kneeling together in prayer
