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Midterm Flashcards

1
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Joseph Smith Sr.’s job

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Dad was a treasure hunter, failed at farming and failed at a business venture. They were broke.

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Where was Joseph Smith Jr born and raised?

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  • Born in Sharon, Vermont (December 23, 1805)

- But then they moved to Palmyra, NY, where he grew up

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Smith’s first vision

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  • spring of 1820 (he was 14)
  • he asked which Christian denomination was the true church
  • God the Father and Jesus Christ said none of them are true
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Smith’s second vision

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  • Sept. 21, 1823 (17 years old)
  • The angel Moroni appears to him (3 visits in one night) and said that he has a salvation ministry for him to perform worldwide
  • He revealed to him a hidden box buried on Hill Cumorah that contained the gold plates, Urim and Thummim (see other card)
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Urim and Thummim

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  • Obscure objects mentioned in the OT
  • composed of two special seer stones attached on silver bows that fastened to a breastplate
  • used to translate the gold plates from Reformed Egyptian into King James English
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Who did JS meet in Pennsylvania?

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  • Emma Hale while he was boarding at Isaac Hale’s home

- When Isaac strongly disapproved of their marrying, they ran off and eloped

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Who conferred the Melchizedek Priesthood on Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery?

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(May 15, 1829)

  • Joseph and Oliver go into the woods to pray
  • John the Baptist, acting under the authority of the apostles Peter, James, and John, descended from heaven, laid his hands on them, and imparted on them the Aaronic priesthood
  • Shortly after this, they were visited by Peter, James, and John, who ordained them into advanced Melchizedek priesthood and gave them the keys of apostleship
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Where was Zion?

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New Jerusalem was Jackson County, Missouri. Independence Missouri was the epicenter of Zion.
-JS had a revelation once they got to Jackson County that Zion was in Independence

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First temple

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Kirtland, Ohio (1836, Mormon Pentecost)

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JS after Missouri

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(Mormons attacked Missouri State Militia, Missourians killed 14 Mormons, Mormons surrendered and left the next day. BY moved them to Iowa and Illinois)
-(1839) Get a charter for land and establish Nauvoo, IL

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JS’s death

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-June 27, 1844
-Carthage jail, IL
(A mob entered and killed Hyrum instantly. Joseph had a smuggled gun and shot two to three mobsters. He was shot, tried to jump out a window, shouting: “Oh Lord, My God”)

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JS Succession

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  • Sidney Rigdon: he was part of the first presidency, claimed he was the chosen one of God
  • Brigham Young: Member of the Quorum of Twelve. He used Joseph Smith’s Prophecy: “The Quorum was equal in power and authority to the First Presidency.” It is reported that he seemed to be transfigured into JS himself
  • James Strang/Joseph Smith III: Emma Smith claimed that JS had ordained his son before he died
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Brigham Young

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“Mormon Moses”

-led the “pioneers” to Utah

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Mountain Meadows Massacre

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1857 Fancher party wanted to pass through Utah.
-emigrants from Arkansas were passing through to CA; they heard the Mormons were part of the Missouri persecution; Mormons did not allow them to pass through; Indians attacked the emigrants, which led to a conspiracy between the Indians and Mormons; 120 men, women and children were killed. Mormons took an oath of silence and blamed it all on the Indians.

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First few Mormon presidents

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  1. JS
  2. BY
  3. John Taylor
  4. Wilford Woodruff
  5. Lorenzo Snow
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Name 2 of the 14 fundamentals

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  • The Prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning.

- The prophet will never lead the Church astray

17
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What Mormon President eradicated polygamy?

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(1890) Wilford Woodruff

18
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What Mormon President allowed Black Priesthood?

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President Spencer W. Kimball (1978)

19
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What does Joseph Smith say about the Book of Mormon in its introduction?

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“I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”

20
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Who are the Nephites? Who are the Lamanites? Who are the Mulekites?

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  • Nephites: Descendants of Nephi, the son of Lehi, who were righteous but then fell into a state of unbelief and wickedness. Destroyed by Lamanites in AD 385
  • Lamanites: Wicked rivals to Nephites. They destroyed the Nephites. They are the present-day Native American cultures.
  • Mulekites: Descendants of Mulek, the surviving son of Zedekiah, last king of Judah, after Babylonian conquest. Mulek left for the Americas and this people group eventually mixed with the Nephites
21
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when Jared came to the Americas? When did Lehi come to the Americas?

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  • Jaredites: Group that left to the Americas after the Tower of Babel beginning in 2500BC.
  • Prophet in Jerusalem around 600BC. Father of Nephi. Left for Americas.
22
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Who is Mormon?

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Prophet-historian/narrator of the Book of Mormon. Wrote the Golden Plates

23
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Who is Moroni?

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Nephite Prophet/historian/Commander who was forced to wander and eventually buried the golden plates on Mount Cumorah

24
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BOM verse about salvation by grace after all we can do

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2 Nephi 25:23
“For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.”

25
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BOM verse about the true church

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1 Nephi 14:10: “And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.”

26
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What are “covenants” in D&C?

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Revelations received from God, mostly from JS but some later presidents too
-contain most of the primary doctrines that are unique to Mormonism

27
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What D&C Passage states that the Apostle John is still living?

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D&C 7:1-3

28
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What does it mean to bear your testimony in the church?

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First Sunday of each month: Testimony Sunday. Prayer, hymns, announcements, Sacrament: Testimonies. Open mic: “I have a testimony that this is the true church. I know Joseph Smith is a true prophet.” Then they go into their story of life. Sing and Close with a prayer.

29
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How many hours should a Mormon be at the Ward for Sunday morning?

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three:

  1. Sacrament meeting
  2. Sunday school (coed, teaching from BOM and occassionally Bible)
  3. Elder’s Quorum/Relief Society (for 18+), children have their own groups by age
30
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Name one activity that Mormons participate in during the week/outside of “Sunday Church”

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Young women’s activities, young men’s activities, boy scouts

31
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What is a calling in the Mormon Church?

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  • A spiritual responsibility to build up the Ward/Stake community.
  • Every active member in the Mormon Church has a calling. The more faithful you are, the more callings/higher callings you may have.
  • A need is made known to the ward presidency. They pray and God reveals a name. Bishop tells them, “God has revealed that you should do this. Do you accept this calling?”
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Two priesthoods

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  • Aaronic: 12 years old and new converts; pass sacrament, pick up tithes, assist bishop, smaller callings: deacon, teacher and priest
  • Melchizedek: Higher priesthood, saving ordinance based on age and worthiness (Offices held by this priesthood: Elder, High Priest, Patriarch, Seventy, Apostle)
33
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Know one question from the Temple Recommend Meeting

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  1. Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
34
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Name 2 sins that can get you excommunicated

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Murder, incest, apostasy

35
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When is Pioneer Day? Why?

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Young arrived in Salt Lake on July 24, 1847—Pioneer Day. (They celebrate the pioneers arriving in Salt Lake)

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