religion exam 1 Flashcards
d&c 1
new and everlasting covenant needs to be restored
d&c 88:118
seek learning out of the best books by study and faith
5 principles for understanding history
- the past is gone, pieces remain
- facts do not speak, storytellers do
- the past is different than the present, and that’s ok
- present assumptions distort the past
- it takes humility to understand history
what is doctrine?
is it eternal?
is it salvific?
is it being taught by the prophet?
4 types of doctrine
core, supporting, policy, esoteric
1832 first vision account
to faithful church members, personal journal account about seeking forgiveness
1835 first vision account
to Jewish minister, Jesus Christ is the Son of God
1838 first vision account
to seekers of truth, part of a longer history, which church is right
1842 first vision account
to non-members, no other church is right
1823 hill cumorah
felt a shock, wasn’t keeping the commandments, tempted by satan to get the plates for money
1824 hill cumorah
let the plates out of his sight
1825 hill cumorah
no record
1826 hill cumorah
was told to quit the company of the money diggers and align his will with God’s
1827 hill cumorah
got the plates yay
days to translate the Book of Mormon
65
where the translation took place
70% in harmony, 30% in fayette
d&c 17
have faith to gain your own witness and rely on it with full purpose of heart
3 witnesses
oliver cowdry, david whitmer, martin harris. angel showed them the plates and other instruments
8 witnesses
christian whitmer, jacob whitmer, peter whitmer jr, john whitmer, hiram page, joseph smith sr, hyrum smith, samuel smith. joseph showed them the plates
other witnesses
mary whitmer, lucy harris, lucy smith, emma smith
d&c 3 macro principle
don’t let the counsel of God get trampled by the persuasion of men
d&c 3 and 10 context
joseph lost the 116 pages
d&c 10 macro principle
the wisdom of God is greater than the cunning of the adversary
d&c 6,8,9
oliver cowdry and revelation