religion exam 1

Question 1

d&c 1

Answer 1

new and everlasting covenant needs to be restored

Question 2

d&c 88:118

Answer 2

seek learning out of the best books by study and faith

Question 3

5 principles for understanding history

Answer 3

1. the past is gone, pieces remain
2. facts do not speak, storytellers do
3. the past is different than the present, and that’s ok
4. present assumptions distort the past
5. it takes humility to understand history

Question 4

what is doctrine?

Answer 4

is it eternal?
is it salvific?
is it being taught by the prophet?

Question 5

4 types of doctrine

Answer 5

core, supporting, policy, esoteric

Question 5

1832 first vision account

Answer 5

to faithful church members, personal journal account about seeking forgiveness

Question 6

1835 first vision account

Answer 6

to Jewish minister, Jesus Christ is the Son of God

Question 7

1838 first vision account

Answer 7

to seekers of truth, part of a longer history, which church is right

Question 8

1842 first vision account

Answer 8

to non-members, no other church is right

Question 9

1823 hill cumorah

Answer 9

felt a shock, wasn’t keeping the commandments, tempted by satan to get the plates for money

Question 10

1824 hill cumorah

Answer 10

let the plates out of his sight

Question 11

1825 hill cumorah

Answer 11

no record

Question 12

1826 hill cumorah

Answer 12

was told to quit the company of the money diggers and align his will with God’s

Question 13

1827 hill cumorah

Answer 13

got the plates yay

Question 14

days to translate the Book of Mormon

Answer 14

65

Question 15

where the translation took place

Answer 15

70% in harmony, 30% in fayette

Question 16

d&c 17

Answer 16

have faith to gain your own witness and rely on it with full purpose of heart

Question 17

3 witnesses

Answer 17

oliver cowdry, david whitmer, martin harris. angel showed them the plates and other instruments

Question 18

8 witnesses

Answer 18

christian whitmer, jacob whitmer, peter whitmer jr, john whitmer, hiram page, joseph smith sr, hyrum smith, samuel smith. joseph showed them the plates

Question 19

other witnesses

Answer 19

mary whitmer, lucy harris, lucy smith, emma smith

Question 20

d&c 3 macro principle

Answer 20

don’t let the counsel of God get trampled by the persuasion of men

Question 21

d&c 3 and 10 context

Answer 21

joseph lost the 116 pages

Question 22

d&c 10 macro principle

Answer 22

the wisdom of God is greater than the cunning of the adversary

Question 23

d&c 6,8,9

Answer 23

oliver cowdry and revelation

Question 24

d&c 6 macro principle

Answer 24

the gift of revelation is sacred and comes from God

Question 25

d&c 8 macro principle

Answer 25

God guides His children by revelation given in our heart and mind

Question 26

d&c 9 macro principle

Answer 26

revelation takes effort. we must study it out in our minds and then be willing to act on the answer

Question 27

d&c 84:19-21

Answer 27

through the ordinances of the priesthood, the power of godliness is manifest

Question 28

d&c 67 context

Answer 28

conference of 1831, elders of the church wouldn’t witness of the truthfulness of the prophet’s revelations

Question 29

d&c 13

Answer 29

keys of the priesthood

Question 30

d&c 20

Answer 30

priesthood duties