Religion Final Flashcards
The BoM does not contain “even a hundredth part of the things Jesus” taught
3 Nephi 26
Mormon writes that he wanted to write more of Jesus’ visits, but the Lord forbade him, saying he would “try the faith of my people”
3 nephi 26
Jesus did teach the people for “three days” and after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft”
3 nephi 26
The 12 unite in fasting and prayer to ask the Lord the name of the church h
3 nephi 27-28
the savior responds with, “why is it that the people should murmur and dispute because of this thing”
3 nephi 27-28
he reminds the of his “gospel” replicating 3 nephi 11 - christ has done the will of God
3 nephi 27-28
what does christ remind the people of in 3 nephi 27-28
atonement, faith, repentance, baptism, sanctification through the Holy Ghost, endure to the end
9 of the disciples want to “speedily” come unto christ, 3 desire to live to behold all the doings of the father
3 nephi 27-28
what does the wishes of the disciples teach us
there’s more than one way to be righteous
the 3 disciples “will be among the gentiles, and the gentiles shall know them not”
3 nephi 27-28
mormon takes on a prophetic role/voice and calls upon the gentile reader (us) to repent and be numbered with the house of Israel
3 nephi 27-28
there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God
4 Nephi
principles of happiness
no contention
they had all things in common among them
marriage and given in marriage
no class or division - unity and no manner of its
fasting and prayer
begins “all were converted” ends with “non that were righteous”
4 nephi
turning point in 4 nephi
verse 2 -lifted up in pride
wearing of very costly apparel and fine things of the world
ammaron notices 10 year old mormon is “a sober child” and “quick to observe”
mormon 1-2
mormon is told to take possession of the records when he is 24
mormon 1-2
at 11, moroni’s family moves to zarahemla
mormon 1-2
at 15, mormon says he “was visited of the Lord, and tasted and knew of the goodness Jesus”
mormon 1-2
mormon describes his day as “wickedness did prevail upon the face of the land” there were “no gifts from the Lord” and “the Holy Ghost did not come upon any”
mormon 1-2
at 16, Mormon becomes a leader of the nephite army
mormon 1-2
the people mourn and lament, but mormon says
“their sorrow was not unto repentance” but it was
“the sorrowing of the damned” the people did
“curse god and wish to die”
even in the victory mormon writes
“the strength of the Lord was not with us.. we were left to ourselves”
mormon 1-2
mormon refuses to lead the Nephite army: he says he prays for them, but “it was without faith
mormon 3
it is impossible to describe, or for man to write a perfect description of the horrible scene of blood and carnage
mormon 4
Mormon returns to lead the army (likely during this break he created the BoM) he says he was “without hope”. Nephites were once a delightsome people who had Christ for their shepherd, now led by satan “as a vessel tossed about upon the waves, without said or anchor”
Mormon 5
mormon’s soliloquy - “o ye fair ones, how could ye have departed from the ways of the Lord” “ye are gone, and my sorrows cannot bring your return”
mormon 6
mormon writes to the laminates. he calls on them to repent, to believe in Christ, and to be baptized with water and with fire (the Holy Ghost)
Mormon 7
moroni writes mormon has “been slain in battle” he will finish the record
mormon 8
the BoM will come from darkness to light. It shall come in a day when “miracles are done away” and “the power of God shall be denied” “it shall come in a day when there shall be heard of fires, and tempests, and vapors of smoke in foreign lands”
mormon 8
moroni speaks to the reader. He writes, “Jesus Christ has shown you unto me, and I know your doing”
mormon 8
“ye do walk in the pride of your hearts” “ye do love money.. more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted. “ye adorn yourselves with that which hath no life”
mormon 8
“ye do walk in the pride of your hearts” “ye do love money.. more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted. “ye adorn yourselves with that which hath no life”
mormon 8
Moroni’s abridgment of King Mosiah’s translation of the 24 plates found by the people of Limhi when they were looking for Zarahelma
Book of Ether
Tower of Babel - Genesis 11
ether 1
pray = cry “and the lord had compassion”
prayer should be sincere and specific
ether 1
the lord did not want them to stop beyond the sea, but continue to the promised land
ether 2
they dwell in tents upon the seashore for 4 years
ether 2
the lord chastens the brother of jared for 3 Hours
ether 2
barges built the way the lord commands, no steering, no air, light
did Lord want Brother of Jared to have these problems?
ether 2
3 types of answers from lord
- steering - I got this
- air - this is what to do
- light - what do you think