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Doctrine and Covenants 135 declares that Joseph Smith was arrested and "only confined in jail by the conspiracy of traitors and wicked men." Who were the "traitors" and "wicked men" in this conspiracy discussed in this section?
1) Francis Higbee 2) William Law 3)Wilson Law 4)Robert Foster 5) Chauncey HIgbee 6) Charles Higbee 7) Charles Foster FOSTER _ HIGBEE_LAW
Doctrine and Covenants 88 outlines multiple requirements for attendance at the School of the Prophets. Which requirement below a part of the Kirtland School of the Prophets? (3)
1) Have your feet ceremonially washed. 2)Refrain from inappropriate laughter. 3) Live the law of consecration. NOT: Wear ceremonial clothing.
What is true about the sons of perdition?
1) They know God's power, have been made partakers of it, and yet deny the truth and God's power 2)They have denied Jesus and crucified him unto themselves in open shame. 3) They have denied the Holy Spirit after having received it. 4)They will not be redeemed in the due time of the Lord.
According to Doctrine and Covenants 132, which are the following reasons why the Church practiced polygamy in the 19th century?
1) because God commanded it like He commanded Abraham 2)to raise up seed unto God and to multiply and replenish the earth 3) as part of Joseph Smith's appointment to restore all things
Which are the following reasons does the LDS.org article on plural marriage list for Joseph Smith's practice of being sealed to women who were already married to other men (polyandry)?
1)Several of the women were married to non-Mormons or former Mormons or were currently in unhappy marriages. 2)Joseph may have believed that being sealed to women who were already married to other men would comply with the Lord's command to implement plural marriage without requiring him to have normal marriage relationships. 3)The marriages were a way of linking or forming an eternal bond between Joseph's family and others. 4)The marriages were apparently for eternity only (not for time).
According to the revelation on the three degrees of glory, which part—if any—of the following summary about those who go to the terrestrial kingdom correct? FIND RIGTH ANSERT UNIT 8.1 QUIZ
1)Terrestrial people were honorable people on earth. 2)Terrestrial people will not be able to be in the presence of Heavenly Father. 3) There are no incorrect statements about terrestrial people in the above summary.
Which of the following is true about members of the early Relief Society in Nauvoo?
1)They laid their hands on both women and men to give healing blessings. 2) They only admitted women into the Relief Society who were worthy. 3) They exercised spiritual gifts in their meetings, like speaking in tongues.
Many factors contributed to the martyrdom. Which are the following factors discussed in John Taylor's account that directly contributed to Joseph and Hyrum's murders?
1)he destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor 2)Joseph Smith and the restored Church's political influence 3) the teaching and practice of plural marriage NOT - the construction of the Nauvoo Temple
Which of the following was part of the Kirtland Temple endowment? (3)
1)washing of the body and anointing with oil to give a blessing 2)praying with uplifted hands to heaven 3)heavenly visions of God and angels Not: teaching of priesthood keys, signs, and tokens
Where and in which year did vicarious endowments for the dead begin?
1877 in St. George, Utah
Although the exact number of women Joseph Smith married in his lifetime is debated, according to the Joseph Smith Papers about how many women did Joseph Smith marry?
30
Why were people of black African ancestry denied the priesthood?
A policy was implemented by Brigham Young, although all the reasons behind that policy are not entirely clear.
Who prevented the Missouri militia from executing Joseph Smith and several other Church officers?
Alexander Doniphan
What best summarizes the message of W. W. Phelps's article "Free People of Color"?
Black Saints could freely gather to Missouri with the Church.
Why did the Relief Society cease for a period of time after Joseph Smith's death?
Brigham Young did not want Emma Smith to use the Relief Society to oppose him and cause confusion over who should succeed Joseph.
According to Edward Kimball's article, which prophet (before Spencer W. Kimball) prayed for a revelation to change the policy but did not receive an answer and, therefore, concluded that the time was not right to change it?
David O. McKay
Which prominent Church leader was proposed by many of the discontented Church members in Kirtland to lead the Church instead of Joseph Smith?
David Whitmer
When were Joseph Smith and others confined in Liberty Jail?
December 1838 until April 1839
Contributing to the revelation of Official Declaration 1, what was the name of the federal piece of legislation that directly punished the Church, disincorporated it, and seized its valuable assets?
Edmunds-Tucker Act
Who committed the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham to Joseph Smith?
Elias
What was the name of the black member of the Church who was ordained to the priesthood office of Seventy during Joseph Smith's lifetime?
Elijah Abel
Who became the second General President of the Relief Society once it was reorganized in Utah?
Eliza R. Snow
During the Kirtland apostasy, Joseph Smith said that something must be done for the salvation of the Church. The answer came by revelation to send the Twelve Apostles on a mission to which nation?
England
According to Dr. Hedges, there are numerous reliable, firsthand, contemporary sources explaining Joseph Smith's practice of plural marriage.
False
In Nauvoo, who was called as assistant president of the Church (to replace Oliver Cowdery)?
Hyrum Smith
What is the adoption theory of the relationship between the temple endowment rituals and freemasonry?
Joseph adopted and reapplied effective Masonic ritual elements and used them to communicate spiritual truths.
Where was the first temple in this dispensation built?
Kirtland, Ohio
What was the name of the Illinois town that received the refugee Saints, who had been driven from Missouri?
Quincy
According to our class discussion, which of the following statements below best describes what "dynastic" sealings are?
Sealings that are performed to horizontally link unrelated families together for exaltation.
Which of the following was a key Joseph Smith gave to know if an angel who appears to you is a righteous resurrected angel from God?
Shake his hand. You will be able to feel the handshake.
Who challenged Brigham Young for leadership of the Church after Joseph's death and asked to be sustained as the "Guardian" of the Church?
Sydney Rigdon
What is the main new doctrinal idea of Doctrine and Covenants 138?
The Savior organized the preaching of the gospel to those in spirit prison.
Who were the temple ordinances initially administered to?
The temple ordinances were first administered to a small, select group of associates.
What caused the collapse of the Kirtland Safety Society?
There was a run on the bank that exhausted the resources of the Safety Society.
According to Doctrine and Covenants 101, why were the Saints forced to leave Jackson County, Missouri?
There were too many contentions among the Saints.
Which of the following best describes the Missouri group known as the Danites?
They were a group of Church members who were determined to use force if necessary to protect the Saints and their property.
Which of the following is NOT true about members of the early Relief Society in Nauvoo?
They were ordained to priesthood offices.
Doctrine and Covenants 135 says that Joseph and Hyrum's blood stains the state of Illinois due to the "broken faith of the State as pledged by the governor." What is the name of the Illinois governor who promised Joseph protection and then abandoned him
Thomas Ford
According to Doctrine and Covenants 138, the dead can repent and be forgiven.
True
Endowments for the living were performed in a temporary "endowment house" in Salt Lake City prior to completion of the Salt Lake Temple.
True
Which prophet received a revelation instructing him to end the law of adoption?
Wilford Woodruff
Which prophet received the revelation announcing the end of plural marriage, known as Official Declaration 1?
Wilford Woodruff
Other than Sidney Rigdon, whom does Doctrine and Covenants 124 name as Joseph Smith's counselor in the First Presidency?`
William Law
Who was Joseph Smith's second counselor in the First Presidency in Nauvoo who turned on the prophet, betrayed and conspired against him, was excommunicated, and became the president of a reform church?
William Law
What does it mean to have the "more sure word of prophecy"?
You have been sealed up and promised eternal life while in mortality.
What was the Second Manifesto?
an announcement ending any and all new plural marriages, with the penalty of excommunication
In historical context, to whom did Doctrine and Covenants 121:13-23, 34-40primarily refer?
apostate Mormons who accused Joseph Smith of wrongdoing
A primary meaning of the term "endowment," in relation to the temple, means to ________.
be given the power and capacity to come into the presence of God
Where did Joseph Smith first publicly introduce the doctrine of baptism for the dead?
during a public funeral held in Nauvoo
What is meant by the scriptural phrase "the new and everlasting covenant of marriage"?
eternal marriage wherein a man and a woman are sealed together for eternity
Which statement best summarizes Latter-day Saint doctrine about who will go to a kingdom of heavenly glory?
everyone ever born except the sons of perditioN
What was the intended purpose of the Nauvoo House?
hotel to host visitors
Although the available fragmentary evidence is debated by scholars, when did Joseph Smith begin the practice of plural marriage (as explained in the Gospel Topics essay)?
in Kirtland, Ohio, when he married Fanny Alger
According to Doctrine and Covenants 21, what two words summarize how we are to follow modern prophets?
in patience and faith
The "bold doctrine" that caused Joseph to ask, "Who can hear it?" (in D&C 128) is that the sealing power allows ________.
loyal prophets to create laws on earth and in heaven
In Doctrine and Covenants 128, Joseph Smith said that participating in saving work for the dead is ________ to our salvation.
necessary and essential
According to Doctrine and Covenants 137, what factors will the Lord consider when He judges us?
our desires and our works
When John Taylor began his recollection, what did he say was the "new doctrine" that led to the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum?
plural marriage
As described by Joseph Smith in Doctrine and Covenants 128, what is an "offering in righteousness" that the sons of Levi will make?
presenting a book in the temple showing that all vicarious temple work has been completed
The prophet will never ________.
purposely lead the Church away from the revealed gospel ordinances
Prior to 1838, which of the following was one of the names used for the Church?
the Church of the Latter Day Saints
When a current prophet dies, who becomes the president of the Church?
the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
In Doctrine and Covenants 131, Joseph Smith revealed that those who do not enter the new and everlasting covenant of marriage will not be able to "have an increase" in the next life. According to the context when he taught this, what does the phrase "have an increase" mean?
to have children in the celestial glory
Which of the following best describes a major purpose of the Kirtland School of the Prophets?
to prepare a group of men to receive a spiritual endowment
What was the primary purpose of Zion's Camp?
to restore the exiled Missouri Saints to their rightful lands in Jackson County
After posting bail for the charges related to destroying the Nauvoo Expositor, what new charge was immediately brought against Joseph and Hyrum so they couldn't leave Carthage?
treason against the United States
According to the "Six Days in August" article, who was the member of the Twelve who might have also sought authority because he was the acting president before Brigham Young returned from his mission to the eastern states?
williard richards
