Fore-cast & Furious
Using a rock as a pillow, this prophet had a dream of a ladder to heaven
Who is Jacob?
+400 What did he call the place?
After the Lord's presence descended on the mountain in a cloud like fire, he called Moses up on this day
What is the 7th
+200 How many days was Moses on the mountain initially?
How did the Israelites end up camped at the Red Sea instead of headed to Israel?
What is the Lord commanded them there
Elder Stevenson talked about luggage handlers from this country that haven't lost a piece of luggage in 30 years because they treat each piece as precious
What is Japan
This chemical element, essential for life, is the only one whose discovery is credited to a teenager working with bones in the 1600s
What is phosphorus
This descendent of Adam "walked with God", and eventually was welcomed into his presence
Who is Enoch?
Moses marries Zipporah, whose father this man
Who is Jethro
+200 What is his calling?
Still thirsty, the Israelites murmured for water, and Moses struck the rock at this place
What is Horeb
+500 Why is Horeb significant to Moses
Smiling at his wife's funeral, people may have thought his apostle was a little... off
Who is President Eyring?
+500 why was he smiling even though his wife had passed?
This cloud type, whose name means “heap” in Latin, is the one most associated with fair weather — unless it grows too tall
What is cumulus clouds
This prophet foretold the coming of additional prophets, including Moses
Who is Joseph
+200 Who were Joseph's two sons that his father blessed?
+100 Who was older?
DAILY DOUBLE
Before returning to Egypt, Moses received this obscure sign from God involving his hand
What is it became leprous
+200 What meteorological comparison did Moses use
The Lord made the water sweet by instructing Moses to do this
What is put a tree in the water
+300 What was this place called
What is Beauty and the Beast
+200 Who talked about it
+100 Why did they say they liked it
This ancient board game, found in Egyptian tombs and older than chess by millennia, was played with pieces called “houses of rebirth.”
What is Senet
This son of Adam was his prophetic successor
Who is Seth?
God instructs Israel to mark their doorposts with blood using this specific plant
What is hyssop
+300 What role did this plant play in the crucifixion of Christ?
What is, what is it?
DAILY DOUBLE
President Oaks reminded us that we need to love God, our neighbors, but also these
Who are our enemies?
This tribe, which shares a local familiar name, was once the richest people per capita in the world
What is the Osage
+1000 what nation did they buy their reservation from?
+500 What made them so rich
This early prophet was known as a builder of altars, and apparently also a fan of strong drink
Who is Noah
This specific Egyptian plague is the first in which the text explicitly states that God “set a distinction” between Israel and Egypt, sparing the land of Goshen
What is the plague of flies
The presence (angel) of the Lord had this opposite affect on the Egyptians and Israelites
What is darkness to one, and light to the other
+ 200 what hymn references the way the Lord guided Israel through the wilderness
What is Assistant Ward Clerk
This European capital city is the only one built on both the Danube River and the remains of two ancient Roman towns
What is Budapest