Old Testament Epic Showdowns
While the rest of the army was terrified, this young shepherd boy used a sling and a stone to take down a giant.
Who is David? (vs. Goliath)
The "Focus" scripture: "Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not."
What is D&C 6:36?
She was the first President of the Relief Society and was tasked with creating the Church’s first book of hymns.
Who is Emma Smith? (D&C 25)
Joseph Smith spent a freezing winter in this jail, where he received the comforting words: "My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment."
What is Liberty Jail? (D&C 121)
After the Great Flood, God set this in the sky as a "token of the covenant" that He would never flood the whole earth again.
What is a Rainbow?
These three young men refused to bow to a golden statue and were thrown into a "seven-times hotter" furnace, only to walk out unsinged.
Who are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
The "Mind and Heart" verse: The Lord explains that revelation comes to both your intellect and your feelings by the Holy Ghost.
What is D&C 8:2–3?
When a mob was destroying the printing press in Missouri, these two sisters risked their lives to save the printed pages of the "Book of Commandments."
Who are Mary Elizabeth and Caroline Rollins?
This 1838 event in Missouri involved a mob attack on a small settlement of Saints at a mill.
What is Haun’s Mill?
When the Israelites were starving in the wilderness, God provided this "bread from heaven" every morning.
What is Manna?
On Mount Carmel, this prophet challenged 450 prophets of Baal to a "fire-starting contest" to prove who the real God was.
Who is Elijah?
The "Human Value" scripture: "Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God."
What is D&C 18:10–11?
Known as "Zion’s Poetess," she was a key leader in Nauvoo and eventually the second General Relief Society President.
Who is Eliza R. Snow?
These two handcart companies were caught in early snowstorms in Wyoming and had to be rescued by teams sent from Salt Lake City.
Who are the Willie and Martin companies?
Moses’ brother, Aaron, gave in to peer pressure and used everyone's earrings to build this golden object for the people to worship.
What is a Golden Calf?
After being thrown into a den of lions for praying, this prophet was found the next morning without a scratch because "God sent his angel."
Who is Daniel?
The "Witness" scripture: Joseph and Sidney Rigdon testify, "And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!"
What is D&C 76:22–24?
She was a formerly enslaved woman who walked 800 miles to Nauvoo and remained a powerhouse of faith throughout the trek West.
Who is Jane Manning James?
This was the name of the newspaper the Saints destroyed in Nauvoo, which eventually led to Joseph Smith’s arrest and martyrdom.
What is the Nauvoo Expositor?
This woman is famous for her extreme loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi, saying, "Whither thou goest, I will go."
Who is Ruth?
This queen risked her life by approaching the King without an invitation to save her people, saying, "If I perish, I perish."
Who is Esther?
The "Leadership Ethics" verse: It warns that Priesthood power only works through "persuasion, long-suffering, gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned."
What is D&C 121:41–42?
This woman, Joseph Smith’s mother, famously led a group of Saints across Lake Erie by boat, praying for the ice to break so they could pass.
Who is Lucy Mack Smith?
Before leaving for Carthage Jail, Joseph Smith said, "I am going like a ________ to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer’s morning."
What is a Lamb? (D&C 135:4)
Elijah didn't find God in a great wind, an earthquake, or a fire; instead, he heard God in this specific way.
What is a "still small voice"?