Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge
"Look unto me in every ____; ___ not, ___ not"
"Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not"
D&C 6:36
"I will reveal myself from ___ with power and great ____....and dwell in _____ with men on earth a thousand years"
"I will reveal myself from heaven with power and great glory...and dwell in righteousness with men on earth a thousand years"
D&C 29:10-11
"By [Jesus Christ] the ____ are and were created"
"By [Jesus Christ] the worlds are and were created"
D&C 76:22-24
"For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent"
"For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for ___, that they might not ____ if they would ____"
D&C 19:16
"When the light rested upon me I saw two _____ , whose _____ and ____ defy all description, standing above me in the air.
One of them spake unto me, calling me by ____ and said, pointing to the other—This is My ____ ___. ____ Him!"
"When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!"
Joseph Smith -- History 1:17
"I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost"
D&C 8:2-3
"The ____ has a body of flesh and bones...the ___ also; but the Holy Ghost...is a ____ of _____ "
"The Father has a body of flesh and bones...the Son also; but the Holy Ghost...is a personage of spirit"
D&C 130:22-23
"Remember the ____ of ____ is great in the sight of _____"
"Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God"
D&C 18:10
"Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the _____ of ____ , and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by ______ for the remission of _____"
"Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins...."
D&C 13:1
"the only ____and ____ church upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased"
".....the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased"
(D&C 1:30)
"Seek learning, even by ___ and also by ___ "
"Seek learning, even by study and also by faith"
D&C 88:118
____ _____ is known as the Supreme Being whom we worship...
_____ of our spirits, perfect, has all power, and knows all things.
Yet is just, merciful, and kind, loves each of His children perfectly, and all are alike unto Him.
His work and glory is known to bring about the immortality and _____ ____ of man.
Heavenly Father, Father, eternal life
"I, the Lord am ____ when ye do what I ____ "
"I, the Lord am bound when ye do what I say"
D&C 82:10
"Behold, he who has _____ of his sins, the same is ______ , and I, the Lord, remember them ______."
"Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more."
D&C 58:42
“How great will be your ____, if you should bring many ____ unto me!”
“How great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!”
D&C 18:16
The 3 steps to ASK (Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge?)
2. Examine Concepts and Questions with an Eternal Perspective
3. Seek Further Understanding Through Divinely Appointed Sources
______ _____is known as the Firstborn of the Father in the spirit and is the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh. Under the Father’s direction, He created the heavens and the earth. He is ____ of the Old Testament and the ____ of the New Testament.
Jesus Christ, Jehovah, Messiah
"In the ordinances thereof, the ____ of ______ is manifest"
"In the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest"
D&C 84:20-22
"Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to _____ one another; for he that forgiveth not his _____, his trespasses standeth _______ before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin."
"Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one another; for he that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin."
D&C 64:9
"_____ _____, the _____ and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the _____ of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it.
In the short space of twenty years, he has brought forth the ____ of ____ , which he translated by the gift and power of ____"
"Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. In the short space of twenty years, he has brought forth the Book of Mormon, which he translated by the gift and power of God"
D&C 135:3
Which step of ASK applies to "the Courage to move forward despite not having all the Answers"
1. Act in Faith