Prophets
What is the prophet of god called to do?
D&C 1: 4, 17
called to protect the people through warning
What two events are represented by the tree of life?
Jesus’ life, tree is referenced as cross, represented by his birth and death
Why are scriptures so very important for us?
-kept, preserved, sacred, exposes adversary
In what ways is the sacrifice of Christ eternal?
D and c 20:17
for everyone before and after Christ, NO EXPIRATION DATE
What do we learn from the Book of Mormon about the post-mortal spirit world?
? Alma 34:34, alma 40:11-14
everyone goes there, people who know the doctrine and choose not to repent have a different ending, people can get out of paradise if they want to learn
TEMPORARY
1 paradise: made and kept covenants, little children
2 prison (hell): haven’t been baptized or made covenants
Why are prophets of the Lord rejected?
Helaman 13: 24-29
people are too prideful, prophets are just telling you everything you’re doing wrong, it takes humility, some random person is telling you how to fix your life
What is the condescension of God?
1 nephi 11: 16-17
Jesus and God have superiority, Jesus act of love and humility
What is the fall of Adam and eve? AND Why is the fall an essential doctrine to understand?
when they left the garden of eden, they ate the forbidden fruit, became mortals
we wouldn’t understand agency, you cant understand the atonement without having the need for christ
In what ways is the sacrifice of Christ infinite? Name 1.
Jesus himself was infinite, mortal (ability to die) mother and immortal father (immortality = could live again), he lived a perfect life so he had no sins to suffer for himself, he would also be able to survive that suffering, he lived mortality he had the same temptations, saved all the worlds
What are two steps on the covenant path and what is the gate that begins it?
mortal life to eternal life, 1. Baptism (the gate) 2. Confirmation 3. Priesthood Ordination 4. Temple Endowment 5. Temple Sealing -everything comes with promised blessings
According to the lord himself, what differentiated those who were spared in the destruction prior to the appearance of the Savior to the Nephites and those who were not?
3 nephi 9:5-11
those who follow the prophets were saved, those who didn’t died
What do three of the elements symbolize?
Rod-word of god, mist-temptations of satan, fountain- depth of hell, building(floating, no foundation, temporal)-pride of man, river-justice of eternal God, tree-love of God
What three essentials gifts would we not have without the fall?
2 nephi 2: 23-26
agency, joy and happiness, life
Why does the Lord give us the weakness of our mortal condition?
Ether 12 : 26-27
show dependence on him (our one weakness is the natural man), he wants us to be humbled so we can turn toward him and have faith
What do the seed, soil, tree, and fruit represent in Alma’s discourse on faith in Alma 32?
-seed (the word, the gospel, doctrines) planted in our hearts, we have to nourish it, tree is Christ
What should we do when we don’t like or agree with what the prophets teach?
1 nephi 1-2
pray for ourselves, receive a witness for yourself, have curiosity, don’t blindly follow
What are the three elements of the iron rod?
3 rods that are woven together, scriptures, personal revelation (holy ghost), words of the living prophets, engage with it daily
What are the scriptures a literal and tangible representation of?
John 1:1 dc 93: 8-9 alma 37: 6-9
representation of christ
What gives us access to the power of Jesus Christ?
Ether 12:29, 2 nephi 16-35
our faith, acknowledgment of our weaknesses
What three things does Alma teach by which we need to nourish the tree as it grows in our hearts?
Alma 32 : 41-43
patience (long suffering), diligence, and faith
Why should we trust the prophets and from where do they receive their messages?
Helaman 13 :3-4, 7: 14:9,26,28
-sources of prophetic messages: angels (nephi, Jacob, king ben, amulek, alma, Samuel, nephi III) the voice of the Lord, holy ghost (put into their hearts)
What do we learn from ALL four groups of people represented in the vision of the tree of life?
1 nephi 8
1 walked to the tree but got lost in the darkness, 2 they held onto the rod and got to the tree but were ashamed or embarrassed (still not bad people), 3 held firmly to the rod 4 went straight to the building
What were the six “sacred” objects preserved by the Nephite prophets through the generations? ONLY name 4.
Alma 37: 1-2
plates of Nephi, brass plates, plates of either, Liahona, the interpreters (urim and Thummim), sword of laban
What was the purpose of his suffering for us?
he can reach out for us, strengthen us, help us, relate to us, so we have someone, so we aren’t alone, so we can overcome spiritual death, he will be merciful on judgment day, succor (run to someone’s aid)
What is chiasmus? What is the significance in relation to the Book of Mormon?
Alma 5: 43-49, alma
inverted parallelism, x=chi, more in ancient Hebrew writing, book of Mormon evidence that is was not written in English, central idea is on the middle, shows the text are complex