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100
Ammon did this to make King Lamoni think he was the Great Spirit.
What is cut off the arms of robbers?
100
This Church leader announced he would run for President of the United States in 1844, the same year he was killed.
Who is/was Joseph Smith?
100
He served as the Presiding Bishop of the Church prior to being called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Who is Elder Gary E. Stevenson?
"When (then) Presiding Bishop Gary E. Stevenson received a telephone call from the Office of the First Presidency, he thought 'I knew it!', and was certain he was being informed that one of his counselors would be called to fill one of the vacancies in the Church’s Quorum of Twelve Apostles. What followed was 'a knee-buckling moment for me,' he said. 'It was a very sweet, short experience with the First Presidency. It was not something that I had expected.'"
--https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/prophets-and-apostles/meet-todays-prophets-and-apostles/bio/gary-e-stevenson?lang=eng
100
Hymn Number 68, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, is based on this composer's Cantata No. 80.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
"Bach’s cantata BWV 80, “A mighty fortress is our God”, is set to Luther’s spirited hymn from 1529 that first entered the Protestant canon after the reformer’s death. The cantata is based on a Weimar composition written in 1715 for Oculi (the Third Sunday in Lent), whose opening bass solo “All that which of God is fathered” quotes the chorale melody “A mighty fortress” as an additional commentary layer." (Source: https://www.bachipedia.org/en/works/bwv-80-ein-feste-burg-ist-unser-gott/)
100
It has a higher percentage of Latter-day Saints than any other state except Utah.
What is Idaho?
Total Church Membership: 462,069
Percentage: 26.91% (1-in-4)
(Source: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/state/idaho)
200
There are this many books in the Book of Mormon.
What/how many is 15?
"First and second books of Nephi,
Jacob, Enos, Jarom, Omni,
Words of Mormon, and Mosiah,
In the Book of Mormon.
Alma, Helaman, Third, Fourth Nephi,
Mormon, Ether, and Moroni--
Learn the teachings of the prophets
In the Book of Mormon!"
200
When the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was officially organized on April 6th, 1830, there were this many members.
What/how many is six?
"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formally organized in a small log cabin in upstate New York in 1830. It took 117 years — until 1947 — for the Church to grow from the initial six members to one million."
--The Church Newsroom
200
President Dallin H. Oaks was on this career path before being called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
What is law?
"Elder Oaks is a graduate of Brigham Young University (1954) and of The University of Chicago Law School (1957). He practiced law and taught law in Chicago. He was president of Brigham Young University from 1971 to 1980, and a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1980 until his resignation in 1984 to accept his calling to the apostleship."
--https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/dallin-h-oaks?lang=eng
200
Name the topic or describe the basic story of each verse of hymn #29, "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief."
(https://hymnary.org/hymn/SHSS1891/page/254)
"[James] Montgomery wrote "The Stranger and His Friend" in December 1826 while travelling in England on extended trips in horse-drawn carriages. Montgomery did not write the poem with the intention of it being set to music. [...] The hymn was introduced in the [C]hurch by apostle John Taylor, who learned the hymn in 1840 as a missionary in England." (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Poor_Wayfaring_Man_of_Grief)
200
Dedicated in 1877, this is the oldest operating temple in the Church.
What is the St. George, Utah Temple?
"Completed in 1877, it was the church's third temple completed, but the first in Utah, following the migration west of members from Nauvoo, Illinois, following the death of the church's founder, Joseph Smith." (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George_Utah_Temple)
300
She was the faithful woman who believed in God even before Ammon came to the Lamanites.
Who is/was Abish?
"And it came to pass that they did call on the name of the Lord, in their might, even until they had all fallen to the earth, save it were one of the Lamanitish women, whose name was Abish, she having been converted unto the Lord for many years, on account of a remarkable vision of her father--"
Alma 19:16.
300
The Book of Mormon was published on March 26 of this year.
What is 1830?
Four editions were published during Joseph Smith's lifetime.
--https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Book_of_Mormon_Editions_(1830-1981)
300
President Nelson has this many children.
What/how many is ten?
President Nelson and his first wife, the former Dantzel White (who passed away in 2005), had ten children together. (Source: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/russell-m-nelson?lang=eng)
300
There are currently 141 hymns in the Topics section under "Jesus Christ." They're broken up into 6 sections by his role or by an event (for example, "Jesus Christ--Role" or "Jesus Christ--Event") Name one of those sections.
- What is Jesus Christ--Creator?
- What is Jesus Christ--Example?
- What is Jesus Christ--Friend?
- What is Jesus Christ--Savior?
- What is Jesus Christ--Second Coming?
- What is Jesus Christ--Shepherd?
300
Time magazine once quipped that he resembled the late actor/comedian Danny Kaye.
400
This is the longest book in the Book of Mormon.
What is Alma?
Alma is the longest book in the Book of Mormon and consists of sixty-three chapters, taking up almost a third of the volume.
400
Latter-day Saints settled this city in 1855 but thought it was too much of a gamble and abandoned it in 1857.
What is Las Vegas?
The Las Vegas Mission was one of the earliest European settlements in the Las Vegas Valley. It was established by missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In May 1855, at the direction of then-Church President Brigham Young, thirty-two missionaries were sent to evangelize among Native Americans and establish a mission outpost in the Las Vegas Valley. The mission was abandoned in December 1857 due to growing political issues.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Mission#cite_note-:1-1
400
He was missionary companion to Elder Quentin L. Cook at one time.
Who is Jeffrey R. Holland?
"Elder Cook arrived in the mission field in September 1960. The LDS Church had just dropped the missionary age for young men to 19. The Cache Valley native was one of the last 20-year-old missionaries. Elder Holland arrived a few weeks later as one of the first 19-year-old missionaries. At that time, there were only two missions in all of the United Kingdom. When the two missionaries went home, there were seven missions, Elder Holland said." (Source: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/elders-holland-and-cook-reflect-on-missionary-service-together-in-england?lang=eng)
400
Name one hymn in the hymnbook that is arranged for men only (including those that are also in the hymnbook elsewhere).
- What is 319 Ye Elders of Israel?
- What is 320 The Priesthood of Our Lord?
- What is 321 Ye Who Are Called to Labor?
- What is 322 Come, All Ye Sons of God?
- What is 323 or 324 Rise Up, O Men of God?
- What is 325 See the Mighty Priesthood Gathered?
- What is 326 Come, Come, Ye Saints?
- What is 327 Go, Ye Messengers of Heaven?
- What is 328 An Angel from on High?
- What is 329 Thy Servants Are Prepared?
- What is 330 See, the Mighty Angel Flying?
- What is 331 Oh Say, What Is Truth?
- What is 332 Come, O Thou King of Kings?
- What is 333 High on the Mountain Top?
- What is 334 I Need Thee Every Hour?
- What is 335 Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy?
- What is 336 School Thy Feelings?
- What is 337 O Home Beloved?
400
You can see the oldest continuously used Latter-day Saint chapel in a trip to this Utah city.
What is Bountiful?
"The Pine Valley Chapel was completed by 1867, and it now claims to be the "oldest continuously used" Latter-day Saint chapel in use. (The meaning of this term is unclear. The Bountiful Tabernacle was built in 1863, although perhaps they differentiate it based on the term 'tabernacle,' although it was and is still used for ward meetings.)"
(Source: https://ldspioneerarchitecture.blogspot.com/2018/01/pine-valley-branch.html)
500
Not only was he the last Jaredite King, he was the last Jaredite.
Who is/was Coriantumr?
"And it came to pass that the days of Ether were in the days of Coriantumr; and Coriantumr was king over all the land."
Ether 12:1
500
He had the longest term as prophet.
Who is Brigham Young?
Brigham Young was the prophet from December 27, 1847 to August 29, 1877. (Source: https://www.prophetpaintings.com/pages/list-of-latter-day-prophets)
500
When he was called to be an Apostle, he said he was glad to hear the news in person, because he would have thought it was a prank call.
Who is Quentin L. Cook?
"He was called to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1998." (Source: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/prophets-and-apostles/meet-todays-prophets-and-apostles/bio/quentin-l-cook?lang=eng )
500
Name a hymn that's included in the "Fasting" topic section.
- What is 138 Bless Our Fast, We Pray?
- What is 219 Because I Have Been Given Much?
- What is 139 In Fasting We Approach Thee?
500
This former U.S. President once checked out a copy of The Book of Mormon from the Library of Congress.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
"Right in the middle of his conversion, while Willie was dying, while the Christian nurse was teaching, while he was passing through what he called his “process of crystallization,” Lincoln had a copy of the Book of Mormon, which he himself had requested from the Library of Congress. Having kept it for nearly eight months, Lincoln finally returned it to the Library [...]" (Source: https://www.ldsliving.com/Did-Lincoln-Read-the-Book-of-Mormon/s/75704)