Joseph Smith History
What scripture did Joseph read that led to him praying to Heavenly Father for direction on which church to join?
James 1:5
What message did Moroni have for Joseph Smith
He was called to do a work
Where the plates were deposited
How many translated pages were lost by Martin Harris?
116
What year was the Church officially organized?
1830
What was Oliver Cowdery's profession?
He was a schoolteacher
Moroni told Joseph Smith that his name "would be had for _____ and _____ among all nations...."
Good and Evil
What did Charles Anthon do when Martin Harris told him the plates had been given to Joseph by an angel?
He tore up the certificate he had given him certifying that the translation was accurate.
Why did Martin Harris want to take the pages?
His wife had turned bitterly hostile
*She wanted to see the plates but Joseph would not show them to her. She was concerned that Martin would spend too much money to publish the book and that this was all a fraud.
Who did John The Baptist confer the Aaronic Priesthood upon?
Joseph Smith & Oliver Cowdery
What did Oliver Cowdery desire to do that led to the Lord's answer in D&C section 9?
To translate
What did Joseph say were the two reasons for his prayer the night the angle Moroni appeared?
1) "forgiveness of all my sins and follies"
2) "that I might know my state and standing before him"
Where did Martin Harris go to show an example of the characters on the plates to show Professor Charles Anthon?
New York City
What happened as soon as it was known that Joseph had the plates?
"the most strenuous exertions were used to get them from me."
What year did Joseph receive the plates?
1827
Who was Joseph Smith's principal scribe in the translation of the plates?
Oliver Cowdery
Name one of the Old Testament prophets that Moroni quoted to Joseph.
Malachi
Isaiah
Joel
What was Joseph Smith hired to do (or what was he laboring to do) when he met Emma Hale?
To dig for a long lost Spanish Silver mine
How did Martin Harris first help Joseph Smith?
Where did Joseph hid the plates the night he received them?
In a hollow tree in the woods
What did Joseph and Emma do to continue translating and evade persecution?
Moved to Pennsylvania to live with Emma's parents
What word did Joseph use to describe Moroni's countenance?
"his countenance truly like lightning"
Moroni warned Joseph that he "should not show [the plates] to any person." What did he say would happen if he disobeyed this direction?
"...if I did I should be destroyed."
What two instruments did Joseph use to translate?
Urim and Thumin
Seer stone
Name one more location where Joseph hid the plates.
In a barrel of beans
Under the hearthstone of the fireplace
In the workshop
Who were Joseph's first two scribes?
Emma
Martin Harris