Zion’s Camp
What was the mission/purpose of Zion’s Camp?
March to Missouri and redeem Zion.
Why are church councils held?
Name one trial the Saints in Missouri went through.
Lost their land, threatened, violence…
What is the approximate timeframe (year or if you can explain what’s been going on) of the revelations received in D&C 102-105?
1834
After the church’s business operation was established (UF)
After the Saints in Jackson County were forced out of their homes
What do you learn that can help you establish Zion in your heart, home, and community?
Basically any appropriate answer
About how many people were part of Zion’s Camp?
200 men and 25 women and children
=225
There were two major high councils organized to help preside and discuss all church issues. What were they known by (where were they located)?
Kirtland High Council and the Missouri High Council.
What are two truths you find in D&C 105:1-6, 9-19?
Prevail against our enemies
The Lord fulfills His promises
What is the name of the financial organization the Lord had instructed the church to have (and later reorganize after dissolving)?
United Firm
What happens when we do not keep the Lord’s commandments? Does the Lord punish us?
The Lord does not punish us, but when we don’t listen to Him, we will experience the natural consequences of our decisions, just like we would for any decision.
What was the criteria for joining Zion’s camp? (D&C 103:27-28)
Be willing to lay down your life if necessary
How many people were part of the Kirtland High Council?
12 men
What happened to the Saints in Zion’s camp after D&C 105 was received?
Outbreak of cholera-many sick and some died
Who were the two people who traveled from Missouri to Kirtland to report on the conditions in Missouri and seek help? What did it lead to?
Acceptable if name only one, but only half points if don’t answer second ?
Parley P. Pratt and Lyman Wight-ultimately led to Zion’s camp being formed.
How can you apply the principles in D&C 104:11-18 and 78-83 to your own financial decisions?
Be diligent and humble, pay debts, be giving when able, have faith-the Lord will provide
What was the name of the Missouri governor that originally said he would provide support for the saints to reclaim their land but then did not want to get involved in the matter?
Daniel Dunklin
What was the first (Kirtland) high council patterned after?
Ancient councils Joseph saw in a vision.
What are two truths you find in D&C 103:12-13, 36?
Blessings come after trials of faith
Diligence, faithfulness, and prayers of faith are keys to victory and glory
Name one thing the Saints in Missouri did for the Lord to tell them that “…they did not hearken altogether into the precepts and commandments which [He] gave unto them”? (D&C 101:6)
Some thought Joseph was being a monarch, so they ignored his counsel
Jarring, contention, envying, strife, lustful and covetous desires…
What is the purpose of trials? How come people can have different trials?
Any acceptable answer,
What is the name of the river that Zion’s Camp called along the banks of? CFM pic)
Little Fishing River
There were verses added to the end of D&C 102 before the Doctrine and Covenants was printed. Why? For what purpose?
The verses illustrated the difference between decisions made by temporary high councils organized in remote locations and those made by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
-Any answer pertaining to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles being made after the initial section 102 is acceptable.
Why did some of the Saints in Zion’s Camp ultimately apostatize from the church?
Failed to stay faithful and humble, so when the revelation to no disband Zion’s camp and no longer pursue getting land back in Missouri, they were not happy.
What protected the Saints in Zion’s Camp when they were stationed near Liberty, Missouri from the mob of 400 men that planned to attack them that night?
Thunderstorm that dropped large hailstones, causing the river to rise nearly 40 feet (preventing the mob from attacking)
What is the purpose of trials? How come people can have different trials?
Trials strengthen us if we allow them to
Trials are curated to what will help us grow. What might help you grow may not be the same for someone else.