JSH
What scripture specifically helped Joseph Smith as he sought answers to his questions?
James 1:5
JS-H 1:15-20
Joseph Smith "saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description."
True/False:
As we study the Doctrine and Covenants, we can hear the Savior’s voice speaking to us in our day and learn more of Him.
True
What did Martin Harris lose?
The 116 pages that had been translated from the gold plates.
One of the purposes of seminary is to help you come closer to who?
Our Savior, Jesus Christ (Heavenly Father is also correct)
Three years after the First Vision, who appeared to Joseph Smith as he prayed in his bedroom?
The angel Moroni.
D&C 1:30
The only true and living church.
The Doctrine and Covenants is a collection of what?
Divine revelations and inspired declarations
Why were the gold plates taken away from Joseph Smith for a time?
He feared man more than God. He lent the 116 pages already translated to Martin Harris, and they were lost.
In D&C 1, the Lord gives several warnings to the world. Name 2 reasons He mentions for these warnings.
- To prepare us
- To warn us of challenges & sins in our day.
- To increase our faith.
- That His everlasting covenant might be established
- To instruct us
- To chasten and correct us when we sin
- To repent
- To give us knowledge
Truth: We can follow the example of Joseph Smith to learn the truth of God for ourselves. What did Joseph do to learn the truth (name at least three things he did).
*desired to follow Jesus
*Attended church meetings
*studied the Bible
*pondered/reflected
*talked with his parents and religious leaders
*prayed
Joseph Smith “saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description.”
JSH 1:15-20
True/False:
The Savior’s warning voice is for all Christians?
False. It is for all people.
Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your ______, ______, ______ and ________, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day. (D&C 4:2)
Heart
Might
Mind
Strength
If someone struggles to believe that the Lord called Joseph Smith to be a prophet, what might you suggest they do to strengthen their belief?
Learn more about him, read the Book of Mormon and/or Doctrine & Covenants, and pray to Heavenly Father are possible answers.
What are two things we learned from the First Vision?
*God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghostare separate
*Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have physical bodies.
*God speaks to us in our day.
*God’s church, in its fullness, was no longer on the earth
*We can receive answers to our prayers (heaven is open to all)
*Angels are real
*God calls Prophets, seers, and revelatory to instruct, guide, warn, and lead us.
Whether by His own voice or the voice of His servants, it is the same.
D&C 1:37-38
What did the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles do to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith's First Vision?
They wrote “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World.”
Why did Martin Harris ask Joseph Smith for a stronger witness of the gold plates (for which response he received Section 5}?
Lucy Harris had brought a legal complaint to court against Joseph Smith claiming he lied about having the gold plates.
The Restoration is often referred to as "not a one-time event, but an on-going process" (Elder Uchtdorf) Name something recent that has happened as part of this on-going process.
Temples, changes in Church meeting structure, etc.
Name at least 4 things that you have learned about the Prophet Joseph Smith in the past few weeks of seminary
Lots of possible answers, such as:
Joseph Smith saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in the First Vision, translated the Book of Mormon by the power of God, received revelations from the Lord included in the Doctrine and Covenants, the Lord restored the priesthood, the Church, and covenants and ordinances through Joseph Smith.
What are the three principles of acquiring spiritual knowledge?
1.Act in faith.
2.Examine concepts and questions with an eternal perspective.
3.Seek further understanding through divinely appointed sources.
D&C 2
1 Behold, I will reveal unto you the __________, by the hand of ________ the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord
Priesthood, Elijah
ALL: Name 3 Christlike attributes mentioned in D&C 4:5-6?
Faith, hope, charity, love, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, humility, and diligence.
What are three ways you can do Family History work?
*Indexing
*Family Tree
*Interview relatives
*Record stories
*Temple work
*Records search