Places
Independence, MO
Identifies as the center place of Zion. A temple site was dedicated on August 3, 1831. The Saints were driven from Jackson county in 1833.
How well did Joseph Smith and David Whitmer know one another when Joseph moved to Fayette, New York to live with the Whitmers?
They had never met one another in person
What important mission did the Prophet Joseph Smith have that was similar to that of Adam, Enoch, Noah, and Moses?
What is he was the head of a dispensation and given priesthood keys to direct the Lord's work on the earth.
The three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon are
Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, David Whitmer
What is the new and everlasting covenant?
what is the fullness of the gospel
Winter Quarters, NE
The largest temporary settlement for the Saints in route to the Salt Lake Valley. The Camp of Israel was organized for the westward journey.
who is Lilburn W. Boggs?
What is elected Gov. of Missouri September 30, 1836. His popularity grew as he continued his aggressive actions towards the Mormon.
Issued an order on October 27, 1838 to exterminate the Mormons or drive them from the state
Where, roughly, in the Book of Mormon were Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery translating when they took a break to inquire of the Lord respecting baptism for the remission of sins?
3 Nephi 11
The three witnesses of the Book of Mormon saw:
What is the plates of gold, the urim and thummim, the sword of Laban, and the Liahona
What is spiritual death?
What is Separation from God because of sin.
Carthage, IL
Here the prophet Joseph and brother Hyrum were martyred on June 27, 1844.
Who is Alvin Smith? Why was he important to church history?
Who is was the eldest son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. He was the beloved older brother of the Prophet Joseph who believed his younger brother's testimony.
In November 1823, he became very sick with the bilious colic. Convinced that he would die, called Joseph to him and said, "I am now going to die, the distress which I suffer, and the feelings that I have, tell me my time is very short. I want you to be a good boy, and do everything that lies in your power to obtain the Record. Be faithful in receiving instruction, and in keeping every commandment that is given you." died November 19, 1823.
On January 21, 1836 in the Kirtland Temple, Joseph had a vision of him. "I beheld the celestial kingdom of God, and the glory thereof...I saw...my brother that has long since slept; and I marveled how it was that he had obtained an inheritance in that kingdom, seeing that he had departed this life before the Lord had set his hand to gather Israel the second time, and had not been baptized for the remission of sins." (D&C 137:5-6)
The Lord rebuked Martin Harris for losing the pages of the book of Lehi and for breaking "the most sacred promises." What sacred promises did Martin Harris break respecting the lost pages?
What is he showed them to more people than he was given permission by the Lord
What was the name of the printer who printed the original edition of 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon?
Who is Egbert Grandin
What is Zion?
What is the Church and its stakes.
Nauvoo, IL
Located on the Mississippi river, this area was the gathering place for the Saints from 1839-1846. Here a temple was built, ordinances such as baptism for the dead, the endowment, and the sealing of couples began. The Relief Society was organized here.
He is best remembered as the Patriarch to the Church being sustained on January 24, 1841. The Prophet wrote of him: "O how many are the sorrows we have shared together; and again we find ourselves shackled with the unrelenting hand of oppression. He, thy name shall be written in the book of the law of the Lord, for these who come after thee to look upon, that they may pattern after thy works."
He died a religious martyr in Carthage Jail on June 27, 1844, when a ball struck him on the left side of the nose. He fell backward to the floor, exclaiming, "I am a dead man!" As he fell, another bullet entered his left side. At that same instant a bullet from the door grazed his breast and entered his head by the throat. A fourth ball entered his left leg.
Who is Hyrum Smith?
Salt Lake City, UT - What happened?
Headquarters of the church from 1847 to present. Brigham Young arrived July 24, 1847. Joseph Smith appeared to Brigham Young, showing him ensign peak.
From D&C 24, what charge was brought against Joseph Smith that led to his arrest (twice) near Colesville in the summer of 1830?
what is being a disorderly person
People with callings can receive revelation for...
Who their responsibilities only (for example, Sister Baldwin can receive revelation for the YW, but not for the entire Church) ?
Kirtland, OH
Missionaries who had been sent to the Lamanites stopped here in 1830 and baptized Sidney Rigdon and others in the Kirtland area. It was the headquarters of the church from 1831-1838. The first temple of this dispensation was built in Kirtland and dedicated March 27, 1836.
Who is Porter Rockwell?
Served as a bodyguard for Joseph Smith and Brigham Young Known as a gunslinger
labeled "Destroying Angel of Mormondom"
Doctrine and Covenants 89:18-21 is a health law also known as:
The word of Wisdom
When was Emma Smith baptized?
June 28, 1830 in a group of a dozen others from the Colesville branch surrounded by a group of mocking people.
Marriage is...
What proclamation explains this truth?
What is ordained of God, central to God's plan.
What is the Family, a Proclamation to the World.