Do You Remember?
T or F
In the first vision, God called
Joseph Smith Sr to be a prophet.
FALSE
God called Joseph Smith Jr. to be a prophet.
This messenger was the one that taught and guided Joseph through the process of obtaining the gold plates and learning the Lords plan for him?
The Angel Moroni.
Joseph learned these 2 truths about the Godhead during the first vision.
God the father and Jesus Christ are two separate beings and they have bodies of flesh and bones.
This messenger was to reveal the Priesthood keys of turning the hearts of the children to the fathers.
The Prophet Elijah.
What Doctrinal Mastery scripture says, "...out of the best books words of wisdom;..."
Doctrine & Covenants 88:118
Name at least 3 people who helped do the transcribing for Joseph Smith?
Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdery, Emma Smith and Samuel Smith.
This gentleman struggled with his testimony and was often commanded to be humble, repent and seek the Lord. He eventually was excommunicated but later returned.
Martin Harris
This Doctrinal Mastery says, "I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me."
JSH 1:15-20
Which Doctrinal Mastery scripture states, "...to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity..."
Doctrine and Covenants 1:30
T/F
The Church was organized on April 6th, 1832?
False.
It was April 6th, 1830.
This Doctrinal Mastery reminds us that the Holy Ghost will speak to our hearts and our minds to reveal to us what the spirit is trying to tell us.
Doctrine and Covenants 8:2-3
T or F
JSH1:15-20 tells us that The Holy Ghost speaks to our minds and hearts.
False – D&C 8:2-3 tells us this
Oliver assumed the power to translate would just be given to him but he forgot to do this important principle?
Ask of the Lord.
What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken... whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.
Doctrine and Covenants 1:37-38
What was one thing Joseph Smith did the majority of the time that preceded a revelation?
Asked questions
"...I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description,..." is a Doctrinal Mastery scripture found where?
Joseph Smith History 1:15-20
Where do we find, "...this is the spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground."
Doctrine and Covenants 8:2-3
In D&C 6:36, we are to "look unto _______ in every thought..."
Me (Christ)
When the Lord speaks to us in our minds and hearts and unveils the mysteries of God, he is speaking to us by this principle?
The power of revelation.
What year was the earliest known account of the First Vision written by Joseph Smith recorded?
1832
Found in a short, unpublished autobiography Joseph Smith produced in the second half of 1832.
Joseph learned that the work of God cannot be frustrated, only the work of men because of this event in Church history?
The loss of the 116 pages of the translated manuscript.
Correctly name at least 3 of the Doctrinal Mastery Scriptures that have been introduced so far this semester.
Doctrine and Covenants 1:30
Doctrine and Covenants 6:36
Doctrine and Covenants 8:2-3
Doctrine and Covenants 88:118
Joseph Smith History 1:15-20
Which Doctrinal Mastery scripture states the Lord is, "...well pleased, speaking unto the church collectively and not individually."
Doctrine & Covenants 1:30
What are the 3 principles that can guide us that we learn about in Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge?
Act in Faith.
Examine concepts and questions with an eternal perspective.
Seek further understanding through divinely appointed sources.
What Doctrinal Mastery passage tells us that the voice of the Lord and His servants is the same?
D&C 1:37-38