Chapter 1
What is the name of the tower built to try and reach heaven?
Tower of Babel
How did the Lord guide the people of Jared?
Hidden in a cloud
What did the Lord do to the stones that the brother of Jared brought?
He touched them with His finger and they became bright.
Who is writing these chapters?
Moroni is writing the story of the brother of Jared.
How can we be received into the kingdom of God?
If we repent and come unto Christ.
He cried (prayed) to the Lord for mercy, and He had compassion over them.
What did they compare their barges to?
A dish (verse 17)
How many stones did the brother of Jared bring unto the Lord?
16
What did the Lord command Moroni to do with the plates?
Seal them up with the interpreters so no one can read them.
How will we know that Moroni has authority?
We will see him before God at the last day.
Who was Kib's grandfather?
Jared (Verse 32)
How long did the Lord chasten the brother of Jared for not calling upon Him?
3 hours
Did the Lord show Himself to Jared?
Has the Lord shown Himself to others before this?
Yes and Yes!
verse: 11-15
When will the people know that the work of the Father has begun?
When they receive this record (the plates, aka the Book of Mormon)
What will stand as a testimony at the last day?
The testimony of the three witnesses and the Book of Mormon.
What did the Lord tell the brother of Jared to do after he prayed?
Verses 41 and 42
41 Go to and gather together thy flocks, both male and female, of every kind; and also of the seed of the earth of every kind; and thy families; and also Jared thy brother and his family; and also thy friends and their families, and the friends of Jared and their families.
42 And when thou hast done this thou shalt go at the head of them down into the valley which is northward. And there will I meet thee, and I will go before thee into a land which is choice above all the lands of the earth.
What was preserved for "a righteous people"?
The promised land, land of promise
Why did the Lord allow the brother of jared to see His finger?
He had such exceeding faith.
When did the Lord say the plates will go forth among the Gentiles?
When they repent of their iniquity.
Moroni says that no one should touch the plates to translate them except by someone that God chooses. Who is he talking about?
Joseph Smith
Why did the Lord say He would bless the brother of Jared and his seed?
Because he had been praying to the Lord for a long time.
What did the Lord say when the brother of Jared asked about light for the ships?
What do you want me to do to give you light?
Why do you think the Lord did not just give a straight up answer?
What happened to 2 of the stones?
The Lord commanded the brother of Jared to seal them up with the records.
These stones turned out to be the Urim and Thummim that Joseph Smith used to translate the Book of Mormon.
How does a believer know that something is true?
It persuadeth them to do good.
Whatsoever thing that persuadeth men to do good is of Christ.
Moroni speaks of 3 people that will be witnesses to the plates. Who are those people?
Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdry, and David Whitmer