Ordinances
What is an ordinance?
a sacred act performed by priesthood authority to teach spiritual truths, often through symbolism
What is a sacred agreement between God and man?
a covenant
What is ASK?
Acquiring Spiritual knowledge
First Vision
Joseph Smith History 1:15-20
What date was the church organised?
April 6th 1830
What are saving ordinances?
Ordinances that are essential to exaltation.
Which saving ordinances have covenants associated with them?
All of them :-)
What is God the source of?
All truth
The Holy Ghost speaks to our minds and to our hearts
D&C 8:2-3
The Word of Wisdom - which section?
Doctrine and Covenants 89
What is the first saving ordinance of the gospel?
baptism
We renew our baptism covenants when we do this
partake of the sacrament worthily
God’s divinely ordained pattern requires that we have an honest desire to know the truth and requires which 2 essential steps?
study and prayer
The worth of souls is great
What is D&C 18:10-11
The Aaronic Priesthood
D&C 13:1
Are administering to the sick and the naming and blessing of children saving ordinances?
Not saving ordinances but still important
To always have his Spirit to be with us is promised to us when we....
keep our baptismal covenants
There are three principles that can guide us as we seek to learn and understand eternal truth and resolve questions or issues
Act in faith.
Examine concepts and questions with an eternal perspective.
Seek further understanding through divinely appointed sources.
The voice of the Lord and his servants is the same
D&C 1:37-38
Name the 5 saving ordinances
What are 3 other savings ordinances other than baptism?
Receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost (confirmation), Melchizedek priesthood ordination, temple endowment, temple sealing
"I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise."
D&C 82:10
Seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books ...
Doctrine and Covenants 88:118
Recite D&C 6:36
Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not
Which scripture prompted Joseph Smith to pray to Heavenly Father concerning the true church.
James 1:5