Church History
Joseph Smith put this in a stump to mark the secluded grove of trees so he could return later to pray
What is a stump?
The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief
What is apostasy?
Section 109 includes the dedicatory prayer of this temple
What is the Kirtland Temple?
My brother and I and our families did not have our language confounded at the Tower of Babel.
Brother of Jared
Early Church leaders originally planned to have 24 of these in Jackson County, Missouri
What are temples?
In 1838, Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued an infamous command to kill or disperse all Mormon known as the what.
What was the "Order of Extermination"?
Section 119 includes a description of this law which currently observed in place of the Law of Consecration
What is Tithing?
I received the records of my people from my father, made the final entry on the plates and then buried them in the Hill Cumorah.
Moroni
He was the Prophet if the church for the shortest period of time. Only 9 months.
Who was Howard W. Hunter?
Deriving its name from a Hebrew word meaning something pleasant or beautiful, or a place of rest and beauty
What is Nauvoo?
Sections 121-123 include the prayer and response from the Lord about the suffering of members of the Church as well as Joseph Smith and other leaders of the Church of the Church while they were in this jail
What is Liberty Jail?
I stood on a wall and told the people about the signs of Christ’s birth and death. The wicked Nephites would not believe a Lamanite prophet, and they tried to kill me.
The only religious unit in US military history.
What is the Mormon Battalion?
The angelic visitation that turned the hearts of the fathers to the sons and the hearts of the sons to the fathers.
Who is Elijah
This was the original name of the Doctrine and Covenants (D&C)
What is the Book of Commandments?
My father did the work of the Lord, but my friends and I were unbelievers. We persecuted members of the Church until one day an angel appeared to us.
Who is Alma the Younger?
A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
What is a pioneer?
Summer of 1847, Brigham Young looked out over what was then a barren, dry desert and declared, "This is the right place."
What is the Salt Lake Valley?
Section 127 and the History of the Church (Volume 4) revealed that baptisms for the dead should no longer be done in this place, and should wait to be resumed until the font in the Nauvoo Temple was ready
What is the Mississippi River?
I led a party of men from Zarahemla to the land of Lehi-Nephi. I was taken before King Limhi, the leader of the people, and he showed me twenty-four gold plates.
Ammon