Old Testament Stories
The sling is mightier than the sword.
David defeats Goliath with a sling and stone. (1 Samuel 17)
The wise man built his house upon the ______. The foolish man built his house upon the _______.
Wise man = Rock
Foolish man = Sand
(Matthew 7:24-25)
The first temple construted in the latter-days
Kirtland Temple
He said, "Behold your little ones."
Jesus Christ
"For behold, this is my work and my glory - to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."
Moses 1:39
It happened on top of Mount Sinai.
Moses receives the Ten Commandments. (Exodus 34)
5 wise and 5 foolish
The parable of the ten virgins. (Matthew 25:1-13)
Who was Joseph Smith's first scribe?
Emma Smith
First Lamanite King to accept the gospel from Mosiah's sons.
King Lamoni
"We believe in being honest, true chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul - We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things."
13th Article of Faith
Counting cattle and ears of grain... in his sleep?!
Joseph interprets the Pharaoh's dream about an upcoming famine. (Genesis 41)
A man gave 5 coins to 1 servant, 2 coins to another servant and 1 coin to a 3rd servant.
Parable of the Talents
(Matthew 25:14-30)
Year the Book of Mormon published
1830
The Nephite army leader who protected them by encircling the cities with heaps of earth and timbers.
Moroni (Alma 50)
It is an extract from the book of Genesis of Joseph Smith's inspired translation of the Bible, which he began in June 1830.
The Book of Moses.
God did not approve of this prideful construction project.
The Tower of Babel was destroyed and God confounded the language. (Genesis 11)
Sold everything he had to get this one item.
The parable of the pearl.
(Matthew 13:45-46)
Total number of temples dedicated, under construction or announced.
350 temples
193 dedicated (with 186 operating and 7 closed for renovation), 51 under construction and 106 annouced
Who stabbed a javelin through the heart of a wicked Nephi turned Lamanite King?
Teancum stabbed Amalickiah (Alma 51:34)
A collection of writings from several Egyptian scrolls discovered in the early 19th century during an archeological expedition. The church purchased the scrolls from a traveling mummy exhibition on July 3, 1835, to be translated into English by Joseph Smith.
The Book of Abraham.
He praised God even after losing everything.
Job remains faithful even though he loses everything. (Job 1)
This guy really worked on his food storage so he could sit back, not work, drink and be merry.
The parable of the rich fool.
"Given for a principle with promise, adapted to the capacity of the weak and the weakest of all saints..."
The Word of Wisdom (D&C 89:1-3)
Man who led a group of Nephites back to the land of Lehi-Nephi and became their King.
Zeniff (Mosiah 9:1-7)
A statement by Joseph Smith that was published in the Latter Day Saints newspaper Times and Seasons in 1842. It was with a short history of the church that was popularly known as the Wentworth letter.
The Articles of Faith