Doctrinal Mastery
True or false?
One of the purposes of doctrinal mastery is to help you learn and apply principles for acquiring spiritual knowledge to become more like Jesus Christ.
True
Everyone:
If we keep our covenants, we will be armed with what? (give one of the two answers)
1. Righteousness
2. The power of God.
What does the iron rod represent?
The word of God
Not knowing the dealings of the Lord and disbelieving His prophets can cause us to _______________. (Layman and Lemuel did this a lot)
murmur
What are the 4 points in the pattern of knowledge?
Desire, Believe, Act, Share
Acquiring spiritual knowledge:
Elder Henry B. Eyring says:
"...We live in a time when even the wisest will be hard-pressed to distinguish truth from clever deception. …
The truths that mark the way home to God are verified by ____________."
The Holy Ghost
Everyone:
God prepares a way for us to _____________ whatever He asks us to do.
accomplish
Everyone:
What does the mist of darkness represent?
The temptations of the world
when we diligently seek to understand the Lord’s commandments, He can _________ ___ __________ to help us to believe and obey.
soften our hearts
What does the condescension of God (Jesus Christ) demonstrates
His love for us.
"Ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ...[and] by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."
Moroni 10:4-5
Everyone:
God calls prophets to warn of consequences of ______ and to testify of ______________.
sin, Jesus Christ
What does the field represent?
The world
Everyone:
How did Nephi learn that what his father taught was true? (there are two answers)
1.What is required of us?
2. By what power?
God reveals truth to us through the Holy Ghost when we diligently seek Him.
1. diligently seek Heavenly Father
2. through the Holy Ghost
Everyone:
If we hearken and hold fast to the word of the Lord, what will it help us avoid?.
The adversary’s temptations;
they will not overpower us.
1 Nephi 3:7
I will go and do the things the Lord hath commanded.
God’s_________, manifest through Jesus Christ, is more desirable than anything else and brings the most joy.
Love
What does the spacious building represent?
The pride of the world
After their first two attempts failed, what did Nephi rely on when he went into Jerusalem to obtain the plates of Brass from Laban?
He relied on the Holy Spirit to guide him.
President Nelson in our last General Conference encouraged us to, "think _____________."
Celestial or celestially
Everyone:
What are the three principles of acquiring spiritual knowledge?
1. Act in faith
2. Examine concepts and questions with an eternal perspective
3. Seek further understanding through Divinely appointed sources.
Everyone:
In times of uncertainty, we can receive ___________ from Heavenly Father through the __________ as we go forth with faith.
guidance, Spirit
Everyone:
What does the fruit of the tree represent?
The love of God
Everyone:
Nephi and his brothers made two trips back to Jerusalem. Why did they make those two trips?
1. Obtain the plates of brass from Laban
2. Ask Ishmael and his family to come join them
The Book of Mormon and other latter-day scriptures restore ____________________________ removed or altered from the Bible.
plain and precious truths that testify of Jesus Christ and establish the fulness of His everlasting gospel.