Doctrine
Moral agency is this:
a) The ability to make prophecies concerning the last days.
b) The ability to determine the consequences of our choices.
c) The ability to choose and act for ourselves.
What is
c) The ability to choose and act for ourselves?
100 BONUS points for the DM verse that supports this!
This statement is true about the nature of Heavenly Father.
a) He loves with righteous members of the Church but not wicked people.
b) He loves each of His children, and all are alike unto Him.
c) He will tolerate and excuse anything we do because His love is unconditional
What is b) He loves each of His children, and all are alike unto Him?
BONUS 100 points if you can name to DM verse that supports this.
This is the main intent of the writers of the Book of Mormon.
a) To provide a detailed history of the Nephites.
a) To persuade readers to believe in Jesus Christ.
c) To tell what will happen at the Second Coming of Christ.
(See 1 Nephi 6:4-6; 2 Nephi 25:23)
What is
b) To persuade readers to believe in Jesus Christ?
According to the intro of the BoM, those who gain a divine witness of it will come to know this is true.
a) Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world and Joseph Smith is a prophet in the last days.
b) The Book of Mormon contains every truth revealed to Joseph Smith in the latter days.
c) The Word of Wisdom and the three degrees of glory are restored in the Book of Mormon.
(see BoM intro, paragraphs 8-9)
What is
a) Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world and Joseph Smith is a prophet in the last days?
You should do this when you find it hard to keep a commandment of God.
a) Remember to rely only on your own determination, wisdom, and strength.
b) Remember that personal revelation will often contradict the revelation that God gives prophets
c) Remember that God always prepares a way for you to obey His commandments
What is
c) Remember that God always prepares a way for you to obey His commandments?
BONUS 100 points for the DM verse that supports this.
Jesus Christ plays this unique role in our salvation:
a) It is only through Him that we can be saved.
b) He was never tempted to commit sin.
c) He is the only spirit child of Heavenly Father who lived on earth.
(See 2 Nephi 25:6-8, 15, 24)
What is
a) It is only through Him that we can be saved?
Out of these options, which is the main role of a Melchizedek Priesthood holder:
a) To give blessings to the sick.
b) To set apart members in their callings.
c) To help individuals come unto Christ.
(See Alma 13:1-12)
What is
c) To help individuals come unto Christ?
We can learn this from the Lord's instructions to Nephi to create the small plates:
a) Like Nephi, we should have the courage to share copies of scriptures with those around us.
b) If we trust God, even when we don't know the reasons for a commandment, we can receive blessings.
c) Everyone should have their own set of scriptures that they can consistently study and mark.
(See 1 Nephi 9:3, 5-6; D&C 10:38-45)
What is
b) If we trust God, even when we don't know the reasons for a commandment, we can receive blessings?
According to the Book of Mormon, some people will react this way to prophets in the last days:
a) They will destroy every false prophet.
b) They will reject the prophets.
c) They will be able to convince prophets to change doctrine.
(See 2 Nephi 27:1-5)
What is
b) They will reject the prophets?
BONUS 100! In Mosiah 2:41 someone who keeps the commandments of God receives these 2 kinds of blessings:
(Mosiah 2:41 is a DM verse. Woot Woot!)
What are blessings both temporal and spiritual?
This is why Jesus Christ was baptized:
a) To fulfill the desire of John the Baptist.
b) To fulfill all righteousness.
c) To fulfill His mortal weaknesses and be purified.
(See 2 Nephi 31:5-7)
What is
b) To fulfill all righteousness?
He knows all things and is the source of all truth.
(Should answer with a question)
Who is Heavenly Father? (or God)
100 BONUS POINTS for the DM verse that supports this!
The Book of Mormon makes this available to all people:
a) Plain and precious truths about how to come unto Jesus Christ and be saved
b) A firsthand account of what happened during the Savior's last week before His crucifixion
c) Proof that the Great Apostasy was the first time that apostasy occurred on the earth
(See 1 Nephi 13:26-29 and 39-42)
What is
a) Plain and precious truths about how to come unto Jesus Christ and be saved?
BONUS 100!!
According to 2 Nephi 28:30, individuals most often receive answers to their questions and prayers this divine way.
What is "line upon line, precept upon precept"?
Also acceptable:
What is "here a little, there a little."?
Or "Little by little over a period of time"?
This allowed the Liahona to work for Lehi’s family and will also allow us to receive direction from God?
a) Positive thinking during trials.
b) Sacrifice of our material possessions.
c) Faith, diligence, and obedience.
(See 1 Nephi 16:27-29)
What is
c) Faith, diligence, and obedience?
According to God, marriage between a man and a woman is this:
a) is changing
b) is ordained
c) is suggested
(See Jacob 2:27, 30)
What
b) ordained?
Things a seer knows.
a) A seer can only know of things in the past and the present.
b) A seer can know of things in the past and present and things to come.
c) A seer can know of things to come but not things in the past or present.
(See Mosiah 8:13-17)
What is
b) A seer can know of things in the past and present and things to come?
The BoM teaches this about the Prophet Joseph Smith?
a) That he had a brother named Hyrum who would be instrumental in helping him.
b) That the Lord would raise him up to bring about the Restoration of the gospel.
c) That he would be martyred at Carthage Jail as a witness of the truthfulness of the gospel.
(See 2 Nephi 3:6-8, 15, 24)
What is
b) That the Lord would raise him up to bring about the Restoration of the gospel?
This is one thing we can learn from the Lamanites and their continual hatred of the Nephites:
a) Righteousness will make us overconfident, and we will offend others.
b) If we make too many bad decisions, we cannot overcome our wickedness.
c) Refusing to forgive can negatively influence generations.
(See Mosiah 10:12-18)
What is
c) Refusing to forgive can negatively influence generations.
People who “putteth off the natural man” choose to do this:
a) Turn from sin and pursue their own will.
b) Turn from sin and align their will with God’s.
c) Turn from sin and keep their guilt.
What is
b) Turn from sin and align their will with God’s.
100 BONUS POINTS for the DM verse that supports this!
Jesus Christ experiences this as part of His Atonement:
a) He experienced our sins, but not our weaknesses or challenges.
b) He experienced our sins, but not our mistakes.
c) He experienced our sins, pains, and sicknesses.
What is
c) He experienced our sins, pains, and sicknesses?
BONUS 100 pts for DM reference that supports this!
To be resurrected means this:
a) Our physical bodies are temporarily changed to be in the presence of God.
b) Our spirits and bodies are reunited again in their perfect form.
c) We have overcome our sins and entered into the presence of God.
(see Alma 11:42-43)
What is
b) Our spirits and bodies are reunited again in their perfect form?
According to the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith translate the Book of Mormon this way:
a) By writing down the words of the angel Moroni as he spoke.
b) With the help of a professor who was an expert in languages.
c) By the gift and power of God.
(2 Nephi 27:6-23)
What is
c) By the gift and power of God?
We covenant to do this when we are baptized:
a) Always be prepared and strive to do a good deed every day.
b) Be perfect in this life so we don’t need to repent.
c) Serve God and keep His commandments.
What is
c) Serve God and keep His commandments?
100 bonus points for the DM reference!
BONUS 100! According to 2 Nephi 32:3 + 2 Nephi 32:8–9, our sincere desire to seek truth leads us to do these 2 things.
What is "pray and seriously study the word of God"?