Women in the Scriptures
Some say she was tempted by a snake, but we believe her choice allowed for the earth to be populated. (Genesis 3)
The Lord revealed the concept of Priesthood delegation to this prophet when he was overwhelmed by the Israelites' complaints about manna (Numbers 11:14-17).
Who is Moses?
Also called the City of David, this is where Christ was born. (Luke 2:4)
What is Bethlehem?
The events in this parable take place on the day of a wedding feast. (Matthew 25:1-13)
What is the Parable of the Ten Virgins?
Together, these two things make up the soul of a man or woman. (D&C 88:15-16)
What are the spirit and the body?
These sisters came to Christ for help when their brother died. (John 11)
Who are Mary and Martha?
Christ gave this disciple the keys to "bind on earth" and "bind in heaven." (Matthew 16:16-19)
Who is Peter?
Anciently home to King Solomon's temple, this city is now considered holy to three religions. (1 Kings 8)
What is Jerusalem?
This parable helps us understand whom we should consider our neighbor. (Luke 10:25-37)
What is the Good Samaritan?
This revelation encourages us to eat "wholesome herbs," "the fruit of the vine," and "grain... the staff of life" with "prudence and thanksgiving." (D&C 89: 1, 10-16)
What is the Word of Wisdom?
This woman was the first Relief Society President and the compiler of the first hymnal. (D&C 25)
Who is Emma Smith?
This is the only way the priesthood can be controlled. (D&C 121:34-36)
What is "only upon the principles of righteousness."
Located in modern-day Egypt, this is the site where Moses received the Ten Commandments. (Exodus 34:4-5)
What is Mount Sinai?
This parable helps us understand God's mercy through a story about two brothers. (Luke 15:11-32)
What is the Prodigal Son?
Paul compares our bodies to this type of building in Corinthians. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
What is a temple?
Although she is often confused with the Bible's other Marys, this Mary was the first person to see the resurrected Christ and is mentioned more than any other woman in the Gospels. (Mark 16:1-8)
Who is Mary Magdalene?
Although we often associate the priesthood with power, the Lord teaches that priesthood holders should be this. (D&C 50:26; Luke 22:24-26)
What is "servant to all"?
Named after an ancient Roman city located in what is now Syria, this is where Joseph Smith lived as a teenager. (JSH 1:3)
What is Palmyra?
What is the Pearl of Great Price?
We learn in Genesis that we are created in the likeness of these beings. (Genesis 1:26-27)
Who are Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother (Notice that God is plural in this scripture)?
These are the only two books of scripture named after women.
What are Ruth and Esther?
This causes the priesthood to withdraw from a man. (D&C 121:37)
What using the priesthood "to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness"?
This is the place where the first latter-day temple was dedicated in 1836. (D&C 109:2)
What is Kirtland, Ohio?
This parable encourages us to use our abilities in the service of others. (Luke 19:11-27)
What is the Parable of the Talents?
This prophet-king taught that we should "not run faster than we have strength." (Mosiah 4:1,27)
Who is King Benjamin?