Thanksgiving Facts
Come Follow Me:
D&C 129-132
D&C 129-132
Joseph Smith
Jesus Christ
Newest Apostle:
Elder Gérald Caussé
Elder Gérald Caussé
100
What is the name for the bone from the turkey, which symbolizes good luck?
A: Funny Bone
B: Thigh Bone
C: Wishbone
D: Drumstick
What is C?
Wishbone
The actual name for the wishbone is the furcula. This forked bone is formed by the fusion of two clavicles (collarbones) and gets its name from the Latin word for "little fork".
100
If we could be in the presence of God (the Father and His son Jesus Christ) how would they appear to us?
A. We could see through them like a ghost.
B. We could not see them, but hear them.
C. They would appear like us, but they are glorified
D. They appear as a cloud - puffy, white and bright
Answer C: They would appear like us, but they are glorified.
D&C 130:22 The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.
100
What scripture led Joseph to the woods to pray?
A. Acts 3:22-23
B. Isaiah 11:1
C. James 1:5
D. Malachi 4:5-6
C. James 1:5
Confused by the many religions in town vying over the people, Joseph turned to the Bible for guidance. "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."
100
How many loaves of bread and fish did Jesus use to feed the 5000 in John 6?
A. Five fish and two loaves of bread
B. One loaf of bread and one fish
C. Two loaves of bread and two fish
D. Five loaves of bread and two fish
D. Five loaves of bread and two fish
John 6:1-13
100
Where was Elder Caussé born?
A. Madrid, Spain
B. Bordeaux, France
C. Hurricane, Utah
D. In a Hospital
E. Frankfurt, Germany
Answer B. Elder Caussé was born in Bordeaux, France
200
Which U.S. president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1789.
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. George Bush 41
What is A. George Washington?
He declared Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a national day of thanks for the new nation's founding, asking people to thank God for his "kind care and protection".
200
When we obey God's laws and commandments.
A. God blesses us if he's in a good mood.
B. God always blesses us.
C. God blesses us if we're perfect
D. God doesn't bless us
Answer: B. God always blesses us.
D&C 130: 20-21
20 There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—
21 And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.
200
The Priesthood was restored to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in 1829. Who of the following restored the Aaronic Priesthood?
A. John the Beloved
B. Peter
C. John the Baptist
D. James
C. John the Baptist
200
What was Jesus doing when the disciples were scared during a storm on the sea?
A. Sleeping
B. Holding on tightly
C. Emptying water from the boat with a bucket
D. Praying
A. Sleeping
Mark 4: 35-41
200
Before being called as an apostle, and for the last 10 years, Elder Caussé has served the church in what capacity ?
A. Branch President
B. Stake President
C. Mission President
D. Presiding Bishop of the Church
D. Presiding Bishop of the Church
Elder Gérald Caussé and his wife, Sister Valérie Caussé, speak about his new call to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025
300
This is the term for the large orange squash that is used to make a common Thanksgiving dessert.
A. Butternut
B. Pumpkin
C. Honeynut
D. Acorn
What is the B. Pumpkin ?
300
How is it possible that families can be together forever?
A. Because families love each other so much, they'll stay together.
B. Temple covenants seal families together for this life and eternity by someone anointed and appointed with the power to seal.
C. We will be angels in God's family, not our own.
D. Family relationships are difficult and take too much work.
Answer B. Temple covenants seal families together for this life and eternity by someone anointed and appointed with the power to seal.
300
Joseph was falsely arrested and imprisoned for four months in what Missouri jail?
A. Folsom Prison
B. Liberty Jail
C. Independence
D. Richmond
Answer: B. Liberty Jail
Joseph and several other prisoners endured four months in the prison basement. Joseph and Hyrum, who were both over six feet tall, could not stand upright. Their food was sometimes poisoned. Their spirits were never broken and they were eventually allowed to escape. Sections 121, 122 and 123 of the "Doctrine and Covenants" were received by Joseph while imprisoned.
300
The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to...
A. Make enough money to be comfortable and help our neighbors.
B. Be successful.
C. Become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become.
D. Learn all that we need to learn.
C. become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become.
Dallin H. Oaks - Oct 2020 "The Challenge to Become"
After King Benjamin’s great sermon, many of his hearers cried out that the Spirit of the Lord “has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually” (Mosiah 5:2). If we are losing our desire to do evil, we are progressing toward our heavenly goal.
300
Elder Caussé is an accomplished musician. What instrument is he proficient at?
A. Piano
B. Violin
C. Trumpet
D. Cello
E. Classical Guitar
Answer: A Elder Caussé is an accomplished pianist, often performing at church events and using music to share his testimony of Jesus Christ.
400
This cooking method involves submerging a whole turkey in very hot oil.
A. Fricassee
B. Baste
C. Deep Fry
D. Roast
What is C: Deep Frying
400
Why was it necessary for the early saints to practice plural marriage?
A. God has never commanded polygamy to be practiced
B. It was necessary to live the practice both then and now.
C. Monogamy is the Lord's wish for his people, but there are rare exceptions where the Lord commands polygamy in order to raise up a righteous people. Joseph Smith's experience was a rare exception. He didn't want to live the practice, but ultimately exercised faith to do so.
D. Joseph mis-interpreted the scriptures and thought it was a good idea for their circumstances at the time.
Answer: C.
Jacob Chapter 2:27 Wherefore, my brethren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the Lord: For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife; and concubines he shall have none;
30 For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me, I will command my people; otherwise they shall hearken unto these things.
400
While in Carthage Jail, John Taylor tried to comfort Joseph and raise spirits with a hymn, one of Joseph's favorites. Which hymn did he sing?
A. A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief
B. How Great Thou Art
C. Sweet Hour of Prayer
D. Onward, Christian Soldiers
Answer: A. A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief
"A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" is a very moving song about Christ. Especially fitting was verse six: "In pris'n I saw Him next, condemned, to meet a traitor's doom at morn. The tide of lying tongues I stemmed and honored him mid shame and scorn. My friendship's utmost zeal to try, He asked if I for Him would die.
The flesh was weak, my blood ran chill, but my free spirit cried 'I will'."
400
Jesus Christ performed many miracles. Perhaps, which is the greatest miracle of all?
A. Jesus Calms a Storm on the Sea of Galilee
B. Jesus Feeds the 5,000
C. Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
D. Jesus is Resurrected from the Dead
E. Jesus Heals a Woman with an “Issue of Blood”
D. Jesus is Resurrected from the Dead
Perhaps the greatest miracle in all of human history is Jesus Christ’s Resurrection from the dead (see Matthew 28:1–7). As the son of both God and a mortal mother, Mary, Jesus Christ was the only person who ever lived who had both the ability to die and the power to take His body up again (see True to the Faith [2004], 16). Like other Christians, Latter-day Saints believe that because Jesus Christ triumphed over death, you, your family, and everyone who has ever lived on the earth will one day be resurrected.
400
What formal education and training has Elder Caussé had?
A. Worldclass Auto Mechanic at Ferrari
B. Professional Cheese Taster
C. Has a Masters in Business Administration
D. Manager at Chick-Fil-A
Answer: C
After earning the equivalent of a Master’s in Business Administration Degree from ESSEC Business School, he worked in the food industry. At age 33, he was given responsibility for 1,800 people in a food distribution company. At the time of his calling as a General Authority, he was working as managing director of Pomona, France’s largest food distributor.
500
This company has hosted a famous Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City since 1924.
A. Ream's
B. Costco
C. Smith's
D. Macy's
What is D. Macy's
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual event held in New York City on Thanksgiving Day, featuring giant balloons, floats, marching bands, and celebrity performers. It starts at 8:30 AM EST, takes place in Manhattan along a 2.5-mile route, and culminates in front of Macy's Herald Square.
500
What kinds of things can we take with us into the next life?
A. Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh
B. Anything that is precious to us, like our Scriptures
C. One suitcase if it weighs less than 50 pounds.
D. Knowledge, Intelligence, Relationships and Sociality
E. Our most beloved pet
Answer: D. Knowledge, Intelligence, Relationships and Sociality
D&C 130:2, 18-19
2 And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy.
18 Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.
19 And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.
500
After being kicked out of Missouri, the Saints settled in a place called Commerce in Illinois. Joseph renamed it Nauvoo, a word meaning what?
A. by the Riverside
B. Swamp
C. City on a Hill
D. Beautiful
Answer: D. Beautiful
Nauvoo is Hebrew for "beautiful" although it also indicates a feeling of rest. Commerce was a swamp at the time and hardly appeared able to live up to the grand name, but Nauvoo eventually became one of the most beautiful cities in the United States.
500
Christ's resurrection ensures that all of us will live forever as resurrected beings. What did Christ do that we may also live forever with both He and our Heaven Father?
A. He atoned for our sins
B. He died on the cross
C. He taught us the gospel
D. He was baptized
Answer; A. He atoned for our Sins
Only He could redeem us from our sins. God the Father gave Him this power (see Helaman 5:11). The Savior was able to receive this power and carry out the Atonement because He kept Himself free from sin: “He suffered temptations but gave no heed unto them” (Doctrine and Covenants 20:22). Having lived a perfect, sinless life, He was free from the demands of justice. Because He had the power of redemption and because He had no debt to justice, he could pay the debt for those who repent.
500
The reason he accepted his calling as an apostle.
A. Fame
B. Fortune
C. Tickets to BYU Football and Basketball
D. Testimony
Answer: D
“I’ve always had a testimony of Jesus Christ. “He’s always been in the center of my life. I know Jesus Christ lives. And I know He’s our Savior and Redeemer. What a wonderful thing it is to be a witness of Christ. That’s the best responsibility or stewardship we might have in our lives.”
