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100
How old is President Russell M. Nelson?
a) 80
b) 100
c) 105
b) 100
100
This last Conference was which number of the annual conference for the church?
a) 503rd
b) 195th
c) 222nd
b) 195th Annual General Conference
100
General Conference is held how many times per year?
a) Once
b) Twice
c) Thrice
b) Twice. In April and October
100
According to Elder Lund’s talk and Doctrine and Covenants, the responsibility of a deacon is to…
a) Watch over the church
b) Be standing ministers unto the church
c) Attending to the temporal needs as assigned
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
100
How many steps did the new deacon with a severe muscle disability that limited his walking have to take from the floor to the stand to take the sacrament to his father the bishop in Elder Holland’s story?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
b) 3
200
Who is the first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church?
a) Dallin H. Oaks
b) Jeffrey R. Holland
c) David A. Bednar
c) Dallin H. Oaks
200
How many seats are in the Conference Center?
a) 1,000
b) 12,000
c) 21,000
c) 21,000
200
How many new templates did President Nelson announce on Sunday afternoon?
a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
c) 15
200
In President Eyring’s talk, he quoted the Savior’s invitation to draw near unto me, and I will draw near unto you, ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find, and knock and it shall…
a) ...fall over
b) ...be opened unto you
c) ...be ignored
b) ...be opened unto you
200
What happened to the speaker who was dared to place a stick wedged between the car horn and front seat of his Dad’s car sit on after completing his dare?
a) He slipped on an oil puddle
b) He sat on a cactus
c) He got off scot-free
b) He sat on a cactus
300
Who was the first speaker in conference? (first person to give a talk on Saturday morning)
a) Elder Holland
b) Brother Tanner Porter
c) President Russell M. Nelson
a) Elder Holland
300
The Conference Center is built to withstand an earthquake of what magnitude?
a) 2.4
b) 5.5
c) 8.4
c) 8.4
300
How many temples are in operation, design, and/or construction?
a) 101
b) 367
c) 5,215
b) 367
300
According to the scriptures and President Nelson’s talk, charity and virtue gives us what face God?
a) Confidence
b) Worry
c) Understanding
a) Confidence
300
In Elder Uchtdorf’s talk, he told a story of bringing a friend to church. He thought the sacrament and Sunday School meetings were noisy, uninspiring, and not a great representation. His friend thought it was full of loving members like Christ intended for his church. He said what will people remember if they attend church:
a) The priesthood authority and ordinances
b) People will notice how they feel when they are with us and how we treat each other
c) How professional the speakers and teachers sound
b) People will notice how they feel when they are with us and how we treat each other
400
President Nelson says anger does not persuade. Instead, we should lead the way as…
a) Warriors
b) Pioneers
c) Peacemakers
c) Peacemakers
400
The wood for the Conference Center pulpit is made from an old walnut tree that belonged to?
a) President Gordon B. Hinckley
b) Bishop Wardell
c) Brigham Young
a) President Gordon B. Hinckley
400
Where did the church used to host most of their general conferences prior to the current Conference Center?
a) Salt Lake City Temple
b) Marriott Center
c) Minecraft Server
d) The Tabernacle
d) The Tabernacle
400
In Elder Bednar’s talk, he said when Joseph Smith was investigating the various churches as a 14 year old, he prayed for what purpose?
a) To know which church was true
b) To meet an angel so he could translate ancient records
c) To know which church he should join so he could act on it
c) To know which church he should join so he could act on it
400
The 5 virgins who did not fill their lamps in the parables of the 10 virgins were described as:
a) Foolish
b) Wicked
c) Crazy
a) Foolish
500
In the 1856 General Conference, President Brigham Young called on the Elders to go out and rescue which handcart companies stuck on the Wyoming plains in a blizzard?
a) Smith and Young
b) Willie and Martin
c) Mickey and Donald
d) Willie and Martin
500
The Conference Center organ has how many pipes?
a) 4
b) 150
c) 7,667
c) 7,667
500
The first General Conference of the church was held in what year in an open-air bowery in Northern Salt Lake?
A) 1830
B) 1848
C) 1950
B) 1848
500
Which ancient apostles/prophets visited Joseph Smith to restore the Melchizedek priesthood?
a) Elijah and Moses
b) Peter, James, and John
c) Paul, Moroni, and Nephi
b) Peter, James, and John
500
In Elder Lund’s talk about the deacons quorum, what did they do to one man who was not a member but married to a member before inviting him to church?
a) They cut his law and weeded his garden
b) They took his tobacco products
c) They shoveled his sidewalk and took out the trash
c) They shoveled his sidewalk and took out his trash
