Church History
Scripture
Church Organization
Temples
Latter-Day Prophets
100
Latter-day Saint temples are considered houses of ___.
The Lord or God
100
What are the Standard Works?
The Bible (King James Version)
The Book of Mormon
The Doctrine and Covenants
The Pearl of Great Price
100
What is a “cultural hall”?
The gym/basketball court in the church.
100
What is the name of the being on top of LDS temples?
The Angel Moroni
100
Name the current president of the church.
Dallin H. Oaks
200
Where did Joseph Smith find the Golden Plates?
The Hill Cumorah?
200
What LDS Standard Works have the earliest events in the timeline of human history, premortal existence, and creation?
Pearl of Great Price (Premortal life, Creation of the earth and heavens, The Fall of Adam and Eve, and early events with Adam, Eve, Enoch, and Noah)
200
What were the three names for the groups of young women between the ages of 12-18 years old?
Beehive, Mia Maid, Laurel
200
What is the second LDS temple constructed?
Nauvoo Temple
200
Which of the following is a portrait of Joseph Smith?
Portrait
300
What beings appeared to Joseph Smith in a vision? (multiple possible answers; must give at least 2 correct beings)
Peter, James, and John
John the Baptist
God and Jesus
The Angel Moroni
300
What mountain did Moses climb in Exodus 19?
Mount Sinai
300
Put these in order of smallest to biggest: stake, branch, ward
Branch, Ward, Stake
300
How many years did it take to construct the Salt Lake Temple?
40 years
300
The president of the church presides over a committee of men called . . .
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
400
At what age did Joseph Smith restore the Church?
24 years old
400
Where did Noah's ark land in Genesis 8?
The mountains of Ararat.
400
What country is home to the largest population of Latter-day Saints OUTSIDE of the United States?
Mexico
400
Name three US temples that are currently under new construction.
- Idaho
- Montpelier Idaho Temple (Montpelier)
- Teton River Idaho Temple (near Rexburg)
- Utah
- Ephraim Utah Temple (Ephraim)
- Smithfield Utah Temple (Smithfield)
- Heber Valley Utah Temple (Heber Valley)
- California
- Modesto California Temple (Modesto)
- Oregon
- Willamette Valley Oregon Temple (Springfield area)
- Florida
- Jacksonville Florida Temple (Jacksonville)
- Tampa Florida Temple (Tampa)
- Texas
- Fort Worth Texas Temple (Fort Worth)
- Austin Texas Temple (Austin)
- Washington
- Vancouver Washington Temple (Vancouver)
- Nevada
- Lone Mountain Nevada Temple (Las Vegas area)
400
How many Latter-Day Prophets have there been?
18
500
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Florida Gators
500
How were the seer stones created in Ether 3?
God touched the stones that were in front of him to make them seer stones.
500
In 1820, God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to a young Joseph Smith in this event leading to the founding of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
What is this event called?
The First Vision?
500
The very first temple: Joseph Smith received direction to build a temple in Kirtland, Ohio dedicated in the year ___.
1836
500
Name five latter-day prophets (Joseph Smith and Dallin H. Oaks don’t count)
- Brigham Young (1847–1877)
- John Taylor (1880–1887)
- Wilford Woodruff (1889–1898)
- Lorenzo Snow (1898–1901)
- Joseph F. Smith (1901–1918)
- Heber J. Grant (1918–1945)
- George Albert Smith (1945–1951)
- David O. McKay (1951–1970)
- Joseph Fielding Smith (1970–1972)
- Harold B. Lee (1972–1973)
- Spencer W. Kimball (1973–1985)
- Ezra Taft Benson (1985–1994)
- Howard W. Hunter (1994–1995)
- Gordon B. Hinckley (1995–2008)
- Thomas S. Monson (2008–2018)
- Russell M. Nelson (2018–2025)
- Dallin H. Oaks (2025–present)