Book of Mormon
It's the month and year the first 5,000 copies of Book of Mormon were published.
What is March 1830?
This is the year Joseph Smith received his First Vision.
What is 1820?
The Aaronic Priesthood was restored near the banks of this river.
What is Susquehanna?
They are the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon (100 points for each one you can name, until you miss one).
Who are:
Christian Whitmer
Jacob Whitmer
Peter Whitmer, Jun.
John Whitmer
Hiram Page
Joseph Smith, Sen.
Hyrum Smith
Samuel H. Smith
Although commonly associated with missionary work, this section lists qualifications for anyone with the desire, in any capacity, "to embark in the service of God."
What is Section 4?
Suggested by some scholars to mean, "Rise Up, O Light of the Lord," it's the name of the hill where the Prophet discovered the gold plates.
What is Cumorah?
The formal organization of the restored church took place this year, in Fayette, New York.
What is 1830?
In contrast to chapters of most scriptural texts, the Doctrine and Covenants is divided into these.
What are sections?
He mortgaged his farm for $3,000 to finance the publication of the Book of Mormon.
Who is Martin Harris?
This section declares Emma Smith as an "elect lady" and that "the song of the righteous is a prayer" unto God.
What is Section 25?
According to Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon was, " the most of any book on earth."
What is "correct"?
The Prophet was born this year, near Sharon, Vermont.
What is 1805?
It was a device used to help translate the ancient record.
What is a Seer Stone?
This school teacher from Palmyra traveled 130 miles to meet the Prophet and assist with the translation.
Who is Oliver Cowdery?
This section, received at the time the Church was organized, contains important details for performing ordinances, including the sacramental prayers.
What is Section 20?
At roughly the same age as Joseph Smith, Egbert Bratt Grandin took on this daunting role in the production of the Book of Mormon.
What is publisher?
John the Baptist conferred the Aaronic Priesthood on Joseph and Oliver Cowdery in May of this year.
Emma Smith, Martin Harris, and Oliver Cowdery took turns serving in this capacity to write the translation of the Book of Mormon.
What is a scribe?
This farmer went to plow his field one morning, to find that three angels had already finished it.
Who is David Whitmer?
This entire section is a direct quotation from John the Baptist, as he conferred the Aaronic Priesthood on Joseph and Oliver.
What is Section 13?
It's the first foreign language that the Book of Mormon was translated into, in 1851.
What is Danish?
This was the busy year Joseph both married Emma and received the golden plates.
What is 1827?
At Age 22, this brother of the Prophet was the first official missionary of the Church.
Who is Samuel?
Her fatigue and diligent sacrifices to support the translation, brought her to become, perhaps, the first "unofficial" witness of the gold plates.
Who is Mary Whitmer?
Despite this section being called the Preface to the Doctrine and Covenants, a total of 66 sections were received before it.
What is Section 1?