JOSEPH SMITH PERSECUTED
Satan uses many ways to persecute the humble followers of God. "What ways did Satan use to persecute Joseph Smith?"
JS-History 1:25
What is "...reviling me, and speaking all manner of evil against me falsely...?"
"What preacher did Joseph Smith tell his First Vision to?"
JS-History 1:21
Who is "...one of the Methodist preachers...?"
We are all weak and imperfect and Joseph Smith felt this way too. "What did Joseph Smith do to improve?"
JS-History1:29
What is "...I betook myself to prayer...to Almighty God for forgiveness of all my sins and follies, ...that I might know of my state and standing before him...?"
An important part of Joseph Smith’s preparation to do the work of the Lord was meeting and marrying Emma Hale. "What day, month and year, were they married?"
JS-History 1:57
What is "On the 18th of January 1827?"
This messenger from God gave the Aaronic Priesthood to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdrey.
JS-History 1:72
Who is "...John the Baptist in the New Testament..."?
"Who would "create a bitter persecution" for Joseph Smith?"
JS-History 1:22
Who is "...men of high standing...?"
"From Joseph Smith's experience of telling others of his First Vision, what caution can we take with our own spiritual experiences?"
D&C 41:6
What is "not... be given to them that are not worthy, or to dogs, or the pearls to be cast before swine?"
The prophet Moroni, the last writer in the Book of Mormon, appeared as a glorified, resurrected being to Joseph Smith. "What are the 5 things he told Joseph Smith?"
JS-History 1:34
What is "1. There was a book deposited. 2. It was written upon gold plates. 3. It gives an account of the former inhabitants of this continent. 4.The source from whence they sprang. 5.The fulness of the everlasting Gospel was contained in it?"
"What are the 3 things the Angel Moroni delivered up to Joseph Smith on the Hill Cumorah?"
JS-History 1:59
What is "1. The Gold Plates. 2. The Urim and Thummim. 3. The Breastplate?"
"What happened on the fifteenth day of May 1829, and who did it happen to?" (2 answers)
JS-History 1:72
What is "Receiving the Aaronic Priesthood?"
Who is "Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdrey?"
"How was Joseph Smith's telling of his vision taken by the preacher?"
JS-History 1:21
What is "...not only lightly, but with great contempt...?"
"What can we do, like Joseph Smith, to be "True Followers of God" no matter what persecution might lay ahead of us?"
JS-History 1:27
What is "...I continued to affirm that I had seen a vision?" (Remain Faithful to God.)
Moroni had a teaching assignment from God to young Joseph Smith. List the 5 things Moroni did to teach Joseph. JS-History 1:33
What is "1. He called him by name. 2. Told him that he was a messenger sent from the presence of God to him. 3. Told him that his name was Moroni.4. Told him that God had a work for Joseph to do. 5.Told Joseph that his name should be had for good and evil... among all people?"
"Where are the Gold Plates now?"
JS-History 1:60
Who is "...the messenger called for them, I delivered them up to him; and he has them in his charge until this day...?" (The Angel Moroni)
"The work of translating the Book of Mormon was done by what?"
D&C 1:29
What is "...by the power of God...?"
(God's power is the Priesthood power.)
"What kind of, and by whom, was Joseph Smith persecuted?" (2 answers)
JS-History 1:22
What is "...a great deal of prejudice against me among professors of religion...?"
Joseph Smith was corrected by God not to fear man more than God and that God would have been with him in every time of trouble."Where is the scripture found that talks about this?"A. D&C 6:12 B. D&C 3:7-8 C. D&C 109:29-30
What is "B. D&C 3:7-8?"
For, behold, you should not have feared man more than God...and he would have been with you in every time of trouble.
It's important to do things on the Lord’s timetable. What did Joseph need to do for 4 years before receiving the Gold Plates from the Angel Moroni?
JS-History 1:54
What is"...each time I found the same messenger there and received instruction and intelligence from him...respecting what the Lord was going to do...?"
"While traveling and being very poor with heavy persecution on Joseph and Emma, what friend did they meet that gave them $50 to assist on their journey?"
JS-History 1:61
Who is "...Martin Harris, who came to us and gave me fifty dollars to assist us on our journey.?"
What keys does the Priesthood of Aaron (Aaronic Priesthood) hold? There are 3 answers.
JS-History 1:69
What is "...which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins...?"
"Which prophet did Joseph Smith feel like, that was also persecuted for seeing a vision?"
JS-History 1:24
Who is "...I felt much like Paul...?"
The Lord teaches His people “line upon line.” God taught this to Joseph Smith. "What did Joseph Smith do after he was given truth by the Lord?"
JS-History1:26
What is "...to continue as I was until further directed?"
"To whom did the Angel Moroni command Joseph to tell of his vision and commandments which he had received?"
JS-History 1:49
What is "...go to my father and tell him...?"
Some of the events surrounding the coming forth of the Book of Mormon were prophesied by Isaiah and fulfilled by Martin Harris and others. "Who did Martin Harris present the ancient characters to that were written from off the gold plates, and what did he say about the book?" JS-History 1:64-65 (2 answers)
Who is "Professor Charles Anthon, who fulfilled prophecy by saying, "I cannot read a sealed book?"
"What direction did John the Baptist say that he acted under, what keys did they hold, and when would Joseph and Oliver receive it?" (3 answers)
JS-History 1:72
What is "...under the direction of Peter, James and John, who held the keys of the Priesthood of Melchizedek, which Priesthood, he said, would in due time be conferred on us...?"