Early Life
Joseph Smith was born in which state?
What is Vermont?
In what year did the First Vision take place?
What is 1820?
What steps did Joseph take to prepare for his prayer?
What is studying the scriptures and pondering deeply?
Who rejected Joseph Smith’s account of the First Vision?
What is a Methodist preacher?
Where did Joseph Smith go to pray?
What is the Sacred Grove?
How old was Joseph Smith when his family moved to Palmyra, New York?
What is 10 years old?
What scripture inspired Joseph Smith to pray?
What is James 1:5?
How can studying scriptures help in seeking revelation?
What is it invites impressions from the Holy Ghost?
What was the reaction of religious leaders to Joseph’s vision?
What is ridicule, contempt, and persecution?
Why is the Sacred Grove significant?
What is it is the location of the First Vision?
Joseph Smith had how many siblings?
What is 10?
What did Joseph Smith see during the First Vision?
What is God the Father and Jesus Christ?
What lesson about revelation do we learn from Joseph Smith’s determination to pray despite opposition?
What is persistence in seeking God brings divine answers?
Why did Joseph compare his experience to Paul’s vision before King Agrippa?
What is both were ridiculed for sharing their divine experiences?
What did Joseph feel as he began to pray in the Sacred Grove?
What is darkness and a sense of being bound?
Which family members joined the Presbyterian Church during the religious excitement?
Who are Joseph’s mother, Lucy, brothers Hyrum and Samuel, and sister Sophronia?
What was Joseph Smith told about joining a church?
What is he was to join none of them because they were all wrong?
What example in Joseph’s story shows the importance of acting on revelation?
What is his decision not to join any church based on God’s direction?
How did Joseph remain true to his testimony despite persecution?
What is by refusing to deny what he had seen and heard?
How was Joseph delivered from the power of darkness?
What is by calling on God for deliverance?
What event caused Joseph to begin serious reflection about religion?
What is the religious excitement and conflict among sects in his area?
What power tried to stop Joseph Smith from praying?
What is the power of darkness or Satan?
How can you seek personal revelation in your own life?
What is through prayer, scripture study, and acting on inspiration?
What can we learn from Joseph’s perseverance through opposition?
What is the importance of standing firm in faith and truth?
What truth can we learn from the events in the Sacred Grove?
What is God hears and answers sincere prayers?