Final study cards Flashcards
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What are the six foundational time periods of Church history covered in this class (titles and years)? Where was the Church headquartered in each major period?
Beginnings (1820-1831) - Started with Joseph Smith having the first vision, ended with the church being officially organized. (Fayette, NY)
Two Church centers (1831-1838) - Church began gathering in Kirtland Ohio. Extermination order and “MormonWar” happened, ending in Joseph arrested and taken to liberty Jail. (Kirtland OH)
Nauvoo (1839 - 1846) - Church located a more permanent gathering place called Commerce, which was renamed to Nauvoo. Joseph and Hyrum died at Carthage, June 27, 1844. (Nauvoo, IL)
Church in the West (1846-1950) - Church members left Nauvoo and settled in Utah. (Utah)
Expansion (1950 - 1989) - Call to gather to Utah was replaced with the call to gather everywhere. (SLC Utah
Worldwide Church (1990 - Present) Missionary work expanding, temples built all over, church growth on internet and social media. (SLC Utah)
What is “doctrine”?
What God teaches is called doctrine.
God supplies doctrine for His children by way of commandments and instructions that will bless them and bring them happiness.
Just as He did in Old Testament times, God continues to reveal doctrine through prophet
What are the four types of doctrine?
Core, Supportive, Policy, Esoteric
What are four levels of evaluating an official Latter-day Saint teaching?
- Is it repeatedly found in the scriptures?
- Is it proclaimed by the united voice of the current Brethren?
- Is it consistently taught by current General Authorities and general officers acting in their official capacity?
- Is it found in recent Church publications or statements?
What are five factors for evaluating a historical source?
Is it a primary source?
Is it a contemporary account?
Does it have an objective perspective?
What is its relationship to other sources?
Are its claims supported by evidence?
What is the Great Apostasy?
Without the Apostles, over time the doctrines were corrupted, and unauthorized changes were made in Church organization and priesthood ordinances, such as baptism and conferring the gift of the Holy Ghost. Without revelation and priesthood authority, people relied on human wisdom to interpret the scriptures and the principles and ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ. False ideas were taught as truth
How many primary accounts of the First Vision did Joseph write, and when did he write them?
There are 4 primary accounts, 1832, 1835, 1838, 1842
What was the audience and context for each of Joseph’s four primary First Vision accounts?
- 1832 Account: autobiography/own - consciousness of own sins and frustration at being unable to find a church that matched the one he read about, talked about Christ’s Atonement, “the Lord appeared” (only mentions one being) and forgave him of his sins and then he felt joy
- 1835 Account: Robert Matthews (visitor to Kirtland), recorded by Warren Parrish (Joseph’s scribe) - emphasizes his encounter with Satan, attempt to discover which church was right/opposition felt when praying/one divine personage followed by another/appearance of angels in the vision.
- 1838 Account: dictated by Joseph Smith between opposition periods with scribes, published in the Times and Seasons (church’s Nauvoo newspaper) - emphasizes personal story of Joseph Smith as a young man seeking forgiveness/beginning of the “rise and progress of the church”/is this church right?/canonized in Pearl of Great Price
- 1842 Account: written in response to Chicago Democrate editor John Wentworth’s request for info about LDS saints/printed in Times and Seasons (“Wentworth letter”) - intended to be concise and straightforward for people unfamiliar with LDS church/confusion he experienced with two personages (articles of faith)
Who wrote the secondary accounts of the First Vision?
- Orson Pratt
- Orson Hyde
- Levi Richards
- David Nye White
- Alexander Neibaur
What is a creed? What are the basic Christian creeds?
A formal statement of faith and doctrine
The Apostles’ Creed (4th century)
The Nicene Creed (4th century)
The Athanasian Creed (4th century)
The Chalcedonian Creed (5th century)
How many years passed from Moroni’s first visit to Joseph Smith until Joseph could obtain the gold plates? What year did Joseph Smith obtain the gold plates?
4 years
1827
What is the definition of “Urim and Thummim”?
Physical object to mediate the divine
How was the Book of Mormon translated—according to Joseph Smith and others who watched him?
According to Joseph - By the gift and power of God
Saw translated text on stones, and dictated what he saw
Would put seer stone in a hat, and put his face up to the hat to remove light
Who were the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon plates?
Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and David Whitmer
How did the experiences of the Three Witnesses and the Eight Witnesses differ?
the three witnesses saw a vision in which an angel appeared to them
the eight witnesses only saw the gold plates
What priesthood and keys did John the Baptist restore?
the aaronic priesthood
What priesthood and keys did Peter, James, and John restore?
the melchezidek priesthood
When and where was the Church organized?
April 6, 1830 in Fayette, NY
Where is the Church’s “Articles and Covenants” found in the Doctrine and Covenants?
-D&C section 20
-Revelation given to Joseph Smith
-Received by unanimous vote at whole congregation
To what five titles was Joseph Smith sustained at the Church’s organization?
-seer
-translator
-prophet
-an apostle of Jesus Christ
-an elder of the church
What are the Manuscript Revelation Books?
-The Book of Commandments & Revelation
-Kirtland Revelation Book
What is the 1833 Book of Commandments?
Joseph Smith’s revelations that Were published in a book
What were the original “doctrine” and “covenants” parts that created the book’s title?
The “doctrine” parts were a collection of the lectures on faith and other documents from the School of the Prophets
The “covenants” parts were the revelations that Joseph received.
What book of scripture is known as the “keystone” of the Church? Which is the “capstone”?
book of mormon - Keystone
D&C - Capstone
