Midterm 1 Flashcards
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What is a purpose (a ‘why’) of The Book of Mormon as found in its Title Page?
‘to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations’
Which of the following is NOT one of the groups that the Title Page of The Book of Mormon presents as a targeted audience?
d. ‘the exiled people of Jerusalem in Babylon’
According to the Title Page of The Book of Mormon, which of the following is NOT one of the means or motivating forces listed for how the text was written?
d. ‘by the spirit of theology’
Which of the following early companions of Joseph Smith was NOT one of the THREE Witnesses?
c. Hyrum Smith
What best characterizes the unique elements at the beginning of The Testimony of Three Witnesses?
Focused on God the Father and Jesus Christ
Which Testimony statement closes with a testimony of Christ’s atoning role in the Plan of Salvation?
The Testimony of Three Witnesses
What is an accurate difference between the Testimony of the Three Witnesses and the Testimony of the Eight Witnesses?
Three Witnesses: did not handle the plates; Eight Witnesses: did handle the plates
What was Joseph Smith’s reaction to the Lord’s blessing of providing additional witnesses of the gold plates?
Relief and rejoicing
What best captures the quality of the witnesses’ testimonies over their lifetimes according to Elder Soares?
All eleven witnesses abided by their testimonies throughout their lifetimes never denying it
Why is Webster’s 1828 Dictionary helpful for studying The Book of Mormon?
Because this dictionary helps us better understand the English language in the United States at the time of Joseph Smith.
What was significant about the commencement of the first year of the reign of Zedekiah for understanding 1 Nephi 1?
This is the year that many prophets, including Lehi, began to prophesy against Jerusalem.
According to 1 Nephi’s 1:19-20 what specific topics prophesied of by Lehi appear to have incited the Jews to seek his life?
The coming of a messiah and also the redemption of the world
To what body of water did Lehi flee with his family?
The area around the Red Sea.
Lehi’s building of an altar and making of an offering in 1 Nephi 2:7 appears to reject which principle of Deuteronomic theology?
Worship centralized in Jerusalem
Which of the following best captures the Lord’s response to Nephi’s ‘great desires to know of the mysteries of God’ (1 Nephi 2:16)?
The Lord softened Nephi’s heart so that he could believe all the words which had been spoken by his father
After the flight of Lehi and his family from Jerusalem, the first return of Nephi and his brothers to Jerusalem was for what purpose?
To retrieve the plates of brass from Laban
Which of Lehi’s sons is chosen by lot to make the first attempt to meet with Laban and request the plates of brass?
Laman
When all of Lehi’s sons make a second attempt to meet with Laban and request the plates of brass, what do they bring with them?
The gold, silver, and precious things from their family’s land of inheritance
Nephi’s freeing of Zoram best approximates which of the following elements from the biblical exodus story?
The freeing of the Israelites from slavery in egypt
In his speech to his brothers, Nephi compares Laban to which element from the biblical exodus story?
Nephi compares Laban to the Egyptians (as in Pharaoh’s army)
a. The Egyptians (as in Pharaoh’s army)
What important event preceded Nephi’s obtaining of the plates of brass?
Nephi’s killing of Laban
a. Nephi’s killing of Laban
What did Sariah mistakenly believe had happened, causing her to mourn?
That her sons had perished in the wilderness
a. That her sons had perished in the wilderness
When Lehi explores the brass plates he finds a genealogy of his fathers connecting him to what tribe?
Joseph
What is the primary significance of Lehi and his family being identified with the tribe of Joseph?
It means that they are part of the house of Israel
a. It means that they are part of the house of Israel
