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| 1. What is the principle of learning Elder Scott taught us to use for our own learning? |
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| “Throughout the remainder of my life, I will seek to learn by what I see, hear, and feel. I will write down the important things I learn and I will do them.” |
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| 2. What is the “three person problem” and how can it help us learn the Book of Mormon lessons and everything else better? |
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| We learn best by teaching someone else- so there are three people involved in ideal learning: a teacher, a learner, and a learner teaching another learner. |
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| 3. What are the five ways to study scriptures Elder Bednar taught and we’ve emphasized in this class by requiring you to write your paper using them? |
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| Read it, 2- Study topics, 3- Search for connections, 4- Search for patterns, 5- Search for themes |
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| Give at least 2 reasons the Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion |
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| Key to understanding many fundamental doctrines; it is an unshakable witness of Christ and the Restoration; If it is true, Joseph was a prophet; It applies to us and how we live our religion. We can use the Book and the Spirit as our personal tutor; it sets forth the foundation for the plan of salvation, witnesses for how we should live. Written for our day. Gospel in purest form. Implications for all other revelations that build on this foundation. Gives us the fullness of salvation which leads to fullness of exaltation.Many others they may see that I don’t. |
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| 5. Name the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon, identify which of them fell away from the church, which came back, and which one(s) denied their testimony of the Book. |
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| Oliver Cowdrey, David Whitmer, Martin Harris. All of them fell away, OC and MH came back and none of them denied their testimony |
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| 6. How many people saw the plates (men and women) in Joseph Smith’s day? |
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| 13- the 3 witnesses, the 8 witnesses, Joseph Smith and Sister Whitmer. |
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| 7. What are some differences between "clinging" to the rod and "holding fast" to the rod? |
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| Clinging is occasional reading and dabbling in the scriptures. Holding Fast involves serious study and application and building a testimony like both Elders Bednar and Elder Scott recommended. |
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| 8. According to the “Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith,” where are the Book of Mormon plates today? |
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| They were returned to Moroni. |
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| 9. According to the title page of the Book of Mormon, what is the main purpose of the Book of Mormon? |
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| To convince the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ |
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| 10. In the Book of Mormon, what are the main differences betweens Jews, Gentiles, and the people of Lehi? |
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In the BOM these distinctions are often based on geography while in the Bible they are based on blood lines. People of Lehi are the 7 groups that descended from the families that left Jerusalem with Lehi. Jews are the people who remained at Jerusalem and were spread throughout the world and will be gathered back to Jerusalem. Gentiles are |
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| 11. Why was it important to have witnesses of the Book of Mormon plates who had both spiritual and physical experiences? |
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| While the spiritual witness applies directly to our hearts, the physical bears witness to our minds. Together, the witnesses are more powerful than either would be alone. |
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| 12. How does true conversion occur and truth is witnessed to a person? |
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| 13. Who wrote the title page of the Book of Mormon? |
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| Moroni sealed it up so it is likely he wrote it. Joseph Smith translated it. |
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| 14. Who wrote the introductions to the chapters and why are they considered to be scripture too? |
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| Elder Bruce R. McConkie, because they were passed through correlation and approved by all the Brethren. |
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| 15. Describe at least three examples of faith from the first seven chapters of 1 Nephi. |
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| a. Nephi’s trust in God (he experience many afflictions but knew he was still blessed in his life) (1 Nephi 1:1)b. Lehi’s prayers for and on behalf of his people (1:5)c. Lehi’s willingness to bear his testimony at great personal risk (1:18-20)d. Lehi’s obedience to God’s commandments (2:2-3)e. Lehi’s attempt to teach his wayward sons (2:8-10)f. Nephi’s humility and willingness to believe in the words of his father (2:18-20)g. Nephi’s leadership and commitment to do what the Lord commanded (chapters 3 and 4; especially 3:14-16 and 4:6).h. Lehi’s comforting of his wife by bearing reassuring testimony (5:1-8)i. Nephi’s testimony about the need to be obedient (see 1 Ne. 7:13 and 2 Ne. 33:15). |
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| 16. What was Lehi doing before he had a vision? What does |
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| 17. What were some reasons that Lehi needed the plates of brass and it was so important for |
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| a. Lehi’s lineage was included in them 5:14.b. They contained prophecies given to earlier prophets (especially Isaiah’s prophecies about Christ) 5:13c. To bless all people; all nationalities, etc. 5:18d. To preserve the commandments of God 5:21e. The Lord wanted Lehi’s family to have them 5:22 |
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| 18. How did Lehi get out of the darkness he was surrounded by? |
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| ? (Personal prayer. 1 Nephi 8:7-8.) |
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| 19. What three blessings result from holding fast to the rod of iron (The words of Christ, the scriptures, and the words of the living prophets)? |
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| a. It extends along the bank and protects us from falling into the river of filth (8:19)b. It leads us to the Tree (which is the Savior) (8:19)c. It keeps us on the strait and narrow path (8:20) |
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| 20. Why did Nephi get to see this amazing vision? |
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| 11:1-6 & 15:8-9 He asked! He would be sharing it with his readers. He was a prophet too. |
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| 21. What is the Spirit of the Lord that Nephi sees in 11:11 |
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| The Holy Ghost, not Christ. What are the implications for us as we seek to follow the Spirit? We too can have the Gift of the Holy Ghost and can have our answers confirmed. |
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| 22. How does the Spirit answer Nephi’s question about what the Tree means |
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| ? 11:9-33A sub-vision with an angel guide instead of the Spirit of the Lord showing and commenting on the condescension of both the Father and the Son. Why this extensive overview of the Savior’s life and mission? Because this is the central message of the Book as another testament of Him. |
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| 23. What do the condescensions of both the Father and the Son mean to us |
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| 11:16 & 26 The Father condescended to send His son through a mortal mother and to allow His son to live among people and act like a man though he was a God. Christ condescended to do all that and to atone for our sins and provide a way for us to live again and to repent. |
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| b. The temptations of the devil |
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| g. Depths of hell; awful gulf separating wicked & righteous |
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| 4. Great and Spacious Building |
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| a. The vain imaginations, wisdom, pride of the world |
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| 5. Great Building in the Air |
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| . Satan’s works have no solid foundation; pride |
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| h. The Love of God—also symbolic of Jesus Christ |
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6. The Fountain of Pure or |
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| h. The Love of God—also symbolic of Jesus Christ |
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| h. The Love of God—also symbolic of Jesus Christ |
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| 25. What is the result of partaking of the blessings of the atonement or what happens when we partake of this fruit?< |
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| We are happy (8:10) and we desire to share it with others (8:13-17 and Alma 36:24) |
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| 26. Nephi’s vision shifts from the Savior’s mission and the condescension of God to a review of the history of the world in 1 Ne 13:1-3. Why? |
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| To show the purpose of this world and the reality of Satan we need to protect ourselves against! Satan doesn’t want us to know these things. |
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| 27. What is the church talked about in 1 Ne 13 and 14? |
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| Chapter 13 refers to early pre-Christian philosophy; Chapter 14 refers to everything that Satan and his followers use to divert us from God’s truths. |
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