REL C 200 Final

What did President Oaks say converted Latter-day Saints believe about the Family Proclamation?

The family proclamation defines the kind of family relationships where the most important part of our eternal development can occur

What process did the First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve use in the creation of the family proclamation?

Revelatory

Elder Oaks declared that the Family Proclamation is a statement of eternal truth and the will of God for His children who seek eternal life. T/F?

T

Why did Elder Oaks say some people "consider this family proclamation as just a statement of policy that should be changed?"

Those who do not believe in or aspire to exaltation and are most persuaded by the ways of the world consider

What did President Nelson teach should be our greatest FOMO (fear of missing out)?

Missing out on the celestial kingdom

President Nelson taught that that three "paramount and unchanging" identifiers should define our identity - what were they?

1. Know the truth about who you are

2. Know the truth about what Heavenly Father and His Son have offered you

3. Know the truth related to your conversion

What "three fundamental truths" did President Nelson say would prepare you for the future

1. We each are going to die

2. Because of Jesus, we are going to be resurrected and become immortal

3. Judgement Day is ahead of us

Our belief in heavenly parents "is rooted in... teachings about the nature of God, our relationship to Deity, and the godly potential of men and women". Where are these teachings found?

Poems, church leaders, JS vision's and teachings, family proclamation

T/F: The Doctrine that we have a Heavenly Mother is speculative in nature and not a sure belief of Latter-day Saints.

F

T/F: Elder Ballard taught that the Plan of Salvation was designed by our Heavenly Parents who love us.

T

T/F: We have been counseled to follow the Savior's pattern of praying to Heavenly Father and not to pray to Heavenly Mother.

T

Why is it natural to assume that we can become like our Heavenly Parents?

All people may progress toward perfection and ultimately realize their divine destiny

When was the concept of deification first disputed by an early church father?

Late Roman Period, fifth century

How did the teaching of creation ex nihilo impact how Christians saw men and women's relationship with God?

Emphasized God's power

What two things are necessary for "receiving one's full inheritance as a child of Heavenly Father"?

1. Atonement of Jesus Christ

2. Obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel

How do Latter-day Saints understand the magnitude of the atonement of Jesus Christ?

Emphasizing human depravity, understanding the Atonement of Christ in terms of vast human potential

What four things does Satan try to do because of the importance of family?

1. Destroy the sanctity of family

2. Demean the importance of the role of men and women

3. Encourage moral uncleanliness and violations of the sacred law of chastity

4. Discourage parents from placing and bearing children and rearing them as the highest priorities

According to Elder Christofferson, why is marriage more than the love couples feel for each other?

In marriage, you are a link in the chain of generations which God causes to come and to pass away to his glory and calls into his kingdom-responsibility in the world and mankind

What four things did Elder Christofferson teach are "needed for the success of [God's] plan"?

1. Creation of the earth

2. Condition of morality

3. Redemption from the Fall

4. Setting for our physical birth and the spiritual rebirth into the Kingdom of God

Why can no person or government alter the divine order of matrimony?

He created Adam and Eve in His image and joined them as husband and wife to replenish the earth

True or False: Marriage between a man and a woman is as much a part of the plan of happiness as the Fall and the Atonement.

T

What did President Julie B. Beck teach that the theology of the family is based on?

The creation, the fall and the atonement of Jesus Christ

Rather than a consumer approach to dating, how did President Beck describe dating and courtship?

It is an eternal faith-based work because we are able to understand our responsibilities in the mortal and spiritual world

What were Elder Bednar's three reasons for why eternal marriage is essential to our exaltation?

1. Nature of male and female spirits complete and perfect each other

2. Men and women are intended to progress together toward exaltation

3. Divine design, men and women are needed to bring children into mortality and provide the best setting for them to grow and nourish

Which issues did Elder Bednar say constitute Satan's most direct and diabolical attack on the family?

He works to confuse gender, promote premature and unrighteous use of procreative power and to hinder righteous marriage because it is central to the plan of happiness

According to Elder Bednar, where must we look in order to overcome Satan's counterfeit messages regarding gender and marriage?

Seek personal inspiration through the Lord Jesus Christ as your focal point

What eight ways did President Oaks say that Satan would try to destroy the plan?

1. Discredit the Savior and divine authority

2. Nullify effects of the Atonement of Jesus Christ

3. Counterfeit revelation

4. Lead people away from the truth

5. Contradict individual accountability

6. Confuse gender

7. Undermine marriage

8. Discourage child bearing

What was the first commandment given to Adam and Eve?

Be fruitful and multiply

What did Adam and Eve need to do to keep the first commandment?

They needed to transgress the limits of Eden-they had to fall to become mortal

What did Eve transgress to initiate the conditions of mortality?

She ate from the tree of knowledge

According to our readings, what is Heavenly Father's goal in parenting?

Have his children choose what's right

Why is opposition and a veil necessary for the use of agency?

Veil was used so we would not remember God's plan, opposition was used so we could understand the difference between good and evil

What is the relationship between commandments and agency?

Commandments are used to train us to be obedient

What is the relationship between commandments and God's goal for our destiny?

Choosing to follow the Father's plan is the only way we can become inheritors in His kingdom, we get there by following the commandments

"If justification removes the punishment for past sin, then sanctification ________."

Removes the stain or effects of sin

Though we cannot earn the grace of Christ, what must we do to receive it?

Become baptized and endure until the end

What is the medium through which Christ's atoning grace is applied?

Law

Is perfection dependent on justification and sanctification, or is justification and sanctification dependent on perfection?

Perfection is dependent on justification and sanctification

What is necessary in order to guarantee exaltation?

To be faithful in keeping gospel covenants

How did Elder Ballard define "waiting on the Lord?

Continued obedience and spiritual progress toward Him-implies action

According to Elder Ballard, eternal life is not simply a question of ____________ but of discipleship and being valiant in the testimony of Christ.

Marital status

According to Elder Ballard, what is our real identity?

Beloved spirit son or daughter of Heavenly parents

True or false: According to the reading, the Atonement restores us to our previous innocent state.

F

What two things does grace do according to Elder Uchtdorf?

1. Unlocks the gates of heaven

2. Opens the windows of heaven

Why do "we seek to obey our Heavenly Father?

We obey the commandments of God out of love for Him

What doesn't "after all we can do" mean according to Elder Uchtdorf?

Does not equal "because"

Prepare to share three lessons you learned from your study of the Sermon on the Mount Commentary

1. It is not Christ-like to be egotistical or proud or arrogant.

2. Spiritual works is the key to learning to hear the voice of the Lord

3. Avoid lust-pure love yields happiness and engenders trust. It is the foundation of eternal joy.

According to Sister Burton, what are three principles that will increase our faith in Jesus Christ?

1. All that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ

2. There is power in the Atonement to enable us to overcome the natural man or woman and become true disciples of Jesus Christ

3. The Atonement is the greatest evidence we have of the Father's love for His children

Why is it helpful to realize that we may only have partial information when we are trying to interpret prophetic teachings?

We only have partial truths based on our own experiences, we are both right and wrong

What is "part of our problem in the question for truth"?

Human wisdom has disappointed us often

How does Satan attack those who already embrace the truth? What is one of his "primary strategies"?

Spread the seeds of doubt

What does the invitation to "trust the Lord" not remove from us?

Does not relieve us from the responsibility to know for ourselves

What counsel was given for when we are confronted with information that conflicts with the revealed word of God?

The blind men in the parable of the elephant would never be able to accurately describe the full truth

According to President Nelson, why does the Father and Son provide laws for us?

Because He loves us

According to President Nelson, how do we qualify to return to live with God?

Abide by His laws

True or false - According to President Nelson, it would be far more uncaring not to clearly teach the requirements for exaltation than it is to teach them.

T

True or False - The First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve continue to teach that the Lord's law of marriage is only between a man and a women because God's definition of marriage and the law of chastity are unchanged from the beginning.

T

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who has authority to declare the official doctrine of the church?

Prophets and Apostles

What are the three criteria the First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve have repeatedly taught over the last 3 decades which help us know what teachings are official and authoritative in the church?

1. Unchanging/eternal nature of doctrine

2. Authoritative sources

3. Appropriate scope of subject matter

True or False - According to the article, though each of the three criterion regularly taught by the First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve provide positive criteria to determine doctrine, their greatest influence might be in helping members know what is NOT doctrine.

T

True or False - According to the article, the three criterion being emphasized by the First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve are most helpful when viewed separately rather than combined together.

F

Why are questions different than doubts and how can they lead to good?

Questions, asked in faith, will be directed by the Spirit to confirm the answer

Why can "not asking questions" be far more dangerous than asking questions?

If we don't ask questions, we can't grow

Why are spiritual wrestlers also seekers?

They are men and women of faith who want to understand more than they presently do and who are serious about increasing the light and knowledge in their lives

Where do our challenges lie in what we don't know instead of what we think we know?

Sin makes you stupid and so does refusing to seek after the truth

Why can't we think our way to conversion?

You cannot convince your mind of something your heart does not feel

What habits do seekers have?

Engage in the wrestle, search the scriptures, work to be increasingly pure

What sources did President Oaks say we should use in our search for truth about religion?

Prophets, seers and revelators

What does coming to know and act on the truth of who we are and the meaning of life lead to?

True and enduring joy

What is the mission of the restored church?

Help the children of God achieve the supernal blessing of exaltation in the celestial kingdom

What leads the church to oppose social and legal pressure to alter God's definition of marriage?

The knowledge of God's revealed plan of salvation

How are women given priesthood authority?

When they are set apart to serve in a calling under the direction of one who holds the priesthood keys

Are women actually authorized to perform and officiate priesthood ordinances in the temple each time?

Yes

How do we increase our power to draw upon priesthood power?

To serve others by prayers, fasting, time in the scriptures, service in the temple and family history work

According to President Oaks, how do we show God we love Him?

Love the Lord and love each other

President Nelson identified two eternal laws that are most significant in relation to LGBTQ issues. One was God's law of marriage. What was the other one?

Law of chastity

Why are God's laws always a manifestation of God's love?

Abiding by God's laws will keep you safe as you progress toward eventual exaltation

Should a person feel guilty because the experience feelings of same sex attraction?

No

Can a person who experiences same sex attraction experience happiness in this life and a fulness in the life to come?

Yes

What should a person do who is experiencing depression, anxiety or suicidal thoughts do?

Talk to someone you trust

What is the intended meaning of gender in "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"?

Defined as a pre-existing covenant with the Lord

Are all of God's promised blessings available to those who experience transgenderism?

Yes

T/F: According to St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Truth without love or love without truth is a destructive lie.

T

What does it take to balance the tension between love and law?

Kindness, love and compassion

According to N.T. Wright, what is "the implicit religion of many people today"?

To discover who they are and try to live it out

President Kimball said sin usually springs from what?

To discover who they are and try to live it out

How do we open the door to every spiritual blessing and privilege?

Making covenants with Him and keeping these covenants

What did Elder Christofferson say was the happiest and most satisfying course in life?

Following the commandments and gospel of Jesus Christ

What is the difference between walking the covenant path compared to walking a "covenant-consistent path"?

The character of God's commitment to us and our eternal inheritance

What did Elder Kofford say he believes sealing refers to?

Conferring the blessings of God upon the husband and wife individually and jointly, getting a stamp of approval from the Lord

What do we know about the patriarchal order?

It is the right of worthy priesthood-holding fathers to preside over their descendants through all ages, will be the orders of things in the highest degree of the celestial kingdom

Why did Elder Kofford say we need a temple recommend before entering the temple?

You are expected and required to live the covenants you will make there, no unclean thing shall enter the house of the Lord

If there is a difficulty in a marriage that is serious enough to threaten the marriage relationship, what counsel does Elder Kofford provide?

You must keep working to build a relationship that will last until eternity

What is the Spirit of Elijah?

The Spirit of Elijah allows for individuals to hold the key of the fulness of the Melchizedek Priesthood

What promises flow from responding to the Spirit of Elijah?

Obtain all ordinances belonging to the kingdom of God

What did Joseph Smith say was the greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us?

To seek after our dead

How did Russell M. Nelson define the Spirit of Elijah?

It is a manifestation of the Holy Ghost bearing witness of the divine nature of the family

What did Elder Oaks promise would be the case regarding relationships in the spirit world or in the kingdoms of glory?

The spirit world is divided between those who have been righteous or just during this life

What two teachings from Joseph Smith regarding the spirit world have been repeatedly taught by other prophets and apostles?

1. Family members who were righteous will be together in the world of spirits

2. Spirits of the just are exalted to a greater and more glorious work

What two principles do we need to know to have faith that all will be well in the spirit world and beyond?

1. Trust in the Lord will all thine heart

2. Acknowledge Him and he shall guide thy paths