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What is the prophet of God called to do?
Protect people through warnings from God
Why are prophets of the Lord rejected?
The people don’t like being told that what they’re doing is evil and wrong
Their desires for what they want overcome any desire for good
Why should we trust the prophet and from where do they receive their messages?
The prophet receives messages from the Lord through angels, the voice of the Lord, and the Holy Ghost
What should we do when we don’t like or agree with what the prophets teach?
We need to find our own witness and testimony by softening our hearts and praying to God
According to the Lord himself, what differentiated those who were spared in the destruction prior to the appearance of the Savior to the Nephites and those who were not?
Those who followed the prophet were protected and those who did not follow the prophet were killed
What do we learn from the four groups of people in the vision of the Tree of Life?
People who move towards God but fall into temptation
People who partake of the Word of God but fall away in shame because they care more about the world’s opinion
People who partake of the Word of God and receive Eternal Life
People who do not want the Word of God and want to be of the world and fall into sin
What are the three elements of the iron rod?
Scriptures
Personal Revelation
Words of the Living Prophets
What does the entire vision of the Tree of Life, and every element of it, symbolize?
Tree = Love of God and Life
Iron Rod = Word of God and Truth
Straight and Narrow Path = the Way
Mists of Darkness = Temptations of the Devil
Gulph = The Justice of the Eternal god
Fountain/River = The Depths of Hell
Great and Spacious Building = The Pride of the World
What is the condescension of God?
Jesus descending to be mortal and living with mortals and then being crucified by mortals as an immortal being
What two events are represented by the Tree of Life?
Christ’s birth and death
What were the six sacred objects preserved by the Nephite prophets throughout the generations?
Plates of Nephi (Book of Mormon)
Plates of Brass
Jaredite Plates
Interpreters
Sword of Laban
Liahona
Why are the six sacred objects from the Nephites so important for us? What are they sacred and preserved?
They contain the light and truth of God and were preserved for future generations
Why did Alma call these objects “sacred”?
They are connected with God
What are the scriptures a literal and tangible representation of?
The Liahona
What is the Fall of Adam and Eve?
When Adam and Eve partook of the Forbidden Fruit and were sent out of the Garden of Eden
Why is the Fall an essential doctrine to understand?
To understand the Atonement of Christ and why we have the Plan of Salvation, we need to understand the Fall and how it affected us
What do we need to be redeemed from because of the Fall?
Satan, temptation, and spiritual death
Did Adam and Eve sin in partaking of the forbidden fruit?
No
What three essential gifts would we not have without the Fall?
Agency
Joy/Happiness
Life
In what ways was the sacrifice of Christ infinite?
All of human-kind was saved
In what ways the sacrifice of Christ eternal?
Christ is unchangeable and eternal
Why was Jesus Christ the only one who could perform the atoning sacrifce?
He is the son of a mortal mother and an immortal father, giving Him the ability to live for eternity (resurrect) but also to die
What did Christ suffer for us?
All of our pains and afflicitions and temptations
What was the purpose for His suffering for us?
So He can have mercy and compassion on us because He has felt what we are feeling
Along with redeeming us from sin and death, what is another significant purpose of the Atonement of Jesus Christ?
Helps us to overcome the natural man and to become good
Why does the Lord give us the weakness of our mortal condition?
So we can be humble and turn towards God
What does the Bible Dictionary call this aspect of Christ’s grace?
Enabling Power
What do we learn from the Book of Mormon about the post-mortal Spirit World?
We are “taken home” to the spirit world after we die
What do we know about the continuation of familial relationships after this life?
Our family will be reunited in the spirit world
What are resurrected bodies like?
Every part of our bodies will be restored perfectly
What is the purpose of the questions of Alma 5?
So that we can reflect and prepare for the Second Coming
What is faith?
Hope for things which are not seen but are true
What do the seed, soil, tree, and fruit represent in Alma’s discourse on faith in Alma 32?
Seed = the Word (doctrine, gospel truth)
Tree = Tree of Life (Jesus and the Love of God)
Why did the children of Israel not look at the serpent on the staff?
They did not believe it would heal them
What is the specific seed that Alma invites us to plant in our hearts?
That Jesus Christ is the Savior will atone for us and bring about the resurrection and we will be judged according to our works
What three things does Alma teach by which we need to nourish the tree as it grows in our hearts?
Diligence
Faith
Patience
Why is it important not to procrastinate the day of our repentance?
Our mortal life is to prepare to meet God, so we need to repent now so we are ready to meet God at any moment
What is chiasmus? What is the significance in relation to the Book of Mormon?
Chiasmus is a double structure where the second half mirrors the first half in a reverse order
Puts the most important thing is put in the middle
Strong evidence that the Book of Mormon was translated from ancient Hebraic writing
What is the central truth that Alma wants us to learn about repentence?
Rely on Christ - call unto Him and remember Him
What was required of Alma to be forgiven?
He needed to cry unto Christ for mercy
What do we learn from the people of King Benjamin about the results of repentence and forgiveness?
We need to humble ourselves and view us in our imperfect, mortal state to repent and be forgiven
What is a covenant with God?
A sacred relationship or two-way promise
What are the steps on the covenant path and what is the gate that begins it?
Baptism
Confirmation
Priesthood Ordination
Temple Endowment
Temple Sealing
Since He was sinless, why was Jesus baptized?
Fulfill the covenant
Why is there a feeling of spiritual power associated with saving ordinances and covenants?
We take the yoke upon us and work in coordination with Him in unity
What brings a remission of sin?
When we receive the Holy Ghost
How do you endure to the end?
Repeatedly embrace the doctrine of God
What did the Lord tell Alma must happen to all mankind?
Born again
What does it mean to have a mighty change of heart?
Change from wanting things of the world to wanting things of Christ
How does the mighty change of heart happen?
We need to be humbled and repent and convert fully to God and let the Lord work within us
What do the Anti-Nephi-Lehies demonstrate as the result of a true change of heart?
Commitment to God and His gospel until the end
How do you allow a change of heart to persist in you?
Do not be casual in your worship and commitment to God
What are two important elements of the gathering of Israel?
The House of Israel will be gathered together
The remnants of the House of Israel will be brought to the knowledge of God
To what two physical locations will Israel be gathered?
Jerusalem
New Jerusalem (on the American Continent)
What is the Abrahamic Covenant?
A series of promises made to the prophet Abraham that he would have an innumerable posterity, promised land, priesthood authority, and that the families of the earth would be blessed through Him
What does the Abrahamic Covenant have to do with us?
It applies to his posterity, and the generations following him, which includes us!
What is the meaning of the declaration of lineage in our patriarchal blessings?
It is our literal blood lineage of where we are in the House of Israel
It is symbolic and spiritual, giving us certain blessings from our lineage
How can we particpate in the gathering of Israel?
Missionary, temple, and family history work
Why would King Lamoni’s servants have carried the servered arms of his enemies right to the throne?
Sign of dominance in ancient times
What does Ammon testify was “the great” blessing which God bestowed upon them?
We are instruments in the hands of God
What are two primary ways that we can seek the blessing of becoming instruments in the hands of God?
Fast and prayer
What does it mean to have the spirit of prophecy and the spirit of revelation?
A testimony of Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost
In missionary work, what can we accomplish with faith?
Great miracles and conversion among people
What signs preceding the Savior’s visit to the Nephites will also precede the Second Coming?
Strong, righteous minority
Spiritual outpourings and miracles
Great wickedness
Rejection of the Lord’s prophets and their call to repentence
Signs and wonders in heavens
Conversion of many
Prophecy of a night with no darkness
Why is it important to recognize the parallels to our day we see in how people reacted to the signs of the Savior’s coming?
So we can prepare for Christ’s coming
Why do people that believe sometimes fall away from their faith?
Harden their hearts and reason their way out of it
They slowly fall away thinking that they are fine where they are at
What can we learn from the Nephites and from Mormon to protect ourselves spiritually from falling away from our faith?
We need to be diligent in our worship and study of the Gospel
Reason cannot replace revelation
Do not forget!!
According to what principle does Jesus Christ minster unto His people?
One by one
When Jesus appeared to the Nephites, why did He still have His wounds if He was resurrected?
So they could know that He is Christ, the Redeemer and Son of God
When suffering for our sins, how was Christ intimately connected to us?
He died for us, saw us personally, and felt each and every single thing we will feel and experience
What is the Savior specifically asking that we remember about His body and His blood?
His body that was sacrificed
His blood that was shed
His resurrected body
The New Covenant made through His blood
That He was with us
What is the New Covenant made through Christ’s blood?
We promise:
To take upon Christ’s name
To always remember Him
To keep His commandments
He promises:
We will always have His Spirit to be with us
How are we blessed when we always have His Spirit to be with us?
We will always have the Holy Ghost, which is the agent of the Atonement, and so we will always have the influence and guidance of the atonement in our life
When do we take upon us the name of Jesus Christ and what does that mean to do so?
When we are in the temple, we receive the authority of Christ and become one with Him and become like Him
What is the Church’s attitude towards racism?
Do not support racism
What is the Church’s policy regarding LGBTQ+ members and individuals?
Christ loves them! And so we must love them as our divine brothers and sisters and siblings
What is the meaning of the Lord’s commandment, “I would that ye should be perfect”?
Complete, finished, mature
Be perfected in/through Christ
By the grace (or enabling power) of God
How do I overcome “toxic perfectionism”?
Focus on and express gratitude for the Atonement of Jesus Christ
What is the “doctrine of Christ”?
Faith
Repentence
Baptism
Gift of the Holy Ghost
Enduring to the End (Becoming as a Little Child)
What sacrifice does the Lord ask of us today?
A broken heart and contrite spirit
The Lord tells us that the Law of Moses is fulfilled, what did he say was not fulfilled?
The Abrahamic Covenant was/is not yet fulfilled
What Book of Mormon time period provides an important parallel to our day?
Nephite history just before the Savior’s visit
Mosiah - 3 Nephi (~200 years)
How do we survive spiritually in a society dominated by sin and pride?
We build on the rock of our Redeemer who is Christ
We remember Christ and build our foundation on Him
How do we “build on the rock of our Redeemer who is Christ”?
As we come unto our Savior and make and keep covenants with Him
It yokes us to Him and gives us power to overcome the world as He has
Why is it important to protect religious freedom?
It protects agency
Why did the church support the “Respect for Marriage” act that was passed the end of last year?
The act preserved principles and practices of religious freedom
The act preserved the rights of LGBTQ individuals
What is the symbolism of Moroni tearing his coat?
Symbolized the Abrahamic Covenant because it refers to Joseph’s technicolor coat that his brothers tore, which represented Joseph’s birthright as the covenant son
In laying down his life for liberty, who is Moroni a type or shadow of?
Jesus Christ
Why is liberty worth dying for?
It gives us freedom and agency, which is what Jesus died for
How is one of the major messages of the Book of Mormon connected with the sin of pride?
Pride causes the destruction of nations
What were the identifying characteristics of pride among the Nephites?
They think they’re better than others
Hearts set on riches
Denying the spirit - think they don’t need God/there is no God
Oppression of the poor and meek
Believe they are richer or smarter
Costly apparel
Labeling
Comparison
Why is pride spiritually destructive?
Pride is a sin of comparison and self-glorification
We no longer worship God and love our neighbor, but instead worship and love ourselves
What is the connection between pride and other sins?
Every other sin is, in essence, a manifestation of pride - it all starts with pride
Pride is a gateway sin
What is the “antidote” for pride?
Yield our hearts to God
We need to be humble - choose to be humble
What is one definition of an “Anti-Christ”?
Someone who fights against Christ and/or someone who presents a false way/alternative to eternal happiness
What are two philospohies of Anti-Christs in the Book of Mormon that parallel worldly philosophies of our day?
Moral Relativism
There is no Christ
What is “moral relativism”?
That there is no objective or absolute truth. Truth is what you believe it to be.
What two things does Alma do to stand against the false teachings of Korihor?
Tells the truth
Testifies
Of what Christlike attributes do we learn from His introduction of Himself to the Nephites?
Obedience
Submission
Meekness
What does the Savior’s life and atoning sacrifice teach us about obedience?
Obedience isn’t easy, but it brings us blessings and salvation