REL C 225 Exam 1

Martin Harris

1) one of the three witnesses 2) lost 116 pages 3) Left church but returned before he died; never denied the BOM 4) came to live in Utah, was buried here.

Oliver Cowdery

1) primary scribe 2) one of the three witnesses. 3) Excommunicated, later rejoined the church, never denied testimony. 4) Died before he could get to Utah.

David Whitmer

1) one of the three witnesses. 2) Excommunicated and took his family away from church with him. NEVER REJOINED, he was bitter. 3) Never denied his testimony (on his headstone) 4) longest lived of three witnesses

Joseph Smith, Sr.

1) Joseph's dad. 2) First Patriarch of the church. 3) FIrst person to have a knowledge of the angels visits after joseph passed out 4) Tells Oliver C to go assist in the translation process

Hyrum Smith

1) older brother of joseph smith 2) One of the eight witnesses of the BoM 3) martyred in 1844 with Joseph, during nauvoo era. . 4) Second patriarch of the church

Emma Smith

1) Joseph's wife 2) First RS President of the Church. 3) Moroni told Joseph that he could finally get the plates from the hill cumora but Emma had to come with him. 4) Urged joseph to go to palmyra and get the record back that martin harris took.

Peter Whitmer Sr.

1) his home in Fayetteville, NY was where church was organized on April 6, 1830. 2) was not one of the 8 witnesses. 3) patriarch of his family 4) allows joseph to stay at his house during persecution, most of the translation happened here

John Whitmer

1) David Whitmer's younger brother 2) one of the eight witnesses. 3) church historian responsible for book of commandments.

Parley P. Pratt

1) One of the first members of Quorum of 12. 2) Great missionary in Britain, USA, etc. 3) Section 32 given to him. 4) Read book of mormon in 24 hours

Orson Pratt

1) apostle. 2) editor of 1876 edition of D&C 3) changed "chapters" to "sections" and adds the verses that are standard today. 4) Added 26 new sections, deleted the 1835 article on marriage which was replaced by D&C 132.

Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner

she and her sister caroline saved the manuscript of the book of commandments

(1)Beginnings: New York, 1820-1831

1) first vision 2)translation of bofm 3) priesthood restorations 4) organization of the church.

(2)Two Church Centers: Ohio/Missouri, 1831-1839

1)driven to ohio, then missouri 2)zion's camp 3) first pres+12 called 4) dedication of the kirtland temple. (first temple dedicated)

(3)Nauvoo: 1839-1846

1)mission of 12 to britain 2)Relief society founded 3)temple ordinances revealed 4)joseph/hyrum martyred.

(4)The Church in the West, 1847-1890

1)trek to salt lake, 2)colonization of western states, canada, mexico 3) four temples dedicated. 4) witnesses record their testimonies of the translation of the book of mormon.

(5)Expansion, 1890-1950

1)spreading to nations, 2)missionary work expanded 3)welfare system 4)four temples dedicated.

(6)Worldwide Church, 1950-Now

1)additional GA quorums 2)141+ temples dedicated 3)2,000+ stakes organized around the world.

The first vision, the law of consecration is given, the priesthood is restored, the first temple is dedicated, the book of mormon comes forth, the location of Zion is identified

1. The First Vision
2. The Priesthood is restored
3. The Book of Mormon comes forth
4. The law of Consecration is given
5. The location of Zion is identified
6. The first temple is dedicated

D&C 1

The Lord's Preface

D&C 3

The Lost Manuscript

D&C 8

The Spirit of Revelation

D&C 9

Study it out in your mind

D&C 10

The Lost Manuscript

D&C 13

The Aaronic Priesthood

D&C 17

The Three Witnesses

Lesson 1:
The Lord's teachings concerning the Apostasy and the Restoration in D&C 1

-v.14-16 Savior says apostasy is a result of breaking the covenant/changing the ordinances. Men seeks after their own God.
-v.17-23 the everlasting covenant would be established and the fulness of the gospel would be proclaimed

Lesson 1:
The six eras of Church history, their sequence, and the characteristics of each era.

Reference other cards

Lesson 2:
Four factors in evaluating if a teaching or doctrine is an "official" teaching.

1. The current correlated publications of the Church.
2. The cumulative official teachings of the GAs/officers
3. The united voice of the current First Pres. and 12 apostles
4. The harmonized scriptural canon (it is repeated)

Lesson 2:
How to determine if a teaching is correlated or not

Needs to be repeated (scriptures/quotes/principles), books, manuals, published through church presses (� Intellectual Reserve)

L2:
Five factors in determining a reliable historical source

1. Primary source
2. Contemporary acct
3. Intent and tone
4. Relationship to other sources
5. Factual inference

L2:
Possible biases in historical reading and research (presentism, etc).

-Presentism:uncritical adherence to present attitudes, the tendency to interpret past events in terms of modern values/concepts.
-Personal agenda that may bias content is mitigated***

L3:
Scripture vs scriptural canon

Canon is official writ, whereas scripture can be defined as anything said under the influence of the Holy Ghost (D&C 68:4)

L3:
Different editions of the D&C over the years, their names, significant changes and key figures in their creation

-1833- Book of Commandments is printed in Missouri but it was almost destroyed by a mob attack on the Church press (*Mary L)
-1835- D&C is published by the Church w/ the Lectures on Faith and 102 section (Doc//Lectures on Faith, Cov//Revelations)
-1844- n

L3:
Teachings about the nature of the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants

-Revelation is malleable, changeable, add-on-able (Errors in Transcription, Typographical errors, To communicate ideas more clearly)
-Revelation is a continuous thing. Angelic Messengers, Visions, Inspiration/Confirmation, Church Proclamations, Epistles

L4:
Know the primary four accounts of the vision given by Joseph Smith and what makes each one unique

-1832 Account - 1)JS's first attempt to record 2)Only account (partially) in JS's own hand 3)One personage 4)Forgiven of sins
-1835 Account - 1)Intended for Joshua the Jewish Minister (murderer) 2)First time he mentions the force of opposition?
-1838 Acco

L4:
Important doctrinal teachings derived from the First Vision

-two separate beings, have bodies, atonement, they know our name, satan is real

L4:
The nature of creeds and what the First Vision teaches about them

-The reason some claim LDS people aren't Christian is because they don't believe in the creeds
-Creeds are an abomination in His sight. They are based on the tradition and conclusions of men.

L5:
Spiritual environment Joseph Smith was raised in (seer stones, folk magic, etc.)

-Joseph's community believed God could interact with individuals through miraculous objects. (11 people w/ seer stones).
-Joseph used a seer stone for "Treasure hunting", but didn't make money so he stopped.

L5:
Historical details surrounding the visitations of the Angel Moroni and obtaining the plates.

1822 - After first visit he tried, couldn't get them the first time because of bad intentions (money), was chastened by Moroni.
1826 - "bring back the right person" wanted to bring alvin, but alvin died.
1827 - When he did get them, Emma went.After Moroni

L5:
Historical details surrounding the loss of the first manuscript and its consequences.

-1) Martin Harris lost the first 116 pages because he wanted to show them to his friends and family. (His wife was unbelieving)
-2) JS asked God three times for the OK, god told him yes after the third time.
-3) Harris was fearing man before God, Some say

L6:
What we know and don't know about the process of translation

JS never revealed much about the process. What we know came from other sources. "by the power of God".. wasn't specific

L6:
What different witnesses said about the process of translation (how it worked, instruments used, etc.)

1) Oliver Cowdery said ... "I wrote with my own pen the entire book of mormon (Save a few pages) as it fell from the Lips of the prophet. As he translated [it] by the gift and power of god, By [the] means of the urim and thummim, or as it is called by tha

L6:
The 3 Witnesses and the 8 Witnesses and what their ultimate fates were

3 Witnesses all leave the church.
Martin Harris - Left Church but then returned - Never Denied his testimony
Oliver Cowdery - Was excommunicated but then rejoined later on. - Never denied his testimony
David Whitmer - Excommunicated - Problems with JS - N

L7:
What we know and don?t know about the restoration of the Aaronic & Melchizedek Priesthoods.

-AARONIC - exact date (May 15, 1829), approx. location on smith farm based off of geography (occurred in trees, not in river, etc). Restored by John the Baptist under the direction of Peter, James, and John
-MELCHIZEDEK - site and date more unknown, 27 mi

L7:
Relationship of the different orders of the Priesthood

-All priesthood is Melchizedek, patriarchal and aaronic fall within.
-Aaronic deals with outward things, Melchizedek deals with spiritual, Patriarchal deals with the temple.

Keys and offices associated with each order of the Priesthood

-Aaronic (Levitical) - ministering of angels, gospel of repentance (sacrament), baptism by immersion
-Bishop, EQP, Teachers QP, Deacons QP
-Melchizedek (Priesthood after the order of the Son of God).