REL C 225 Final
What are the three stages of faith development?
1. Simplicity (Honeymoon Phase)
2. Complexity (Struggle Phase)
3. Simplicity beyond complexity (Strength phrase)
Who is the chief cornerstone of the restored Church?
Christ
Who is Truth and what does that mean?
Jesus Christ, he is fundamental and won't go away like other laws might, truth is not
static or abstract, it is a person and is involved, intimate, and active.
Searching for truth = searching for a relationship with Christ
What are the six foundational time periods of Church history we will cover in this class
(titles and years)?
1. Beginnings (1820-1831)
2. Two Church Centers (1831-1838)
3. Nauvoo (1839-1846)
4. The Church in the West (1846-1950)
5. Expansion (1950-1989)
6. World-Wide Church (1990-Present)
What is the definition of "doctrine?"
Authorized or standing teaching
What are the four "types" of doctrine?
Core, supportive, policy, esoteric
What are the four "sources" of evaluating an official Latter-day Saint teaching?
1. Is it found repeatedly in the scriptures?
2. Is there a united statement from the First Presidency and Quorum of the 12
Apostles?
3. Is it consistently taught by General Authorities and officers of the church, acting in
official capacity?
4. Is it found in recent Church publications or statements?
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What are the five factors for evaluating a historical source?
1. Is it a primary account?
2. What is its relationship to other sources?
3. Is it a contemporary account?
4. Does it seek an objective perspective?
5. Are its claims supported by evidence?
Why are there three different First Vision accounts?
1. Audience and Context
2. Purpose and Content
3. Memory and Interpretation
How many primary accounts of the First Vision did Joseph produce, and what years
were they written?
4; 1832, 1835, 1838, 1842
What was the audience for each of Joseph's accounts?
1832 - Journal history (personal)
1835 - Robert Matthews
1838 - The church itself??
1842 - John Wentworth (journalist in Illinois who was non-LDS)
What is the unique content found in each of the primary First Vision accounts?
a. 1832 - FOCUS ON PERSONAL REDEMPTION
b. 1835 - FOCUS ON VISIONARY, OTHERWORLDLY EXPERIENCE
c. 1838 - FOCUS MOST ON THE WHICH CHURCH TO JOIN, WITH PRE AND POST
VISION EXPERIENCES
1842 - FOCUS MOST ON A CONCISE SUMMARY FOR NON-LDS AUDIENCE
Who wrote the secondary accounts of the First Vision?
Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, Levi Richards, David Nye White, Alexander Neibaur
What are two primary doctrinal messages from the First Vision?
1. There had been a 'Doctrinal Apostasy' through the Creeds of Christianity
2. There was an apostasy in authorized ordinances and covenants
What is a creed?
'credo': "I believe."
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What are the basic Christian creeds?
Apostle's Creed
Nicene Creed
Chalcedonian Creed
Athanasian Creed
How do creeds define a "Christian?"
They define Christians as believing in the God of creeds (holy trinity - creedal Christian)
What could it mean that churches "deny [God's] power?"
They don't have ordinances, covenants, or the priesthood. Godliness is made manifest
through these ordinances.
When and how did Joseph Smith obtain his brown seer stone, and what did he use it
for?
16; Digging a well with his family; Used it to be a seer to find treasure and lost things
What other colored stone did Joseph Smith have?
white
What took Joseph to Harmony PA?
Went to dig for Josiah Stoal for buried Spanish silver mine
How many years passed from Moroni's first visit to Joseph until Joseph could obtain the
gold plates?
4 years
What did Joseph need to repent of before he could obtain the plates?
Money and fame
What year did Joseph Smith obtain the gold plates and when was the Book of Mormon
translation completed?
1827; 1829
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What are the three stages of faith development?
1. Simplicity (Honeymoon Phase)
2. Complexity (Struggle Phase)
3. Simplicity beyond complexity (Strength phrase)
Who is the chief cornerstone of the restored Church?
Christ
Who is Truth and what does that mean?
Jesus Christ, he is fundamental and won't go away like other laws might, truth is not
static or abstract, it is a person and is involved, intimate, and active.
Searching for truth = searching for a relationship with Christ
What are the six foundational time periods of Church history we will cover in this class
(titles and years)?
1. Beginnings (1820-1831)
2. Two Church Centers (1831-1838)
3. Nauvoo (1839-1846)
4. The Church in the West (1846-1950)
5. Expansion (1950-1989)
6. World-Wide Church (1990-Present)
What is the definition of "doctrine?"
Authorized or standing teaching
What are the four "types" of doctrine?
Core, supportive, policy, esoteric
What are the four "sources" of evaluating an official Latter-day Saint teaching?
1. Is it found repeatedly in the scriptures?
2. Is there a united statement from the First Presidency and Quorum of the 12
Apostles?
3. Is it consistently taught by General Authorities and officers of the church, acting in
official capacity?
4. Is it found in recent Church publications or statements?
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What are the five factors for evaluating a historical source?
1. Is it a primary account?
2. What is its relationship to other sources?
3. Is it a contemporary account?
4. Does it seek an objective perspective?
5. Are its claims supported by evidence?
Why are there three different First Vision accounts?
1. Audience and Context
2. Purpose and Content
3. Memory and Interpretation
How many primary accounts of the First Vision did Joseph produce, and what years
were they written?
4; 1832, 1835, 1838, 1842
What was the audience for each of Joseph's accounts?
1832 - Journal history (personal)
1835 - Robert Matthews
1838 - The church itself??
1842 - John Wentworth (journalist in Illinois who was non-LDS)
What is the unique content found in each of the primary First Vision accounts?
a. 1832 - FOCUS ON PERSONAL REDEMPTION
b. 1835 - FOCUS ON VISIONARY, OTHERWORLDLY EXPERIENCE
c. 1838 - FOCUS MOST ON THE WHICH CHURCH TO JOIN, WITH PRE AND POST
VISION EXPERIENCES
1842 - FOCUS MOST ON A CONCISE SUMMARY FOR NON-LDS AUDIENCE
Who wrote the secondary accounts of the First Vision?
Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, Levi Richards, David Nye White, Alexander Neibaur
What are two primary doctrinal messages from the First Vision?
1. There had been a 'Doctrinal Apostasy' through the Creeds of Christianity
2. There was an apostasy in authorized ordinances and covenants
What is a creed?
'credo': "I believe."
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What are the basic Christian creeds?
Apostle's Creed
Nicene Creed
Chalcedonian Creed
Athanasian Creed
How do creeds define a "Christian?"
They define Christians as believing in the God of creeds (holy trinity - creedal Christian)
What could it mean that churches "deny [God's] power?"
They don't have ordinances, covenants, or the priesthood. Godliness is made manifest
through these ordinances.
When and how did Joseph Smith obtain his brown seer stone, and what did he use it
for?
16; Digging a well with his family; Used it to be a seer to find treasure and lost things
What other colored stone did Joseph Smith have?
white
What took Joseph to Harmony PA?
Went to dig for Josiah Stoal for buried Spanish silver mine
How many years passed from Moroni's first visit to Joseph until Joseph could obtain the
gold plates?
4 years
What did Joseph need to repent of before he could obtain the plates?
Money and fame
What year did Joseph Smith obtain the gold plates and when was the Book of Mormon
translation completed?
1827; 1829
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