BYU REL C 225 MIDTERM EXAM AND
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
UPDATED.
Who is the chief cornerstone of the restored Church? - Answer Jesus Christ
Why and how is Jesus Christ considered the chief cornerstone of the Church? - Answer -the
cornerstone anchors and aligns the other stones
-the cornerstone is the base of all the other stones
How are Latter-day Saints unique in their beliefs about Christ when compared with other
Christians? - Answer -we believe Christ's church was apostate until Joseph Smith restored it
-we don't have a creed
-we denounce the Trinity because we believe Christ and God have physical bodies
1820-1831 - Answer Beginnings
1831-1838 - Answer Two Church Centers
1838-1846 - Answer Nauvoo
1846-1950 - Answer Church in the West
1950-1989 - Answer Expansion
1990-present - Answer Worldwide Church
Church headquarters in Beginnings - Answer Palmyra, Manchester, Mendon, Fayette,
Colesville, Harmony
Church headquarters in Two Church Centers - Answer Kirtland and Independence
, Church headquarters in Expansion & Worldwide - Answer Salt Lake City
Why was a second Church center established in Independence, Missouri? - Answer
Revelation o Joseph (now D&C 57) that Independence is to be the city of Zion
What databases and online resources are available to aid in your search for learning about
Church doctrine and history? - Answer -Religious Studies Center
-BYU Studies
-Joseph Smith Papers
HBLL Collections
What is "doctrine"? - Answer Teachings of the Church
What are the four types of doctrine? - Answer Core, supportive, policy, esoteric
What are the four levels of evaluating an official Latter-day Saint teaching? - Answer Church
Publications < Repeated Teachings of GA's < United Voice of First Presidency and Twelve <
Harmonized Scriptures
What are five factors for evaluating a historical source? - Answer -Is it a primary source?
-Is it a contemporary account?
-Does it have an objective perspective?
-What is its relationship to other sources?
-Are its claims supported by evidence?
What is the Great Apostasy? - Answer -Priesthood was taken from the Earth when the
wicked killed the apostles
-Without the apostles and revelation, teachings were corrupted and unauthorized changes
made
What is American Religious Freedom? - Answer Government doesn't control the church and
the church doesn't control the government
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
UPDATED.
Who is the chief cornerstone of the restored Church? - Answer Jesus Christ
Why and how is Jesus Christ considered the chief cornerstone of the Church? - Answer -the
cornerstone anchors and aligns the other stones
-the cornerstone is the base of all the other stones
How are Latter-day Saints unique in their beliefs about Christ when compared with other
Christians? - Answer -we believe Christ's church was apostate until Joseph Smith restored it
-we don't have a creed
-we denounce the Trinity because we believe Christ and God have physical bodies
1820-1831 - Answer Beginnings
1831-1838 - Answer Two Church Centers
1838-1846 - Answer Nauvoo
1846-1950 - Answer Church in the West
1950-1989 - Answer Expansion
1990-present - Answer Worldwide Church
Church headquarters in Beginnings - Answer Palmyra, Manchester, Mendon, Fayette,
Colesville, Harmony
Church headquarters in Two Church Centers - Answer Kirtland and Independence
, Church headquarters in Expansion & Worldwide - Answer Salt Lake City
Why was a second Church center established in Independence, Missouri? - Answer
Revelation o Joseph (now D&C 57) that Independence is to be the city of Zion
What databases and online resources are available to aid in your search for learning about
Church doctrine and history? - Answer -Religious Studies Center
-BYU Studies
-Joseph Smith Papers
HBLL Collections
What is "doctrine"? - Answer Teachings of the Church
What are the four types of doctrine? - Answer Core, supportive, policy, esoteric
What are the four levels of evaluating an official Latter-day Saint teaching? - Answer Church
Publications < Repeated Teachings of GA's < United Voice of First Presidency and Twelve <
Harmonized Scriptures
What are five factors for evaluating a historical source? - Answer -Is it a primary source?
-Is it a contemporary account?
-Does it have an objective perspective?
-What is its relationship to other sources?
-Are its claims supported by evidence?
What is the Great Apostasy? - Answer -Priesthood was taken from the Earth when the
wicked killed the apostles
-Without the apostles and revelation, teachings were corrupted and unauthorized changes
made
What is American Religious Freedom? - Answer Government doesn't control the church and
the church doesn't control the government
