Rel C 225 Final Exam - Griffiths Questions And Answers

???? historical circumstances surrounding dedication of Kirtland temple - - endowed with power on high - dc 38: ye should go to ohio; and there I will give unto you my law - dc 95: the Lord commands the saints to finally build the temple "quorum of anointed" or "holy order" - - first to get endowment - assisted in giving temple endowment blessings to worthy members fo the Chuch Dec-Feb before going to SLC 3 types of marriage - 1. our of force when they are dead, not proper authority (civil marriage 2. temple but not sealed by spirit of promise. no longer righteous 3. sealed by holy spirit of promise. (bednar: "stamp of approcal from holy ghost" background of spencer w kimball leading to the 1978 revelation - - saw temple in brazil being built by people who wouldnt be able to go inside. believed they would someday - prayed for 2 years - got the yes revelation. mde all 12 pray and agree unanimously beginnings - - emma smith gets rev in 1830 that she is "elect lady" brigham young - - successor of JS. JS's "mantle" fell upon him when argued case- he and council of 50 lead saints west "this is the place" -told saints in cedar to let emigrants go in peace...mountain meadow massacre - pres of 12 - received rev that is section 138 - announced black could not do priesthood/ordinances brigham young - makes wow announcement more efforts to live law of consecration mostly in church in west priesthood policy with black africans restarts relief society in west c: edward partridge - first bishop (portions law of consecration). had to distribute off of wants/needs convert from mission to lamanites was tarred and feathered at printing press. mob felt bad bc he was too humble c: hyrum smith - josephs brohterone of eight witnesses second patriarch of church martyred with JS assistant prez after oliver c: Joseph smith jr - first prophet of resortaion liked to wrestle and ponder c: sidney rigdon - convert from the mission to lamanites saw "the vision" minister in kirtland ohio main helper/scribe in JST translation circumstances and causes of the 1838 mormon war in missouri - causes: the growing mormon population in Missouri was seen as an economic and political threat to their nonmormon neighbors extermination order against all mormons - governor boggs "to any extent you may think necessary" - Infringement on freedom of religionhaun's mill massacre - men and boys, almost no survivors circumstances around mountain meadows massacre - Eyring: mountain meadows massacre inexusable 1. haight wants to attack emmigrants 2. Lee & Indians attack the emigrant wagon. 2 cedar city men attack emigrants by wagon corral.One survives and brings news that local settlers are attacking emigrants 3. Haight goes to Parowan to meet with Dane. deiced that emigrant company should be allowed on their way 4. Haight goes back to cedar and sends order to kill all emigrants except for children 5. militia and indans kill emigrants (except for 17 small kids). blamed indians at first but got found out 6. message finally returned from slc. BY said to let them go in peace. *John D Lee main perpetrator in pushin issue. executed for actions. circumstances around Utah War - - Americas first civil war to some historians - prez buchanan ordered a force of 2500 to escort Cumming new governor, to Utah - aligned nauvoo legion, against 1/3 US army - peaceful settlement is reached through negotiations by Thomas Kane, non-mormon friend of the saintscomprehending god - if men do not comprehend the character of god they do not comprehend themselves context and teachings in dc 132 (sealing power, types of marriages, importance..) - dc 132 written to persuade emma on plural marriage (urged by hyrum smith) but she got angry. context of king follet discourse - given because a church elder named King Follet had died in an accident a few weeks prior, JS asked to speak at funeral correct and false ideas taught in Church about the nature of priesthood policy - circumstances not race determine ability to hold blacks not black bc choices in heaven policy is temporary doctrine is eternal common erroneous beliefs: - people with dark skin could not hold - africans descendents of Cain - came to earth through this lineage less noble - Counsel and early practices concerning baptisms for the dead - at first, baptisms that were not witnessed or recorded correctly had to be redone (rudger clawson) - gender disregard - received knowledge in this way: here a little, there a little. welding link - between fathers and childrengreatest responsibility david o mckay - -softened stance on blacks priesthood, fijian and others of non-african descent could get it - concerned the practice "policy" not "doctrine" - 1954 made committee to see if policy was justified - recieved no revelation but considered changing policy dc 124 - reconstruction of the church dc 132 - celestial marriage and plural marriage dc 135 - announcement of martyrdom. "their innocent blood testifies of the truth and divinity of the work" dc 136 - the word and will of the lord (brigham at winter quaters) dc 136 - the word and will of the lord given at winter quarters by BY "prophets are slain so that they might be honored and the wicked condemned" dc 136: instructions given to saints during their trek west - let each company bear an equal portionhelping each other (widows, poor, fatherless0 prepare houses and fields use all will and influence to make stake of zion dc 138 - vision of the spirit world (joseph f smith) different approaches toward the second coming - premillenialism -world will get worse until christ comes and intiates era of peace amillennialism - millennialism and saviors return are figuritive - era of peace happens inwardly postmillenialism - mankind will imporve until good enough for christ to come