BYU REL C 225 MIDTERM EXAM 2024

Who is the chief cornerstone of the restored Church? - Jesus Christ Why and how is Jesus Christ considered the chief cornerstone of the Church? - -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? - -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 - Beginnings - Two Church Centers - Nauvoo - Church in the West - Expansion 1990-present - Worldwide Church Church headquarters in Beginnings - Palmyra, Manchester, Mendon, Fayette, Colesville, Harmony Church headquarters in Two Church Centers - Kirtland and Independence Church headquarters in Nauvoo - Commerce Church headquarters in Church in the West - Nauvoo to Iowa to Winter Quarters to Utah Church headquarters in Expansion & Worldwide - Salt Lake City Why was a second Church center established in Independence, Missouri? - 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? - -Religious Studies Center -BYU Studies -Joseph Smith Papers HBLL Collections What is "doctrine"? - Teachings of the Church What are the four types of doctrine? - Core, supportive, policy, esoteric What are the four levels of evaluating an official Latter-day Saint teaching? - 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? - -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? - -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? - Government doesn't control the church and the church doesn't control the government What is Protestant Reformation? - 16th century attempt to reform the practices of the Catholic Church What is the Second Great Awakening? - A period of religious revival beginning in 1799 What is the Burned-over District? - Western New York where many religious preachers taught at camp meetings