REL C 225 Exam 2 Griffiths Need to Study
Questions, all with Answers Verified 100% Correct
Shared history/beliefs with Community of Christ - ✔✔14 years of common history (1830-44)
172 separate years
First Vision
Restoration movement
Community of Christ Beliefs - ✔✔Godhead: Trinity, believe in the first vision 1832 account
Scripture: Share much of D&C, but made changes based on new revelation, which is voted on.
Does not include the ordinances of the temple
Prophetic succession: Prophet appoints successor, most retire, the Twelve can meet together as
a back-up plan and vote
Joseph Smith III
Current Community of Christ President - ✔✔Stephen M Veazey
How did we get the D&C? (6 methods) - ✔✔1. Angelic Messengers (Moroni, John the Baptist,
Moses, Elijah, Elias, Michael, Raphael, Jesus Christ, other unnamed Angels)
2. Divine instruments
3. Visions
4. Inspiration and Confirmation
5. Church Proclamations
6. Epistles and Items of Instruction
Canonization - ✔✔9 un-canonized revelations in Revelation Books 1 and 2
To become canonized, a revelation must be approved by the 1st presidency and 12 and
presented to the Church
, A revelation is "malleable, changeable, add-on-able"
Orson Pratt - ✔✔Gave D&C current configuration
"Chapters" -> "sections"
adds verses
Added 26 sections, deleted 1835 article on marriage, replaced by 132
Added "The word and will of the Lord" - a revelation given to Brigham Young during trek west
Oliver Cowdery - ✔✔Scribe to translation of the BoM
Left church Spring 1838
Co-witness of vision in Kirkland Temple with JS on April 3, 1836
Sidney Rigdon - ✔✔Co-witness to "The Vision" (76) about the degrees of glory
Claimed to receive keys from Joseph - as guardian not prophet
Gordon B Hinckley - ✔✔Pres. of church during massive temple expansion
Prominent example of a presidency with more than 3 members
Joseph Smith - ✔✔Co-witness of Kirkland Temple endowment and "The Vision"
Joseph Smith III - ✔✔First prophet of Community of Christ (RLDS)
Emma Smith passed down JST Bible to him
Edward Partridge - ✔✔First bishop of the Church
Law of Consecration
Bishop's Storehouse
Head of church in Missouri
Questions, all with Answers Verified 100% Correct
Shared history/beliefs with Community of Christ - ✔✔14 years of common history (1830-44)
172 separate years
First Vision
Restoration movement
Community of Christ Beliefs - ✔✔Godhead: Trinity, believe in the first vision 1832 account
Scripture: Share much of D&C, but made changes based on new revelation, which is voted on.
Does not include the ordinances of the temple
Prophetic succession: Prophet appoints successor, most retire, the Twelve can meet together as
a back-up plan and vote
Joseph Smith III
Current Community of Christ President - ✔✔Stephen M Veazey
How did we get the D&C? (6 methods) - ✔✔1. Angelic Messengers (Moroni, John the Baptist,
Moses, Elijah, Elias, Michael, Raphael, Jesus Christ, other unnamed Angels)
2. Divine instruments
3. Visions
4. Inspiration and Confirmation
5. Church Proclamations
6. Epistles and Items of Instruction
Canonization - ✔✔9 un-canonized revelations in Revelation Books 1 and 2
To become canonized, a revelation must be approved by the 1st presidency and 12 and
presented to the Church
, A revelation is "malleable, changeable, add-on-able"
Orson Pratt - ✔✔Gave D&C current configuration
"Chapters" -> "sections"
adds verses
Added 26 sections, deleted 1835 article on marriage, replaced by 132
Added "The word and will of the Lord" - a revelation given to Brigham Young during trek west
Oliver Cowdery - ✔✔Scribe to translation of the BoM
Left church Spring 1838
Co-witness of vision in Kirkland Temple with JS on April 3, 1836
Sidney Rigdon - ✔✔Co-witness to "The Vision" (76) about the degrees of glory
Claimed to receive keys from Joseph - as guardian not prophet
Gordon B Hinckley - ✔✔Pres. of church during massive temple expansion
Prominent example of a presidency with more than 3 members
Joseph Smith - ✔✔Co-witness of Kirkland Temple endowment and "The Vision"
Joseph Smith III - ✔✔First prophet of Community of Christ (RLDS)
Emma Smith passed down JST Bible to him
Edward Partridge - ✔✔First bishop of the Church
Law of Consecration
Bishop's Storehouse
Head of church in Missouri
