BYU REL C 225 Final Need to Study Questions, all
with Answers Verified 100% Correct
What priesthood and keys did Peter, James, and John restore? - ✔✔The keys of the gospel
dispensation of the fullness of times, the keys of the kingdom and the keys of apostleship
How, when, and where was the Church organized? - ✔✔April 6, 1830, in the home of Peter
Whitmer Sr. in Fayette, New York
What were the original "doctrine" and "covenants" parts that created the Doctrine and
Covenant's title? - ✔✔The lectures on faith, josephs revelations
What are several key principles to remember when considering Doctrine and Covenants
revelations—including why written revelations have sometimes been altered? - ✔✔Joseph
alters because of typos, errors in transcription, sometimes joseph needed to clarify, received
additional revelation
What are the Stewardship Principle, the Brethren Principle, and the Front Door Principle
pertaining to personal revelation? - ✔✔Stewardship-You won't get revelation to command
someone else
Brethren- you won't get revelation to disobey
Front Door- you will receive revelation through the front door, not the side doors
What does it mean that Joseph Smith "translated" the Bible? - ✔✔Joseph Smith restored lost
doctrines, clarified existing passages, corrected errors, and added info to clarify the intent and
meaning of the text
Where did the Book of Abraham come from? - ✔✔Egyptian Papyrus
,How did we get The Pearl of Great Price, and when was it canonized? - ✔✔Apostle Franklin
D. Richards compiled the Pearl of Great Price while serving as president of the British mission.
The book was widely used as the church grew, and in 1880 church leaders voted it into the
canonized standard works.
Where was the Church first commanded to gather in this dispensation? - ✔✔Kirtland, Ohio
Where will the latter-day city of Zion be built? - ✔✔Jackson County, Missouri
(Independence)
What Doctrine and Covenants section is known as "The Law" of the Church? - ✔✔Section 42
What are the definitions and differences of "all things common",the United Order (Firm), and
the law of consecration? - ✔✔Law of consecration- You dedicate your time and talents to
build up gods kingdom as he directs you
Which Doctrine and Covenants section is the great revelation on the three degrees of heavenly
glory? - ✔✔Section 76
What was Joseph Smith doing immediately prior to receiving Doctrine and Covenants 76? -
✔✔He was translating the bible
What is a central message of section 76? - ✔✔God has saved spots for all of us in a kingdom
of glory, except the sons of perdition
"The Vision" (D&C 76) actually consists of how many smaller individual visions? What are they?
- ✔✔There were 6 Visions-
1. Vision of the Father and the Son
2. Vision of Satan
3. Vision of the Sons of Perdition
, 4. Vision of the Celestial Kingdom
5. The Vision of the Terrestrial Kingdom
6. Vision of the Telestial Kingdom
What are the general descriptions of who enters the celestial, terrestrial, telestial degrees of
heaven, and outer darkness? - ✔✔Celestial- faith in Jesus Christ, repent, get baptized, and
continue in faith, be in presence of Father and Son
Terrestrial- good honorable people, blinded by values of world, not horrible people, will not
commit to covenant relationship with Christ, be in the presence of the Son
Telestial- deliberately rebellious, love dishonesty, glory in violence, not good and honorable,
will not receive the presence of father or son but will have holy spirit
Outer Darkness- those who had testimonies of Jesus through the Holy Ghost but allowed Satan
to overcome them.
Which Doctrine and Covenants section teaches that Christ continued from grace to grace until
He received a fulness? - ✔✔Section 93
How can we each also receive a fulness? - ✔✔We must keep the commandments
What is the eternal nature of the mind/spirit? - ✔✔God did not create your intelligence/your
mind, your mind has always existed
What was the purpose of the original School of the Prophets? - ✔✔Church leaders would be
able to learn spiritual and secular knowledge to strengthen themselves in their callings
What practices were implemented in the School of the Prophets to help accomplish its
objectives? - ✔✔Attendees would have their feet ceremonially washed, they must live the
law of consecration, and they must refrain from inappropriate laughter
with Answers Verified 100% Correct
What priesthood and keys did Peter, James, and John restore? - ✔✔The keys of the gospel
dispensation of the fullness of times, the keys of the kingdom and the keys of apostleship
How, when, and where was the Church organized? - ✔✔April 6, 1830, in the home of Peter
Whitmer Sr. in Fayette, New York
What were the original "doctrine" and "covenants" parts that created the Doctrine and
Covenant's title? - ✔✔The lectures on faith, josephs revelations
What are several key principles to remember when considering Doctrine and Covenants
revelations—including why written revelations have sometimes been altered? - ✔✔Joseph
alters because of typos, errors in transcription, sometimes joseph needed to clarify, received
additional revelation
What are the Stewardship Principle, the Brethren Principle, and the Front Door Principle
pertaining to personal revelation? - ✔✔Stewardship-You won't get revelation to command
someone else
Brethren- you won't get revelation to disobey
Front Door- you will receive revelation through the front door, not the side doors
What does it mean that Joseph Smith "translated" the Bible? - ✔✔Joseph Smith restored lost
doctrines, clarified existing passages, corrected errors, and added info to clarify the intent and
meaning of the text
Where did the Book of Abraham come from? - ✔✔Egyptian Papyrus
,How did we get The Pearl of Great Price, and when was it canonized? - ✔✔Apostle Franklin
D. Richards compiled the Pearl of Great Price while serving as president of the British mission.
The book was widely used as the church grew, and in 1880 church leaders voted it into the
canonized standard works.
Where was the Church first commanded to gather in this dispensation? - ✔✔Kirtland, Ohio
Where will the latter-day city of Zion be built? - ✔✔Jackson County, Missouri
(Independence)
What Doctrine and Covenants section is known as "The Law" of the Church? - ✔✔Section 42
What are the definitions and differences of "all things common",the United Order (Firm), and
the law of consecration? - ✔✔Law of consecration- You dedicate your time and talents to
build up gods kingdom as he directs you
Which Doctrine and Covenants section is the great revelation on the three degrees of heavenly
glory? - ✔✔Section 76
What was Joseph Smith doing immediately prior to receiving Doctrine and Covenants 76? -
✔✔He was translating the bible
What is a central message of section 76? - ✔✔God has saved spots for all of us in a kingdom
of glory, except the sons of perdition
"The Vision" (D&C 76) actually consists of how many smaller individual visions? What are they?
- ✔✔There were 6 Visions-
1. Vision of the Father and the Son
2. Vision of Satan
3. Vision of the Sons of Perdition
, 4. Vision of the Celestial Kingdom
5. The Vision of the Terrestrial Kingdom
6. Vision of the Telestial Kingdom
What are the general descriptions of who enters the celestial, terrestrial, telestial degrees of
heaven, and outer darkness? - ✔✔Celestial- faith in Jesus Christ, repent, get baptized, and
continue in faith, be in presence of Father and Son
Terrestrial- good honorable people, blinded by values of world, not horrible people, will not
commit to covenant relationship with Christ, be in the presence of the Son
Telestial- deliberately rebellious, love dishonesty, glory in violence, not good and honorable,
will not receive the presence of father or son but will have holy spirit
Outer Darkness- those who had testimonies of Jesus through the Holy Ghost but allowed Satan
to overcome them.
Which Doctrine and Covenants section teaches that Christ continued from grace to grace until
He received a fulness? - ✔✔Section 93
How can we each also receive a fulness? - ✔✔We must keep the commandments
What is the eternal nature of the mind/spirit? - ✔✔God did not create your intelligence/your
mind, your mind has always existed
What was the purpose of the original School of the Prophets? - ✔✔Church leaders would be
able to learn spiritual and secular knowledge to strengthen themselves in their callings
What practices were implemented in the School of the Prophets to help accomplish its
objectives? - ✔✔Attendees would have their feet ceremonially washed, they must live the
law of consecration, and they must refrain from inappropriate laughter
