BYU REL C 225 Exam 1 – Griffiths Exam Questions AND Correct
Answers
1832 account - ✔✔- Only account written partially in Joseph's
own hand
- Recorded at time of D&C 85
- Joseph's first attempt to record his history
- Never published during Joseph's lifetime
- Emphasis: forgiveness of sins
1835 Account - ✔✔- Emphasizes Satan's influence
- Written to Joshua the Jewish Minister aka Robert Matthews
aka Matthias the Prophet aka the murderer
- "I saw many angels in this vision"
1838 Account - ✔✔- One we're most familiar with; canonized
- Focused on the vision as the "rise and progress of the
Church"
1842 Account - ✔✔- Wentworth Letter
- "Two personages who exactly resembled each other"
- Printed with the Articles of Faith
, Are prophets infallible? - ✔✔No. Prophets can make mistakes
even when they are acting as prophets but they can't make a
mistake that would lead the Church astray
Beginnings Period (1820-1831) - ✔✔- First Vision
- Book of Mormon comes forth
- Priesthood Restored
- Organization of the Church
Best diagram of Priesthood - ✔✔Melchizedek encapsulates
Aaronic and Patriarchal
Book of Commandments vs. Doctrine & Covenants - ✔✔D&C
contains Lectures on Faith
Core Teachings - ✔✔"Salvific"; ex. The Atonement of Jesus
Christ
D&C 1 - ✔✔The Lord's Preface
Answers
1832 account - ✔✔- Only account written partially in Joseph's
own hand
- Recorded at time of D&C 85
- Joseph's first attempt to record his history
- Never published during Joseph's lifetime
- Emphasis: forgiveness of sins
1835 Account - ✔✔- Emphasizes Satan's influence
- Written to Joshua the Jewish Minister aka Robert Matthews
aka Matthias the Prophet aka the murderer
- "I saw many angels in this vision"
1838 Account - ✔✔- One we're most familiar with; canonized
- Focused on the vision as the "rise and progress of the
Church"
1842 Account - ✔✔- Wentworth Letter
- "Two personages who exactly resembled each other"
- Printed with the Articles of Faith
, Are prophets infallible? - ✔✔No. Prophets can make mistakes
even when they are acting as prophets but they can't make a
mistake that would lead the Church astray
Beginnings Period (1820-1831) - ✔✔- First Vision
- Book of Mormon comes forth
- Priesthood Restored
- Organization of the Church
Best diagram of Priesthood - ✔✔Melchizedek encapsulates
Aaronic and Patriarchal
Book of Commandments vs. Doctrine & Covenants - ✔✔D&C
contains Lectures on Faith
Core Teachings - ✔✔"Salvific"; ex. The Atonement of Jesus
Christ
D&C 1 - ✔✔The Lord's Preface
