REL 225 FOUNDATIONS OF THE RESTORATION
QUESTIONS
Who is the chief cornerstone of the restored Church? - Answer -Jesus Christ
What is the fundamental doctrine of Mormonism? - Answer -Faith, repentance,
baptism, endure
How are Latter-day Saints unique in their beliefs about Christ when compared to other
Christians? - Answer -Godhead (3 separate beings),Continuing revelation,Agency
What are the six foundational time periods of Church history we will cover in this class
(titles and years)? - Answer -Beginning - 1820-1831, Two Church Center - 1831-1838,
Nauvoo - 1839-1846, Church in the West - 1846-1950, Expansion - 1950-1989, The
World-Wide Church - 1990 began
Where was the Church headquartered in each major period? - Answer -1. The
Beginnings- Kind of all over, but I primarily think Harmony , PA 2. 1831-1838- Kirtland,
OH but relocated to Far West, Missouri in 1837 3. 1839-1846- Nauvoo, IL 4. 1846 and
on basically- Salt Lake City, UT
According to the Doctrine and Covenants, how are we to "seek learning"? - Answer -By
study and also by faith
What databases and online resources are available to aid in your search for learning
about Church doctrine and history? - Answer -rsc.byu.edu(religious studies center),
byustudies.byu.edu, Josephsmithpapers.org, Byu library website, Lds-general-
conference.org (General Conference Corpus)
What is "doctrine"? - Answer -Two definitions - Teaching or belief, Eternal, unchanging
truth
What are four "types" of doctrine? - Answer -Core Doctrine (Unchanging truths),
Supportive Doctrine (Expansion on core doctrine, tends to be more elaborate), Policy
Doctrine (Timely statements), Esoteric Doctrine (Unknown or have yet to be revealed)
What are four "levels" of evaluating an "official" LDS teaching? - Answer -Harmonized
scriptures, United voice of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the 12 Apostles,
Repeated teachings of General Authorities, Church publications (like magazines and
stuff)
What are Five Factors for evaluating a historical source? - Answer -Is it a primary
source?, Contemporary account (Was the account made around the time of the actual
, event?, Objective Perspective, Relationship to other sources, Is there supporting
evidence?
What is the Great Apostasy? - Answer -This period of time without priesthood authority
and wherein the principles of the gospel were corrupted is known as the Great
Apostasy.
What is the Protestant Reformation? - Answer -A time period aimed at reforming the
beliefs and practices supported by the Catholic Church. Many different churches were
established.
What is American religious freedom? - Answer -The principle that the government
would not control the church, nor the church would control the government.
What is the Second Great Awakening? - Answer -Protestant religious revival in the US
from 1795-1835
What is the Burned-over District? - Answer -Western¢ral NY that were worn out
from all of the preachers that visited
Why are there different First Vision accounts? - Answer -Different audiences, different
times being recorded
How many primary accounts of the First Vision did Joseph write, and when did he write
them? - Answer -4 - 1832, 1835, 1838 (JS-H 1), 1842 (Wentworth Letter)
What was the audience and context for each of Joseph's accounts? - Answer -1832:
Unpublished autobiography, 1835: Robert Matthews, a visitor to Kirtland, 1838: Part of a
longer retelling, published in Times and Seasons in 1842 in Nauvoo, 1842: Wentworth
Letter, in response to John Wentworth's (editor of Chicago Democrat) request for info
on the LDS faith
Who wrote the secondary accounts of the First Vision, and what unique information
does each of these accounts give us? - Answer -Orson Pratt: An Interesting Account of
Several Remarkable Visions, and of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records,
Orson Hyde: Ein Ruf aus der Wüste [A Cry out of the Wilderness], Levi Richards:
Journal, 11 June 1843, David Nye White: The Prairies, Joe Smith, the Temple, the
Mormons, &c, Alexander Neibaur: Journal, 24 May 1844
What are two primary doctrinal messages from the First Vision? - Answer -Heavenly
Father and Jesus Christ are separate personages with one purpose, All other creeds at
the time were wrong, Each denomination believed in incorrect doctrines and none of
them were acknowledged by God to be His
What is a creed? - Answer -A formal statement of faith and doctrine
QUESTIONS
Who is the chief cornerstone of the restored Church? - Answer -Jesus Christ
What is the fundamental doctrine of Mormonism? - Answer -Faith, repentance,
baptism, endure
How are Latter-day Saints unique in their beliefs about Christ when compared to other
Christians? - Answer -Godhead (3 separate beings),Continuing revelation,Agency
What are the six foundational time periods of Church history we will cover in this class
(titles and years)? - Answer -Beginning - 1820-1831, Two Church Center - 1831-1838,
Nauvoo - 1839-1846, Church in the West - 1846-1950, Expansion - 1950-1989, The
World-Wide Church - 1990 began
Where was the Church headquartered in each major period? - Answer -1. The
Beginnings- Kind of all over, but I primarily think Harmony , PA 2. 1831-1838- Kirtland,
OH but relocated to Far West, Missouri in 1837 3. 1839-1846- Nauvoo, IL 4. 1846 and
on basically- Salt Lake City, UT
According to the Doctrine and Covenants, how are we to "seek learning"? - Answer -By
study and also by faith
What databases and online resources are available to aid in your search for learning
about Church doctrine and history? - Answer -rsc.byu.edu(religious studies center),
byustudies.byu.edu, Josephsmithpapers.org, Byu library website, Lds-general-
conference.org (General Conference Corpus)
What is "doctrine"? - Answer -Two definitions - Teaching or belief, Eternal, unchanging
truth
What are four "types" of doctrine? - Answer -Core Doctrine (Unchanging truths),
Supportive Doctrine (Expansion on core doctrine, tends to be more elaborate), Policy
Doctrine (Timely statements), Esoteric Doctrine (Unknown or have yet to be revealed)
What are four "levels" of evaluating an "official" LDS teaching? - Answer -Harmonized
scriptures, United voice of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the 12 Apostles,
Repeated teachings of General Authorities, Church publications (like magazines and
stuff)
What are Five Factors for evaluating a historical source? - Answer -Is it a primary
source?, Contemporary account (Was the account made around the time of the actual
, event?, Objective Perspective, Relationship to other sources, Is there supporting
evidence?
What is the Great Apostasy? - Answer -This period of time without priesthood authority
and wherein the principles of the gospel were corrupted is known as the Great
Apostasy.
What is the Protestant Reformation? - Answer -A time period aimed at reforming the
beliefs and practices supported by the Catholic Church. Many different churches were
established.
What is American religious freedom? - Answer -The principle that the government
would not control the church, nor the church would control the government.
What is the Second Great Awakening? - Answer -Protestant religious revival in the US
from 1795-1835
What is the Burned-over District? - Answer -Western¢ral NY that were worn out
from all of the preachers that visited
Why are there different First Vision accounts? - Answer -Different audiences, different
times being recorded
How many primary accounts of the First Vision did Joseph write, and when did he write
them? - Answer -4 - 1832, 1835, 1838 (JS-H 1), 1842 (Wentworth Letter)
What was the audience and context for each of Joseph's accounts? - Answer -1832:
Unpublished autobiography, 1835: Robert Matthews, a visitor to Kirtland, 1838: Part of a
longer retelling, published in Times and Seasons in 1842 in Nauvoo, 1842: Wentworth
Letter, in response to John Wentworth's (editor of Chicago Democrat) request for info
on the LDS faith
Who wrote the secondary accounts of the First Vision, and what unique information
does each of these accounts give us? - Answer -Orson Pratt: An Interesting Account of
Several Remarkable Visions, and of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records,
Orson Hyde: Ein Ruf aus der Wüste [A Cry out of the Wilderness], Levi Richards:
Journal, 11 June 1843, David Nye White: The Prairies, Joe Smith, the Temple, the
Mormons, &c, Alexander Neibaur: Journal, 24 May 1844
What are two primary doctrinal messages from the First Vision? - Answer -Heavenly
Father and Jesus Christ are separate personages with one purpose, All other creeds at
the time were wrong, Each denomination believed in incorrect doctrines and none of
them were acknowledged by God to be His
What is a creed? - Answer -A formal statement of faith and doctrine
