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1.From what work is the book of Moses extracted?
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Joseph's inspired version of the Old Test
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2.About how long did it take Joseph Smith to finish the “New Translation”?
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3 years
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3.After the translation process was completed, what two types of revisions were made to the manuscript?
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punctuation and mechanical
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4.How did Joseph Smith speak of the New Translation after July 1833?
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as though it was already done/it was going to be published
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5.Why was the New Translation never printed in the Prophet’s lifetime?
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Because there were still minute changes being made the whole time he was alive
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6.What was the Prophet not able to realize in his lifetime?
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The publication of his translation
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7.After the Latter-day Saints moved to Utah, what two misconceptions arose among Church members concerning the New Translation?
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Among those misconceptions are the beliefs that the Prophet did not finish the translation and that it was not intended to be published
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8.In what sense did Joseph Smith translate the Bible?
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he “translated” it in the sense of conveying it in a new form.
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9.According to Br. Jackson, what four kinds of revisions were made in the “New Translation”?
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biblical wording in harmony to other revelations
more understandable restoration of things that were once said or done but not recorded restoration of original text |
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10.When and where did the name “Pearl of Great Price” first become attached to the material that later was canonized as the Pearl of Great Price?
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In 1851 in Liverpool Britian
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11.Where was the material that became the Book of Moses first published?
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RLDS "Inspired Version"
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12.When was the Pearl of Great Price first canonized as scripture?
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1880
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1.Whom did God appoint for Adam in place of Abel?
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Seth
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2.According to Moses 6:3, what two things set Abel apart from Cain?
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he rebelled not and offered an acceptable sacrifice
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3.The ‘children’ and grandchildren of Adam and Eve “were taught to read and write, having a language which was and .”
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pure and undefiled
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4.What priesthood did Adam and his children have?
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melczedick
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5.Whom did God create in the image of his own body?
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male and female and he called their name Adam
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6.Why was God angry with the people of Enoch’s generation?
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their hearts have waxed hard and their ears are dull of hearing and their eyes cannot see afar off
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7.For what three reasons did Enoch question his calling?
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1. he was young
2. he was slow of speech 3. no one like him |
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8.Whom did Enoch offend?
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all men
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9.What did the people say about Enoch’s appearance in the land?
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a wild man hath come among us
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10.With what was Enoch supposed to anoint his eyes?
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clay
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11.Why did the people fear Enoch?
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he walked with God
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12.Why did Enoch speak the words he spoke to the people?
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the Lord commanded him
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13.After anointing his eyes with clay and washing them, what did Enoch see?
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the spirits God had created
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14.In what language was the Book of Remembrance written?
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lang of Adam, theirs
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15.What was God’s answer when Adam asked, “why is it that men must repent and be baptized?
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I have already forgiven your transgression in the garden
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16.Why are people able to conceive sin in their hearts?
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we are born in sin
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17.When shall Christ come?
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in the meridian of time
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18.What must we do to be born into the kingdom of heaven?
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be born in the flesh
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19.Who baptized Adam?
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Spirit of the Lord
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20.What did God mean when he said that Adam was “after the order of him who was without beginning of days or end of years”?
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he was after the order of Christ/God
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21.What is probably the most easily recognized kind of evil?
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Probably the most easily recognizable kind of evil
is that which simply rebels openly against heaven, |
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22.Flagrant, open, violent, vicious wrongdoing doesn’t appeal to Christ and His disciples. What temptation does Satan offer instead?
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convience
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23.The temptation for Christ to turn stones into bread was not in the eating, i.e., in the hunger that he felt. What was the temptation?
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to not work for the bread. to receive it now.
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24.Christ was tempted to turn stones into bread. What example did Elder Holland give of this temptation on the campus of BYU?
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sexual transgression now, not later
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25.What kind of temptation was casting himself off the temple spire?
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the easy way
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26.According to Elder Holland, what was the spiritual temptation of Christ?
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hunger
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27.How must all but a prophetic few go about God’s work?
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quite, unsuspected ways
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What was the third temptation about?
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Giving the whole earth to Christ. "Never mind that these kingdoms are not ultimately his to give. He simply asks of the great Jehovah, God of heaven and earth, "What is your price? Cheap bread you resist. Tawdry messianic drama you resist, but no man can resist this world's wealth. Name your price."
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lesson 16-29.BYU is not here to help you do what?
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make money
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30.What are the three temptations that Christ suffered?
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Appetite- bread
Spirit- If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. what is your price?- give the whole earth |
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1.Why did Adam offer sacrifice?
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the Lord commanded
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2.What did the angel explain to Adam about the reason for sacrifice?
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it is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father
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3.After explaining the reason for sacrifice, what three commandments did the angel give to Adam?
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do all that thou doest in the name of the Son, repent, and call upon God in the name of the Son.
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4.For what three reasons did Adam bless God (because of the Fall)?
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eyes are opened, I shall have joy, in the flesh I shall see God
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5.What three reasons did Eve give for being glad about the Fall?
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never had seed, never known good and evil, joy of redemption and eternal life
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6.At what point did Adam and Eve realize that the Fall was fortunate?
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when the Holy Ghost fell upon Adam
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7.When did men begin to be carnal, sensual and devilish?
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when they started loving Satan more than God-the fallish
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8.What did Cain love more than God?
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Satan
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9.What prompted Cain to offer sacrifice unto the Lord?
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Satan
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10.Why did Cain's countenance fall?
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because his offering was not done in the right way
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11.What did Cain and his wife have in common (besides being related)?
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they loved Satan more than God
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12.By what oath did Cain himself swear to Satan?
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that he would kill his brother and not tell his father
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13.By what did Cain have his brethren swear the oath?
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by thy throat
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14.What was Cain called because of the covenant he made with Satan?
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Mahan, the Master of the great secret
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15.What excuse did Cain offer to God for killing his brother Abel?
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Satan tempted me
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16.Why did Lamech kill Irad?
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for the oaths sake
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17.According to Joseph Smith, what quality did Cain lack that made his sacrifice unacceptable?
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Faith
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As used in the context of Cain becoming the Father of Satan’s lies, what does becoming a father mean?
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the head of the combination
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19.Why was Cain called “Perdition”?
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he was "also before the world"
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20.Why will Cain one day rule over Satan?
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because he once had a body of flesh and bone
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21.What is the twofold curse on Cain?
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First of all, the earth was
yield her strength unto the efforts of Cain's tilling of it The second part of Cain's curse was that he would be "a fugitive and a vagabond ... in the earth |
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When does holding the Priesthood become a cursing instead of a blessing?
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on papers-lesson 15
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1.What happened that there came a blackness on the people of Canaan?
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the Lord cursed the land with much heat-they divided themselves up on the land-lesson 17
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2.What did the Lord call those people who were of one heart and one mind, who dwelt in righteous, and had no poor among them?
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Zion
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3.What three to four elements does it take for a people to be a Zion people?
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one heart, one mind, no poor among them, dwelt in righteousness
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4.The people were a mixture of all the seed of Adam except for which seed?
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Cain
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5.Why did Enoch ask God how he could weep?
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Because he is Holy and Mercy shall go before his face and have no end
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6.Why was God’s fierce anger kindled against Enoch’s “brethren”?
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because there has not been so great a wickedness as among they brethern
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7.When would the blood of the Righteous be shed?
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in the meridan of time
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8.When would Christ come the first time?
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in the meridan of time
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9.When will Christ come the second time?
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in the last days
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10.What two things will flood the earth in preparation for the Second Coming?
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righteousness and truth
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11.Who will come to Zion, the New Jerusalem?
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the righteous
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12.When will the earth rest?
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after there is darkness and wickedness and then righteousness
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13.What is a seer?
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one who sees with spiritual eyes-. In short,
he is one wl.1o sees, who walks In the Lord's light with open eyes |
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14.What profound and doctrinally significant teaching comes through Enoch?
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Enoch provided a profound amount of knowledge on the Plan of Salvation and specifically with the atonement
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15.What does God’s infinity NOT preclude?
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his immediacy or his
intimacy |
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16.What was the only way that such a perfect order of society as Enoch’s Zion could be brought about?
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having a perfect union
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According to Elder McConkie, what kind of beings will return with the city of Enoch’s Zion?
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Enoch and his colony of ancient Saints will return to the
earth to enjoy the glories of the miilennium and the reign of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords |
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1.How could Noah be of the lineage of Enoch when Enoch was taken into heaven?
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because the son of Enoch, Methuselah, was not taken
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2.In what did Methuselah sin?
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he prophesied that from his loins should spring all the kingdoms of the earth and he took glory unto himself
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3.Name Noah’s sons in order of their birth?
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japheth, shem, ham
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4.Why was God upset with Noah’s grandchildren?
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the daughters of they sons have sold themselves
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5.After preaching with not much success, perhaps none at all except in his own family, why did Noah call upon the Lord?
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he had repented that God had created them-his heart was pained
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6.Who repented that man had been created?
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Noah
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7.Why did God decide to destroy all flesh from off the earth?
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because the Earth had a lot of violence
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8.What is the best, if not the only, definition of “translation,” according to Br. Nibley?
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"A translation is a
statement in the translator's own words of what he thinks the author had in mind." |
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How could Moses endure seeing God?
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Because the glory of God was upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence.
Moses was transfigured. |
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In whose similitude was Moses? (Be exact.)
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“In the similitude of mine Only Begotten; is and shall be the Savior…full of grace and truth.”
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“…all things are present with me, for I know them all.”
"The same which knoweth all things, for all things are present before mine eyes" (D&C 38:2) |
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What vision or knowledge was Moses given?
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Moses saw all the children of God from the beginning to the end and every particle of the world
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5.How did Moses recognize that he did not have to worship Satan?
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Satan had no glory because Moses was not transfigured and looked upon Satan in the natural man…
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6.How did Moses finally get rid of Satan?
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Moses told Satan to get lost. “In the name of the Only Begotten, depart hence, Satan.”
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How much does God know?
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God knows all things. "He comprehendeth all things, and all things are before him, and all things are round about him; and he is above all things, and in all things, and is through all things, and is round about all things; and all things are by him, and of him, even God, forever and ever" (D&C 88:41)
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8.How many worlds has God created?
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Worlds without number…
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9.Moses was given an account of only part of God's creations; what part?
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“…only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof.”
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10.What is God's work and glory?
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“…to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”
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11.What is the relationship between the Book of Moses and the corresponding parts of the Joseph Smith Translation?
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the two are the same
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Why do most Latter-day Saints not realize that the Book of Moses is from the JST?
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it is not sufficient for us simply to say that the Book of
Moses is part of the JST |
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13.Who was the first scribe to write for Joseph during the Bible translation?
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Oliver Cowdery
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Who was the last scribe to record parts of the Book of Moses?
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Sidney Rigdon
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15.Who now has the original manuscript of the JST?
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RLDS church
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16.According to Br. Matthews, what does "translation" mean in conjunction with the Book of Moses?
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To a prophet,
a revelation is a more vital and dependable source than a written text.-written text is a starting point but then they recieve revleation |
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17.Name the doctrinal contributions of the Book of Moses.
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baptism was from the beginning
the Holy Ghost was from the beginning animal sacrifice moses 1 has significe |
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18.How does Br. Matthews characterize Moses 1?
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everyone knows it by the two aspects:
the vision by Moses after the time of the burning bush but before he parted the red sea , and also before he had written the book of Genesis |
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What two questions did Moses ask?
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why these things
are so, and by what thou madest them? |
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1.What did God do on the Seventh day?
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He rested from all of His work.
He blessed and sanctified the Seventh day. |
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Where was the Garden that God planted?
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Eastward in Eden
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3.What two trees in the Garden are named?
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The Tree of Life
The Tree of Knowledge of Good an Evil |
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4.How many rivers were there?
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1 river, 4 heads
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5.What would happen if Adam ate of the tree of Knowledge?
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“...for in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
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6.What would happen because the woman was taken from Adam's bone and flesh and called woman? Moses 3:23-24
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“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.”
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“I am the Beginning and the End, the Almighty God; by (blank) I created these things.”
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mine only begotten
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7.What did Elder Holland say every Latter-day Saint has experienced or soon will?
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is the plain and very sobering truth that before great moments, certainly before great spiritual moments, there can come adversity, opposition, and darkness. |
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What three purposes do the lights have?
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To light the earth, rule the day/night, to divide the light from darkness.
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8.When does the opposition Elder Holland talked about the most come?
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after
enlightened decisions have been made, after moments of revelation and conviction have given us a peace and an assurance we thought we would never lose. |
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According to Moses 2, on what day was man created?
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sixth day
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9.What is the opposition in matters of love and marriage that Elder Holland mentioned to the single, returned missionaries?
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fall in love and have revelation that they are with the right person and then get a brain cramp and "draw back"
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According to Elder Packer, why is studying the physical laws about our origin inadequate?
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Because it only covers half the story of man
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10.Why is it not likely that you will get revelation about the answer to a test question?
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we
do not believe in ex nihilo creation, especially in exams |
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11.What is the first lesson of the spirit of revelation? (What brings revelation?)
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Revelation usually comes in answer to an ‘urgent’ question.
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12.What is the revelation we learn from the crossing of the Red Sea?
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Each of us must cross our own Red Sea with the spirit of revelation.
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13.What role does fear play in the process of revelation?
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Fear almost often plays a destructive role in the process of revelation.
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14.When do we see the bitterness of hell?
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when we fear
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5.What is the second lesson of the spirit of revelation?
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Fear almost often plays a destructive role in the process of revelation.
We must resist the temptation to panic or give up. Feel His love and go forward. |
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16.What is the third lesson of the spirit of revelation?
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Along with the illuminating revelation that points us toward a righteous purpose or duty, God will also provide the means and power to achieve the purpose.
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What four items separate us from the animals?
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Conscience, upright posture, articulated thumb, and size of our brain
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1.What did Satan seek to destroy in suggesting he would save everyone?
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the agency of man
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2.How do we know the serpent is not Satan?
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“...Satan put it into the heart of the serpent, (for he had drawn away many after him)”
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3.Because Satan knew not the mind of God, what did he try to do?
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He sought to destroy the world.
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4.What had the Serpent done so that Eve ate of the fruit?
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He sought to beguile Eve.
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5.What was the first bit of knowledge that Adam and Eve received after they had eaten the fruit? Moses 4:13
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They knew that they had been naked.
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6.How did Adam and Eve know God was coming?
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They heard the voice of the Lord God, as they were walking in the garden
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7.According to Adam, what was the short reason he ate of the fruit?
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Because Eve gave it to him.
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8.In what would Adam and Eve have distress/sorrow?
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In sorrow Eve shalt bring forth children.
In sorrow Adam shalt eat of it all the days of thy life; by the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread |
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9.What did God make for Adam and Eve?
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Coats of skins; clothing
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0.What happened that the doctrine of the preexistence did not remain a part of traditional Christian doctrine?
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these doctrines are lost to the theology of the churches of our
day-In A.D. 553 the dow'ine of the preexistence of the soul was dropped from Christianity by an edict known as the" Anathema against Origen." |
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11.How did Joseph Smith first learn about the doctrine of the preexistence of man?
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through translating the Book of Mormon
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12.How can we come to understand that the Bible also speaks of our premortal existence?
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through revelation-there are passages (Ps. 82:1) that are companion scriptures to ones in Abraham that help this case
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What question is raised if man is nothing more than a highly specialized animal?
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does moral law apply to him?
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If moral law is the issue, what is the problem?
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if there is no moral law, there can be no moral sin.
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choice
distinguish between good and evil opposition in all things laws |
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What are many members of the Church entirely unaware?
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that fundamental doctrines cannot co-exist with a belief that man evolved from lower forms of life.
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14.What was the purpose of our pre mortal life?
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to train and prepare spirits for their experience here on Earth
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15.What five conditions had to be created so we could make progress and become like our Father?
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Earth had to be created
paradiasical first atonement only way to save earth one to redeem Earth must be son of God all would be resurrected to a state of immortality |
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16.How many plans were presented in the Grand Council in heaven?
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one
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How does Elder Packer feel about those who study the sciences, including evolution?
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he is fine with it and even envy’s those that pursue the course of sciences
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9.According to Br. Nibley, the problem in translating Egyptian is not in the meaning of the Egyptian words or sentences or grammar. Where is the problem?
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the problem lies in portraying what was meant to be portrayed
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What is the imbalance in the way moral knowledge and scientific knowledge work?
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This apparent imbalance in accumulating knowledge can easily contribute to a spirit of arrogance in students of the physical world, especially in so-called intellectuals. They may feel they have inherited the larger and more valuable legacy of knowledge. The Book of Mormon warns of: The vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish. But to be learned is good, if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
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10.What has been the chief weapon used by critics of Joseph Smith and the Book of Abraham?
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the word translate and what it actually means
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You are in little danger for your soul in any field of study, according to Elder Packer, if you do what?
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if you respect the truths of moral and spiritual law
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According to Elder Packer, we are told that insofar as the man and woman are concerned, the scriptural accounts of the creation are ______.
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figurative
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What do the scriptures say about how the earth was created?
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We do not know how the earth and universe were made, except by the power of God’s word.
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According to Ether 3:9-10, in whose image are we created? (Be specific.)
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God created us in His own image and in the image of his Only Begotten
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If the events from the creation to the end of the earth are governed by law, then those events are based on _____ and not based on_____.
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choice; chance
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According to Elder Packer, the degree of what assertion determines whether evolution is false?
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“It is my conviction that to the degree the theory of evolution asserts that man is the product of an evolutionary process, the offspring of animals--it is false!”
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11.What is the only way to make a translation of an ancient religious text?
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urim and thummim
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12.How did Joseph translate the things he did translate?
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Urim and Thummim
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What six reasons does Elder Packer give for not believing that man is the product of evolution?
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•revelations from God
•an understanding of the sealing authority •statements from the prophets and apostles •moral laws of force and validity •the word beauty •light - personal revelation |
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13.According to Br. Nibley, who can translate better “from the original Greek,” Joseph or the best classical scholars of the world?
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according to the definition of the world the scholars but to actually get the meaning of what the Greeks meant, then Joseph
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What does Elder Packer sometimes wonder about time?
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if time exists at all
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14.Why can there never be a correct translation of the Hebrew text of Genesis 1:1?
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we don't know what the first writer had in mind when he wrote Genesis
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According to Elder Packer, how old is the earth?
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We do not know how old the earth is
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15.According to Br. Nibley, what have the saints always shouted from the house tops?
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Joseph did not translate after the manor of scholars
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According to Elder Packer, how long has man been on the earth?
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We do not know how long man has been on the earth.
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16.According to Br. Nibley, what is harder to use to produce a translation, a dictionary or the Urim and Thummim?
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Urim and Thummim-it requires a much more exacting sort of training
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18.Why are such questions as “How did Joseph translate?” “Do we still have a seer-stone?” “Do we have the original text of the Book of Abraham?” totally irrelevant?
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They do not even make sense
as expressions of normal human curiosity, since Joseph Smith made it perfectly clear that the vital ingredient in every transmission of ancient or heavenly knowledge is always the Spirit |
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17.What is the only effective method of testing the process of translation?
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NOT SURE...it "mattereth not" what method is used as long as
one finds the way to demonstrably valid and correct information |
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19.According to Br. Nibley, there is no problem in rendering a literal translation of Egyptian texts (word for word) into English. What is the problem?
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getting what the author meant
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20.According to Br. Nibley, the problem of understanding the Bible isn’t in the English. What is the problem?
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what the author meant to say
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