REL 325 - The Doctrine and Covenants
Study List for the Final Exercise
Bro. Marcus Martins

1. What are the four functions of the law? (88:34)

2. Where will the City of New Jerusalem be built? (84:2-3)

3. What is the "Rest of the Lord"? (84:24)

4. What power did John the Baptist receive from an angel of God when he was eight days old? (84:28)

5. What happens to the faithful elders (and sisters) when they depart from mortality? (138:57)

6. What requirement must we meet before obtaining equality in heavenly things? (78:5-6)

7. What are the blessings included in the oath and covenant of the priesthood? (84:33-38)

8. List the synonyms for the light of Christ. (84:45-46; 88:6-13)

9. What requirement must be met before obtaining forgiveness for our own sins? (82:1)

10. What are some of blessings the Lord promised to those who obey the Word of Wisdom? (89:18-21)

11. In the Lord's clarification of the Parable of the Wheat and of the Tares, why weren't the tares plucked out early on? (86:6; Student Manual, p.190 item 7)

12. What blessing is included in the greater priesthood? (84:19)

13. What can bring a snare upon Church leaders' souls? (90:17)

14. The Lord warned us against what kinds of sins? (88:123-124)

15. What blessing will be given to the pure in heart in the house of the Lord? (97:16)

16. What type of human law is justifiable before the Lord? (98:5)

17. How are the people who live in the Millennium going to die? (101:31)

18. List the purposes of high councils. (102:2)

19. When the president of the church is absent, the two other presidents ... (102:11)

20. What did the Lord state about the earth's resources? (104:17)

21. In preparation for the redemption of Zion, the elders of the church must ... (105:10-11)

22. What privileges are included in the Melchizedek Priesthood? (107:18-19)

23. And what privileges are included in the Aaronic Priesthood? (107:20)

24. The first temple in this dispensation was built and dedicated in what city? (109:2-4)

25. What did the Prophet Joseph ask the Lord to do to those who spread lying reports about the Church, if they would not repent? (109:29)

26. What is the relationship between the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve? (107:23-24)

27. How should decisions be reached in these quorums? (107:27,30)

28. What heavenly personages appeared to the prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple? (110:2,11-13)

29. How can one exercise "unrighteous dominion"? (121:37)

30. What does the Lord reveal in his house (i.e. the temple)? (124:40-41)

31. What did the Prophet Joseph Smith call "the most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel"? (128:17)

32. How can an action performed by a righteous priesthood holder become a law on earth and in heaven? (128:9)

33. What is necessary in the dispensation of the fulness of times for the salvation of the whole human family? (128:18)

34. What kinds of beings exist in heaven? (129:1,3)

35. When a supposedly heavenly messenger appears, what should we do in order to confirm whether the personage is from God? (129:4-9)

36. Where do angels reside? (130:6-7)

37. What angels minister to this earth? (130:5)

38. What will happen with the principles of intelligence we acquire in this life? (130:18)

39. What do we need to do in order to obtain a specific blessing from the Lord? (130:20-21; 132:5)

40. How many heavens exist within the celestial glory? (131:1)

41. What must a person do to inherit the highest heaven in the celestial glory? (131:2; lecture notes)

42. What does it mean to have "the more sure word of prophecy"? (131:5; lecture notes)

43. Will the Lord accept an offer or act that he did not ask for--only because of a person's faith and good intentions? (132:8-11)

44. What will happen in the resurrection with human institutions (i.e. thrones, prestigious organizations, etc.) that have not been established by the Lord? (132:13-14)

45. What will happen with those righteous individuals who attain the highest degree of the celestial kingdom? (132:20)

46. Why did the Lord send the fulness of his gospel? (133:57)

47. Does the Lord care about nations and kingdoms? Isn't he is too powerful to pay attention to their imperfect political systems? (134:1)

48. How is the Lord going to judge all of us? (137:9)

49. How did the Lord Jesus Christ preach the gospel to the wicked spirits in prison? (138:29-30)

50. What did the dead consider the absence of their spirits from their bodies? (138:50)

 


If you have any difficulty finding the answers--or if you just want to double-check your answers--come to my office, or give me a call (277-2619), or send me an e-mail message:  martinsm@byuh.edu
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