RelC 431 - Doctrines of the Gospel Final Exercise   Instructor: Dr. Marcus Helvécio T. A. Martins

Feel free to discuss these questions with your roommates, neighbors, and even myself; but keep in mind that the actual writing must be the result of individual work. Any detectable attempt to copy answers from other students will be considered a serious violation of the Honor Code and will subject the perpetrator(s) to appropriate disciplinary action.

Type your answers in order to turn them in later.  Limit you answers to no more than four good paragraphs per question, unless you absolutely need to write more. That will require you to be very specific in the exposition of your ideas.  Paraphrase any quotations you decide to use and add the reference so I'll know where you got it.

First Question  -  100 points
A full-time missionary who has been serving for about a year states he that hasn't been able to feel the spirit for quite some time. Recently he watched a Church movie and couldn't feel anything.  Is this missionary in some kind of trouble?  If so, how would you counsel him?

Second Question - 100 points
Back in 1986 a TV reporter broadcasting live from the site of an office building fire in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, saw a number of people jumping to their deaths. As she described those horrible scenes, she left her professional composure aside for a moment and exclaimed: "Here we can see that there is no God and that life is meaningless."

How would you use the knowledge of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to respond to her?