“Church History Matching Game,” Friend, October 2025, 24–25.
Church History Matching Game
Match each person with what they did during the early days of the Church’s Restoration.
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Joseph Smith
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Emma Smith
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Oliver Cowdery
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David Whitmer
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Eliza R. Snow
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Mary Whitmer
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Martin Harris
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Lucy Mack Smith
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Wilford Woodruff
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Vienna Jaques
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I was one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, along with Oliver and Martin.
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I was Joseph Smith’s mother. I joined the Church soon after it was restored.
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I was called by God to restore His Church on earth in the latter days.
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The Lord commanded me to move to Zion (see Doctrine and Covenants 90:28–29). I drove a wagon to Salt Lake City.
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I was one of first Apostles and the fourth president of the restored Church.
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The Lord called me an “elect lady” (Doctrine and Covenants 25:3). I was the first Relief Society president.
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I wrote many Church hymns, including “O My Father” (Hymns, no. 292).
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The angel Moroni showed me the gold plates while Joseph was staying in my home to translate.*
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I sold my farm to help pay to print the Book of Mormon.
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I was the main scribe for Joseph Smith while he translated the Book of Mormon.
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