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Dictionary of Church Terms in American Sign Language


Dictionary of Church Terms in American Sign Language

A

A Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit

A marvelous work and a wonder

Aaronic Priesthood

Abortion

Abraham

Abstinence, Sexual  Purity, Morality (1)

Abstinence, Sexual Purity, Morality (2)

Accept, take upon

Accountable, Responsible

Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Activities (church)

Adam

Administer

Administer the Sacrament (1)

Administer the Sacrament (2)

Administer to the Sick

Adopt

Adultery

Adversity

Advise, Counsel

Advocate (1)

Advocate (2) 

Age of Accountability

Agency

Almighty God

Altar

Amen (1)

Amen (2)

Angel

Anoint

Another Testament of Jesus Christ

Apostasy, Astray

Apostle

Approach, near

Area (administrative area)

Area Presidency

Armor of God

Articles of Faith

Ascension

Ask, and it shall be given you, seek, and ye shall find, knock, and it shall be opened unto you

Atonement

Authority

Authorize (1)

Avoid

B

Backslide

Baptism by Immersion (1)

Baptism by Immersion (2)

Baptism for the Dead (1)

Baptism for the Dead (2)

Baptism, Baptize

Baptismal Covenant 

Baptismal Font (1)

Baptismal Font (2)

Behold (1)

Behold (2)

Believe, Belief

Beloved Son

Benediction, Closing prayer

Bethlehem (1)

Bethlehem (2)

Bishop

Bishops’ storehouse

Bishopric

Blasphemy

Blessing

Blessings of the Priesthood

Blessings of the Temple

Blood of Christ

Bondage, Slavery

Book of Mormon

Born again, rebirth

Born in the covenant

Branch  

Branch President

Brethren

Brother

Burden

C

Call, Calling (to an office in the church)

Calvary (1)

Calvary (2)

Cast out

Celestial Kingdom

Ceremony, Rite

Challenges

Chapel

Change of Heart

Chapter

Character, Attribute (1)

Character, Attribute (2)

Charity

Charity never faileth 

Chastity

Choir

Choice and accountability

Choose the right

Chosen by the Lord

Christ-like

Christian

Church

Cleansed from sin

Clerk

Come unto Christ

Comforter

Command, Order

Commandment

Commissioned

Commit, Commitment

Compassionate Service

Condemn, condemnation, punish, punishment

Conduct, Administrate (1)

Conduct, Administrate (2)

Confess, Admit

Confidential

Confirm, confirmation

Conscience

Consecrated oil

Consecration (1) 

Consecration (2)

Consequence, consequences

Contention, Strife

Contributions (of time or talents)

Contributions (of time or talents)

Contrite

Cornerstone

Council (1)

Council (2)

Counsel 

Counselor (1) 

Council in Heaven

Covenant

Covenant People (1) 

Covenant People (2)

Convert, conversion

Create, Creation, Form

Creator

Cross 

Crucifixion, Crucify

Curse, Swear, Profanity

Cut-off, Disconnect

D

Damnation (1)

Damnation (2)

Daughter of God

Deacon (office in the Aaronic Priesthood)

Deceit, Deceive, Betray 

Dedicate, Dedication

Degrees of Glory (1)

Degrees of Glory (2)

Descend  

Descendants, Posterity

Desire, want, will

Destroy, Destruction 

Devil, Satan, Adversary, Lucifer 

Diligent, Diligence, Enthusiastic, Eager

Direction, under the

Discern, Discernment

Disfellowship

Disobedience, Disobey

Dispensation

Dispensation of the fulness of times

District  

District President

Divine

Divine destiny

Divine nature

Doctrine (1)

Doctrine (2)

Doctrine and Covenants

Duty to God program

E

Easter

Elder  

Elders Quorum

Elect, Chosen

Elohim 

Endowment

Endure to the End 

Ensign, an ensign to

Eternal Life

Eternal Marriage

Eternal Progression

Eternal, Eternity

Eve 

Everlasting

Evil (1)

Evil (2)

Exaltation, Exalt

Excommunicate 

Exhort, Warn

Explain, describe

Expound, expand

F

Faith  

Faith, hope, charity

Faithful (1)

Faithful (2)

Fall of Adam

Family History  

Family History Consultant

Family Home Evening (1)

Family Home Evening (2)

Fast and Testimony Meeting

Fast Offering

Fast Sunday

Fasting, Fast

Father in Heaven 

Fear Not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy

Fellowship (1)

Fellowship (2)

Fidelity

Final Judgment

Fireside

First Presidency

First Vision

Flesh and Bone

Follow the prophet

For the Strength of Youth

Forbidden fruit

Foreordain (1)

Foreordain (2)

Foreordain (3)

Forever

Forgive, Pardon, Excuse

Form, Create

Fornication (1)

Fornication (2)

Forsake your sins

Foundation

Friendship

From the Foundation of the World

Fulfill, Satisfy, Fullness

Full-time Missionary

Full Tithe Payer

Fullness of the Gospel

Fullness of Times

Fundamentals of the gospel

G

Garden of Eden

Garment 

Gathering 

General Authority

General Board

General Conference

General women’s session

Generation

Gentile

Gethsemane (1) 

Gethsemane (2) 

Gift of Discernment

Gift of the Holy Ghost

Gift of tongues

Glory of God 

Glory, Glorify, Glorious

Go forward with faith

God

God the Eternal Father

Godhead 

Godliness 

Gold Plates

Gospel  

Gospel of Jesus Christ

Grace

Great and dreadful day of the Lord

Great and marvelous work

Group Leader

Guidebook, Handbook (1)

Guidebook, Handbook (2)

Guilt, guilty

H

Hallelujah

Hard-hearted, stiff-necked

Harmony, work together

Healing the Sick

Hearken, hear, heard

Heaven 

Heavenly Father

Heir 

Hell

Heritage

Holy

Holy Ghost,  Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit of Promise

Home Teacher

Home Teaching (1)

Home Teaching (2)

Homosexual (1) 

Homosexual (2)

Honest, honesty

Honor, respect

Hope, Look forward (1)

Hope, Look forward (2)

Hosanna

House of Israel

Humanitarian

Humanity, mankind, men

Humble

Hymn

Hypocrite

I

I am the light and the life of the world

Idol

Immersion 

Immoral, Immorality

Immortal, Immortality (1)

Immortal, Immortality (2)

Impure, unclean

Individual worth

Infinite 

Influence

Inherit, inheritance

Innocent, innocence

Integrity

Inspire, Inspiration

Institute of Religion

Intelligent

Interpret, Interpretation

Interview

Investigate

Investigator

Invocation (opening prayer)

Iron Rod

Israel (country)

Israelites

J

Jehovah

Jerusalem (1)

Jerusalem (2)

Jesus Christ 

Jews, Jewish

John the Baptist

Joseph Smith (1) 

Joseph Smith (2)

Judge 

Judgment (1)

Judgment (2)

Justice

K

Keep the commandments

Keep the Sabbath day holy

Keys (priesthood)

Keys of the Kingdom

Keystone (1)

Keystone (2)

Kind, kindness, benevolent

Kingdom of God

Kingdom of Heaven

Knowledge

L

Lamanite

Lamb of God (1)

Lamb of God (2)

Last days, Latter Days

Law of Chastity

Law of Consecration

Law of Sacrifice

Law of the Fast

Law of Tithing

Law, Statute, Rule

Laying on of Hands

Leadership

Less Active (1)

Less Active (2)

Less Active (3)

Less-active member

Liahona (1)

Liahona (2)

Life after Death (1)

Life after Death (2)

Light of Christ

Line upon line, precept upon precept

Living Prophet (1)

Living Prophet (2)

Local authorities

Long-suffering

Lord

Love of God

Love the Lord with all thy heart, might, mind, and strength.

Love thy neighbour as thyself

M

Magnify, Expand (1)

Magnify, Expand (2)

Manifest, Reveal, Show

Martyr

Master (1)

Master (2)

Meek and lowly in heart

Meetinghouse 

Melchizedeck Priesthood

Member of the Church

Membership (1)

Membership (2)

Mercy

Message, Story, Comments

Messiah (1)

Messiah (2)

Minister, Ministry (1)

Minister, Ministry (2)

Minister, Ministry (3) 

Ministering of Angels

Miracle

Mission (a unit of the church)

Mission (call to serve) 

Mission Field

Mission President

Missionary companion

Missionary discussions or lessons

Missionary Work 

Mock, make fun of

Modesty

Moral (1)

Moral (2)

Mormon 

Mortal  

Mortality (1)

Mortality (2)

Mourn, Regret

Murmur, Complain

My work and my glory to ...

My yoke is easy, and my burden is light

Mystery, mysteries

N

Naming and Blessing (for children)

Nation, kindred, tongue, and people

Nazareth (1)

Nazareth (2)

Nephite

New and Everlasting Covenant 

New Testament

No respecter of persons

Non-Member

Oath (1)

O

Oath (2)

Oath and Covenant 

Obedience, Obey (1)

Obedience, Obey (2)

Obligation, Burden

Offering

Offer-up, Sacrifice

Office of the Priesthood

Old Testament

Oliver Cowdery

Only Begotten (Son)

Opposite, opposition, enmity

Oppression 

Ordain (1) (to a priesthood office)

Ordain (2) (to a priesthood office)

Ordinance

Ordinances of the Gospel

Ordination  

Ordination of the Priesthood

Organist

Outer Darkness (1)

Outer Darkness (2)

P

Pain, suffer, anguish

Parable (1)

Parable (2)

Paradise (1)

Paradise (2) 

Part-member family

Partaking of the Sacrament

Participate, involve, include

Patience, Patience 

Patriarchal

Peace

Peacemaker

Pearl of Great Price

Pedigree

Perfecting the Saints

Persecute, Persecution

Persecute, persecution

Personal Progress program

Personal revelation

Physical Body

Physical Death

Pianist

Pioneer

Plan of Happiness

Plan of Salvation

Polygamy

Ponder

Pornography (1)

Pornography (2)

Pour out his Spirit

Power of the Holy Ghost

Praise

Pray, Prayer, Supplicate

Preach

Precious, Valuable, Dear

Premortal Existence, Pre-earth Life

Presence of

Preside

Presidency

President  

President of the Church

Presiding Authority 

Presiding Bishopric

Presiding High Priest 

Pride, proud

Priest (Office in the Aaronic Priesthood)

Priesthood

Priesthood Executive Committee

Priesthood Holder, Priesthood Bearer

Priesthood Keys

Priesthood Leader

Priesthood Ordinances

Primary  

Primary Sharing Time

Principle

Privilege

Probation, Probationary

Proclaim the Gospel

Procreate, Procreative Powers

Procreation powers

Promise

Promptings (1) 

Promptings (2)

Proper, appropriate

Prophecy

Prophesy (1)

Prophet

Prospective Elder

Proxy

Punish, Punishment, Penalty

Pure, Purity

Q

Quorum  

Quorum of the Seventy

Quorum of the Twelve

R

Reactivate, reactivation

Rebel

Rebuke, chastise

Recorder

Redeem the Dead (1)

Redeem the Dead (2)

Redeem, Redemption 

Redeemer

Refuse, won’t

Region, Regional (1)

Region, Regional (2)

Reject

Rejoice, Joy

Relationship

Release (from a calling)

Relief Society

Religion

Remission of Sins

Renew your baptismal covenants

Repent, Repentance

Replenish

Resist

Restitution 1

Restitution 2

Restore, Restoration

Resurrect, Resurrection 

Revelation (1)

Revelation (2)

Revelator

Reverence

Reverent, Reverently

Righteous, Righteously

Rule, Reign, Control

S

Sabbath

Sacrament (Ordinance)

Sacrament Meeting

Sacred  

Sacred Grove

Sacrifice (1) 

Sacrifice, Give-up, Offer-up (2)

Saint

Salvation

Sanctify

Savior 

Savior of the World

Scripture 

Seal, Sealing

Search, Seek (1)

Search, Seek (2)

Second Coming

Seek ye first the kingdom of God

Self-reliance

Seminary 

Sermon on the Mount

Servant

Serve, Service

Set Apart

Sex, Sexual (2) 

Sex, Sexual (1) 

Sharing the Gospel

Shedding of Innocent Blood 

Signs of the Times (1)

Signs of the Times (2) 

Similitude (1)

Similitude (2)

Sin

Sincere, Serious, True, Solemn (1)

Sincere, Serious, True, Solemn (2)

Single Adult

Sins of the World (1)

Sins of the World (2)

Sister

Solemnly, truthfully

Son of God

Son of Man

Sorrow, Remorse, Regret

Soul (1)

Soul (2)

Soul (3)

Special witness of Jesus Christ

Spirit

Spirit of Elijah

Spirit of God

Spirit of the Lord 

Spirit Prison

Spiritual Death

Spiritual, Spirituality

Stake 

Stake President

Stand as a Witness (1)

Stand as a Witness (2)

Stand Firm, Immovable, Steadfast (1)

Stand Firm, Immovable, Steadfast (2)

Standard Work

Standards (For the Strength of Youth)

Stewardship, Duty, Responsibility

Still, small voice

Straight and Narrow Path

Subdue, Overcome, Conquer

Submission, Submissiveness

Sunday

Sunday School (1)

Sunday School (2)

Support, strengthen, nourish

Sustain (1)

Sustain (2)

Symbol, Symbolic

T

Tabernacle

Talents (1)

Talents (2)

Teacher (Office in the Aaronic Priesthood)

Telestial Kingdom

Temple (Jewish)

Temple (Mormon)

Temple Ordinances

Temple Recommend

Temporal

Tempt, Temptation

Ten Tribes (1) 

Ten Tribes (2) 

Tender mercies of the Lord

Terrestrial Kingdom

Testify

Testimony

Thankful, Grateful, Appreciate, Gratitude

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

The Living Christ

The same yesterday, today, and forever

The Ten Commandments

Thee, Thou

Thine, Thy

Throughout, henceforth

Time and Eternity

Tithing  

Tithing Settlement

Transfiguration (1)

Transfiguration (2)

Transgression

Translate

Tree of Life

Tree of knowledge of good and evil

Tribulation, Trials, Troubles, Tests

True and living God

Truths

Turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers

U

Units (1)

Units (2)

Unite, Reconcile

Urim and Thumim

V

Valiant, Courage, Brave

Values (Young Women)

Value, Important

Veil

Vengeance, Revenge

Verily

Verse

Vineyard

Virgin

Virtue, Virtuous

Vision

Visit Teacher

W

War in Heaven

Ward

Ward mission leader

Warn

Welfare

Wicked, Wickedness (1)

Wicked, Wickedness (2)

Wilderness (1)

Wilderness (2)

Will of the Lord

Willing

Wisdom

Witness

Word of God 

Word of Wisdom

Worldwide Church

Worthless, in vain

Worship

Worthy

Y

Young Adults

Young Man

Young Woman

Youth

Z

Zarahemla

Zion