“Lesson 4: ‘Remember the New Covenant, Even the Book of Mormon’” Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Class Member Study Guide (1999)
“Lesson 4,” Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Class Member Study Guide
Lesson 4
“Remember the New Covenant, Even the Book of Mormon”
Reading assignment: Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65; Doctrine and Covenants 3; 5; 10; 17; 20:5–15; 84:54–62; Our Heritage, pages 5–10.
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What were some of the challenges that Joseph Smith faced while he translated the Book of Mormon? (See Our Heritage, pages 7–9.)
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What does the account of the lost manuscript pages teach about the Lord’s power? (See D&C 3:1–3; 10:14, 43; 1 Nephi 9:6.)
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Who were the Three Witnesses and the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon? (See “The Testimony of Three Witnesses” and “The Testimony of Eight Witnesses” in the introductory material of the Book of Mormon; see also Our Heritage, page 10.) In what ways can you be a witness of the Book of Mormon? (See Moroni 10:3–5.)
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In September 1832 the Prophet Joseph received a revelation in which the Lord said that “the whole church [was] under condemnation” (D&C 84:55). Why was the Church under condemnation? (See D&C 84:54–56.) What did Church members need to do for the condemnation to be lifted? (See D&C 84:57–58, 60–62.)