Doctrine and Covenants 1–75 and Joseph Smith—History

[First Vision]

Doctrinal mastery questions: Understand the doctrine taught in the doctrinal mastery passages.

• Joseph Smith—History 1:15–20

• Doctrine and Covenants 1:30

• Doctrine and Covenants 1:37–38

• Doctrine and Covenants 6:36

• Doctrine and Covenants 8:2–3

• Doctrine and Covenants 13:1

• Doctrine and Covenants 18:10–11

• Doctrine and Covenants 18:15–16

• Doctrine and Covenants 19:16–19

• Doctrine and Covenants 21:4–6

• Doctrine and Covenants 29:10–11

• Doctrine and Covenants 42:11

• Doctrine and Covenants 49:15–17

• Doctrine and Covenants 58:42–43

• Doctrine and Covenants 64:9–11

Context questions: Understand some of the major events or accounts that surround and give background to a particular passage.

• Oliver Cowdery’s witness that the work of Joseph Smith was of God (see D&C 6:22–23)

• The loss of the 116 manuscript pages and the principles Joseph Smith learned (see D&C 3; 10)

• Truths learned from the First Vision (see Joseph Smith—History 1:11–20)

• The general timeline of key events: the First Vision, Joseph receiving the golden plates, the restoration of the priesthood, the organization of the Church, and the move to Kirtland, Ohio

• The messengers who restored the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods (see D&C 13; Joseph Smith—History 1:72)

• The center place of Zion and the meanings associated with the word Zion (see D&C 57; True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference [2004], 189–90)

Doctrine and principles: Understand major doctrine and principles taught in the Doctrine and Covenants.

• Principles that govern revelation: receiving revelation (see D&C 9:7–9), recognizing revelation (see D&C 8:1–5), discerning true revelation from false ideas (see D&C 50:10–36), and understanding that the prophet receives revelation to guide the Church and that those with callings receive revelation for their responsibilities (see D&C 28:1–7)

• Reasons why The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true and living church (see D&C 1:30; 18:1–5; 27:5–14; 33:1–6)

• What the Doctrine and Covenants teaches about the Atonement of Jesus Christ (see D&C 29:30–45), baptism (see D&C 20:72–74; 22:1–4), the sacrament (see D&C 20:77, 79; 27:1–2), gifts of the Spirit (see D&C 46:8–26), marriage (see D&C 49:15–17), preparation for the Second Coming (see D&C 45:32, 39, 57), scripture (see D&C 68:2–4), the law of consecration (see D&C 42:30–42), and the Book of Mormon (see D&C 20:8–12)

• The role of the Prophet Joseph Smith in the final dispensation (see D&C 27:5–14; 65:2)

• The role of the prophet in receiving revelation for the Church (see D&C 21:1, 4–6; 28:2, 6–7; 43:1–7)

Key terms: Understand the meaning of key terms.

• Eternal life (see D&C 14:7; 20:17–28; 29:22–29; 66:4–13)

• Immortality (see True to the Faith, 52)

• New and everlasting covenant (see D&C 66:2)

• The Great Apostasy and individual apostasy (see True to the Faith, 13–14)

• Spiritual death (see D&C 29:40–41)