What did President Oaks say converted Latter-day Saints believe about the Family Proclamation?

Lord's reemphasis of the gospel truths we need to sustain us through current challenges to the family.

What process did the First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve use in the creation of the family proclamation?

revelatory

Elder Oaks declared that the Family Proclamation is a statement of eternal truth and the will of God for His children who seek eternal life

true

Why did Elder Oaks say some people "consider this family proclamation as just a statement of policy that should be changed

Those who do not believe in or aspire to exaltation and are most persuaded by the ways of the world consider

What doctrine defines our destiny? Why

You are a child of god, because its necessary to understand our divine destiny

What are the five witnesses that speak of our potential?

First testimony of scriptures, second, to the witness of the early Christian writers; third, to the wisdom of those poets and authors who drink from the divine well; fourth, to the power of logic; and fifth, to the voice of history.

What three things allow us to have "unlimited opportunities to progress toward [our] destiny of godhood"?

Being immersed in a world of good and evil, having the capacity to choose, and being able to draw upon the powers of the Atonement

What logical reason do we have for believing in our divine destiny?

We have divine characteristics from our parents

Rather than viewing the saving ordinances as a checklist of actions, how should we see them?

they are the keys that open the doors to heavenly powers that can lift us above our mortal limitations.

What did President Hinckley teach about our ability to add to or diminish Heavenly Mother's glory?

We pray to Heavenly Father because that's the way Jesus taught us to pray

Besides statements speaking of Heavenly Mother's procreative role, what other roles and/or responsibilities have Church leaders spoken about

Co-Creator of worldsCo-framer of the plan of salvationContinued involvement in our mortal probation

What did President Harold B. Lee teach about Heavenly Mother in comparison to our earthly mothers?

Shes more concerned than our earthly mother

Do we have evidence of General Authorities advising us not to speak about Heavenly Mother?

No

Why is it natural to assume that we can become like our Heavenly Parents?

We are like our earthly parents

When was the concept of deification first disputed by an early church father?

Fifth century

How did the teaching of creation ex nihilo impact how Christians saw men and women's relationship with God?

God had originally been completely alone. And widended perceived gulf between God and man

What two things are necessary for "receiving one's full inheritance as a child of Heavenly Father"?

through the Atonement of Christ, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel.

m How do Latter-day Saints understand the magnitude of the atonement of Jesus Christ?

the vast human potential it makes possible

What four things does Satan try to do because of the importance of family?

destroy the sanctity of the family demean the importance of the role of men and womenen courage moral uncleanlines sand to discourage parents from raising children

According to Elder Christofferson, why is marriage more than the love couples feel for each other?

love comes from you, but marriage from above, from God."

What four things did Elder Christofferson teach are "needed for the success of [God's] plan"?

Creation of the earth, condition of mortality, Redemption from the Fall (Atonement of Jesus Christ), Setting of physical birth and spiritual rebirth

m Why can no person or government alter the divine order of matrimony?

It is not a human invention

m What did President Julie B. Beck teach that the theology of the family is based on?

The Creation, The Fall, and the Atonement

Rather than a consumer approach to dating, how did President Beck describe dating and courtship?

Build lasting friendships and find eternal companions

What were Elder Bednar's two reasons for why eternal marriage is essential to our exaltation?

Man and womens spirts perfectly complement eachother and both are needed to bear a child

Which issues did Elder Bednar say constitute Satan's most direct and diabolical attack on the family?

Confuse understanding about gender, promote premature and unrighteous use of procreative power, hinder righteous marriage.

According to Elder Bednar, where must we look in order to overcome Satan's counterfeit messages regarding gender and marriage?

Jesus

What eight ways did President Oaks say that Satan would try to destroy the plan?

Discredit the Savior, nullify effects of Atonement counterfeit revelation, lead people away from truth; contradict individual accountability; confuse gender; undermine marriage - All things related to procreation

What was the first commandment given to Adam and Eve?

multiply and replenish the earth

What did Adam and Eve need to do to keep the first commandment?

Eat of fruit of tree of knowledge of good and evil

m What did Eve transgress to initiate the conditions of mortality?

Ate of the fruit

According to our readings, what is Heavenly Father's goal in parenting?

to have His children choose to do what is right and ultimately become like Him.

Why is opposition and a veil necessary for the use of agency?

so we would not remember God's plan.

What is the relationship between commandments and agency?

Though God wants us to be on the covenant path, He gives us the dignity of choosing.

m What is the relationship between commandments and God's goal for our destiny?

To further us to exaltation

If justification removes the punishment for past sin, then sanctification

Removes the stain or effects of sin ________."

Though we cannot earn the grace of Christ, what must we do to receive it?

Choose to seek and accept justification and sanctification

What is the medium through which Christ's atoning grace is applied?

The Holy Spirit

Is perfection dependent on justification and sanctification, or is justification and sanctification dependent on perfection?

Perfection is dependent on justification and sanctification

How does the grace of Christ help us see ways to do good that we otherwise would not recognize?

through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ and repentance of their sins, receive strength and assistance

m What does the grace of Christ have to do with our good works?

Allows us eternal life after all we can do

True or false: According to the reading, the Atonement restores us to our previous innocent state.

false

What two things does grace do according to Elder Uchtdorf?

Unlocks gates of heaven, and opens the window of heaven

Why do "we seek to obey our Heavenly Father?

because our spirits will become more attuned to spiritual things.

m What doesn't "after all we can do" mean according to Elder Uchtdorf?

after" doesn't equal "because"

m According to Sister Burton, what are three principles that will increase our faith in Jesus Christ?

All that is unfair about life can be made right, there is power to overcome the natural man, The Atonement is the greatest evidence we have of the Father's love for His children

Why is it helpful to realize that we may only have partial information when we are trying to interpret prophetic teachings?

m Its not good to make decisions with partial information

What is "part of our problem in the question for truth"?

human wisdom has disappointed us so often.

How does Satan attack those who already embrace the truth? What is one of his "primary strategies"?

spread the seeds of doubt

What does the invitation to "trust the Lord" not remove from us?

does not relieve us from the responsibility to know for ourselves

What counsel was given for when we are confronted with information that conflicts with the revealed word of God?

Men cant understand full truth

m According to Carol F. McConkie, what are the three primary roles of a prophet?

Messenger of Righteousness, 2, Witness of Christ, and Hold the keys of the kingdom on earth

Why are questions different than doubts and how can they lead to good?

To doubt is to reject truth and faith.

Why can "not asking questions" be far more dangerous than asking questions?

sin makes you stupid-and so does refusing to seek after truth.

Why are spiritual wrestlers also seekers?

They are men and women of faith who want to understand more than they presently do and who are serious about increasing the light and knowledge in their lives

Where do our challenges lie in what we don't know instead of what we think we know?

WE DON'T KNOW IT SO WE CANT MAKE A DECISIOSN

Why can't we think our way to conversion?

because you cannot convince your mind of something your heart does not feel

m What habits do seekers have?

engage in the wrestle, immerse themselves regularly in the scriptures, work to be increasingly pure, then pure seekers listen

Though scholarship is valued in the church, what is required to have the right to establish doctrine?

Revelation and authority

m What lessons does Elder Christofferson draw from his two New Testament illustrations?

revelation from God. And not every statement made by a Church leader, past or present, necessarily constitutes doctrine.