The Articles of Faith / A Series of Lectures on the Principal Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

by James E. Talmage

2. Compare Theology and Religion.

3. Define the "Articles of Faith." (Give:—1, circumstance of their origin, see note, p. 24; 2, their readoption by the Church; 3, their necessary incompleteness as an expression of our belief.)

4. Name the standard works of the Church.

5. State the principal incidents connected with the parentage, birth, and youth of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

6. Give the circumstances of Joseph Smith's prayerful search for truth.

7. Describe his first vision.

8. What prominent feature of modern sectarian teaching, regarding the personality of the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, was disproved by this vision?

9. How was Joseph's statement of his vision received by sectarian teachers of that time?

10. Describe the visitations of Moroni to Joseph Smith. (Give:—1, dates; 2, most important messages delivered by the angel.)

11. Describe the re-establishment of the Church through the ministry of Joseph Smith in the present dispensation.