Learning Assessment Helps

You may want to spend a few minutes reviewing for the learning assessment next week (Jan 4 for CJH and Jan 5 for Ascent).  If so, here is some help:

There are just a few questions from the chapters we have not yet covered in class (Alma 5-16).  You will want to spend a little extra time with this material.

You can access the review guide in any of the following ways:

1) Follow this link to view the study guide online.  This will allow you to use the hyperlinks.

2) In Gospel Library.  Use the following path to find and then bookmark the review guide in gospel library for easy access:

LIBRARY-->SEMINARIES AND INSTITUTES-->SEMINARY-->SEMINARY LEARNING ASSESSMENTS-->BOOK OF MORMON: 1 NEPHI-ALMA 16 LEARNING ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE

3) Use the study guide as reproduced below.

Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 1–Alma 16

“Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 1–Alma 16 Learning Assessment Study Guide,” Seminary Learning Assessments (2016)

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

• 1 Nephi 3:7
• 2 Nephi 2:22–25
• 2 Nephi 2:27
• 2 Nephi 26:33
• 2 Nephi 28:30
• 2 Nephi 32:3
• 2 Nephi 32:8–9
• Mosiah 2:17
• Mosiah 2:41
• Mosiah 3:19
• Mosiah 4:9
• Mosiah 18:8–10
• Alma 7:11–13

Context and content questions: Understand some of the key accounts and associated principles.

• What a divine witness of the Book of Mormon will help someone know (see introduction to the Book of Mormon, paragraphs 8–9)
• The main intent of the writers of the Book of Mormon (see 1 Nephi 6:4–6; 2 Nephi 25:23)
• Nephi obtaining the brass plates: lessons learned about obedience (see 1 Nephi 3:7)
• Lehi’s sons return with Ishmael’s family: lessons learned about marriage (see 1 Nephi 7:1–5)
• Nephi creates the small plates: lessons learned about keeping the commandments (see 1 Nephi 9:3, 5–6; D&C 10:38–45)
• What the Book of Mormon makes available to all people (see 1 Nephi 13:26–29, 39–42)
• The Liahona: lessons learned about receiving direction from God (see 1 Nephi 16:27–29)
• What the Book of Mormon teaches about the Prophet Joseph Smith (see 2 Nephi 3:6–8, 15, 24)
• Prophecies pertaining to how some individuals will react to prophets in the last days (see 2 Nephi 27:1–5)
• Prophecy on how the Book of Mormon will be translated by Joseph Smith (see 2 Nephi 27:6–23)
• The Lord’s feelings about chastity (see Jacob 2:22–35)
• King Benjamin’s teachings about the blessings received for keeping the commandments (see Mosiah 2:41)
• The results of putting off the natural man (see Mosiah 3:19)
• What seers know (see Mosiah 8:13–17)
• The Lamanites’ hatred of the Nephites: lessons learned about forgiving (see Mosiah 10:12–18)
• The bondage of Alma and his people: lessons learned about trials (see Mosiah 23:20–24; 24:16–21)
• The primary role of Melchizedek Priesthood holders (see Alma 13:1–12)

Doctrines and principles: Understand major doctrines and principles taught in the Book of Mormon.

• What moral agency is and how it fits into the plan of salvation (see 2 Nephi 2:5, 14–16, 27–29)
• The role of Jesus Christ in the plan of salvation (see 2 Nephi 25:19–20)
• The nature of Heavenly Father (see 2 Nephi 26:33)
• Principles related to receiving answers to questions and prayers (see 2 Nephi 28:30)
• Reason for baptism (see 2 Nephi 31:5–7)
• Actions needed to seek truth (see 2 Nephi 32:3, 8–9)
• The Lord’s feelings about chastity (see Jacob 2:22–35) and marriage (see Jacob 2:27, 30)
• The source of all truth (see Mosiah 4:9)
• The covenant made at baptism (see Mosiah 18:9)
• What Jesus Christ experienced as part of the Atonement (see Alma 7:11–13)
• What it means to be resurrected (see Alma 11:42–43)
• Be able to explain the three principles of Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge in the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document.
• Be able to explain the Fall of Adam and Eve and the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
• Be able to write about a person or story from your study of the Book of Mormon that has impacted your life.
• Be able to briefly summarize the vision of the tree of life, explain the symbols from the vision, and share what you learned from one of the symbols.
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