Review for the Learning Assessment
Reading Assignment: Review for the Learning Assessment
The review guide for the learning assessment will prepare you very well for our test. 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:
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.
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.