Moses 6:35-68

Moses 6:35-68 Study Guide – to be discussed November 5
Day 1: Read Moses 6:35-36; John 9:1-15; Bible Dictionary entry, “Seer”
1. Read John 9:1-15 with Moses 6:35. Why do you think Enoch was instructed to anoint his eyes with clay? Was he blind?



2. List what Enoch was able to see after he had cleansed his eyes.




3. Read the Bible Dictionary entry, “Seer.” What is a seer? How does having a seer among a people help them live more righteously?



Day 2: Read Moses 6:37-39; Review Moses 5:45
4. Why do you think “all men were offended” because of Enoch’s declarations? Why did they keep coming to hear him?




5. Review Moses 5:45. From whom were the tent-keepers descended?



6. How was Enoch protected from harm?



Day 3: Read Moses 6:40-47
7. Why was Enoch compelled to speak plainly with the people? What questions did he ask in Moses 6:43?




8. List what Enoch bore witness of.




9. Why do you think the people trembled at hearing Enoch’s testimony?


Day 4: Read Moses 6:48-52; Articles of Faith #2 and #4
10. In preparing his listeners to understand the principle of repentance, Enoch described two distinct “Falls.” What are the two “Falls”? (See also Article of Faith #2.)



11. Compare Moses 6:52 with Article of Faith #4. List similarities.


12. What additional principle did Enoch include at the end of Moses 6:52?



Day 5: Read Moses 6:53-58; D&C 93:38; Mosiah 3:16-17; Moroni 8:8
13. What question did Adam ask of the Lord?



14. Read D&C 93:38, Mosiah 3:16-17, Moroni 8:8. How can little children be “whole from the foundation of the world” (Moses 6:54) and also “conceived in sin” (Moses 6:55)? What do you think the phrase, “when they begin to grow up” means?




15. Why did the Lord command all men to teach their children the principle of repentance?



Day 6: Read Moses 6:59-62
16. List the three elements by which we are born physically, or born into mortality. Now list their spiritual counterparts.




17. According to Moses 6:60, why is each of these elements important?



18. From Moses 6:61, list three different roles of the Holy Ghost.



Day 7: Read Moses 6:63-68; 2 Nephi 11:4; Alma 30:44; D&C 88:45-46
19. Give one example of how a temporal thing bears record of the Savior (See also 2 Nephi 11:4, D&C 88:45-46.)




20. What did Adam do after he had been taught the first principles of the gospel?



21. According to the footnote for Moses 6:67, what “order” was Adam a part of?



BONUS: What do you think it means to be “quickened in the inner man”? (See also Mosiah 27:25, Alma 5:14.)

Moses 6:1-34

Moses 6:1-34 Study Guide – to be discussed October 29
Day 1: Read Moses 6:1-4; D&C 107:42-43; D&C 138:40; Bible Dictionary entry, “Seth”
1. Read D&C 107:42-43 and BD “Seth.” How old was Adam (in mortality) when Seth was born? How old was Seth when he was ordained by Adam?



2. Why did Adam glorify the name of God when Seth was born?



3. What was Seth’s legacy to his children?




Day 2: Read Moses 6:4-9; Zephaniah 3:8-9
4. What principle of obedience led to the advent of written language? For what was this skill used?



5. By what spirit was Adam called upon to write? Does that same spirit move us today?



6. Read Zephaniah 3:8-9. When will we again have a pure language and for what will it be used?



Day 3: Read Moses 6:10-14 (with footnote 10b); D&C 107:44,53
7. Fill in the time line below (or make your own on a larger sheet of paper) with dates for Seth’s birth, Adam’s death, and Seth’s death.


0____________________________________________________________
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200




8. Read D&C 107:44. Add the year of Enos’ ordination to the priesthood to your time line. From D&C 107:53, where did Enos receive a patriarchal blessing?



9. What did Seth teach Enos?




Day 4: Read Moses 6:15-18
10. Add the years of Cainan’s birth and Enos’ death to your time line.
11. What was the name of the promised land occupied by Enos’ people?


12. From Moses 6:15, list what began to happen among men when Satan had great dominion. Do you think he has dominion today?




Day 5: Read Moses 6:19-22; D&C 107:45-48
13. Add the birth years of Mahalaleel, Jared and Enoch to the time line.


14. How old was Adam (from the Fall) when Enoch was ordained?



15.Read D&C 107:45-48. Add the years of priesthood ordination for Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared and Enoch. If Adam had many sons and daughters, why do you think this particular genealogy is the only one recorded in Moses and Genesis?




Day 6: Read Moses 6:23-30
16. Add Methuselah’s birth to the time line.


17. What was Enoch called to do?



18. List the reasons the Lord was angry with the people.



Day 7: Read Moses 6:31-34; Ether 12:27; 1 Corinthians 1:25-29
19. What did Enoch do when he received his mission call? Read Ether 12:27 and 1 Corinthians 1:25-29. Why did the Lord call Enoch?



20. List the promises made to Enoch if he was obedient.



21. What did the Lord command Enoch to do at the end of Moses 6:34? What do you think this means? How does it apply to each of us?



BONUS: Look at your time line. What did you learn about the early patriarchs?

Moses 5

Moses 5 Study Guide – to be discussed October 22

Day 1: Read Moses 5:1-8; Leviticus 1:1-13; Alma 34:8-10

1. After Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden, what did they do? (List main activities from Moses 5:1-5.) Which of these activities demonstrate obedience?







2. Read Leviticus 1:1-13. Which details in the Mosaic Law regarding sacrificial offerings point toward Christ’s atoning sacrifice?







3. Read Alma 34:8-10. How did obedience and sacrifice teach Adam and Eve about the atonement?







Day 2: Read Moses 5:9-15; Moses 6:64-65

4. Note: Moses 6:52-68 can be inserted chronologically between Moses 5:8 and 9. Read Moses 6:64-65 with Moses 5:9-10. Was Adam baptized? What followed his baptism?







5. In what did Adam and Eve find joy?







6. What attitude of men caused Adam’s posterity to become carnal, sensual and devilish?







Day 3: Read Moses 5:16-25; Alma 22:18

7. Unto whom was Cain obedient in his sacrifice? Why was Cain angry that his sacrifice was rejected?







8. Read Alma 22:18. Contrast Cain’s attitude with the words of the king as found in Alma 22:18.







9. Did Cain understand the principle of repentance? Was it too late for him to repent?







Day 4: Read Moses 5:26-31; 2 Nephi 28:20-22

10. Why did Cain stop listening to the Lord and to his parents?







11. Read 2 Nephi 28:20-22. How does Satan stir people up to “anger against that which is good” today?







12. Upon what was Cain’s covenant with Satan based?







BONUS: Read the footnote to Moses 5:31c. List possible meanings of the roots evident in “Mahan.” What did Cain say he was master of? What did he glory in?







Day 5: Read Moses 5:32-40

13. Why do you think Cain exclaimed, “I am free”?







14. What questions did the Lord ask Cain after his murderous act? Did the Lord already know the answers? List ways in which Cain was cursed.







BONUS: Are you your brothers’ keeper? In what way(s)?





15. On whom did Cain place blame? Was there any evidnce of Godly sorrow in Cain? (See also Mormon 2:12-13.) Why was the mark placed on Cain?







Day 6: Read Moses 5:41-51

16. Read the footnote to Moses 5:42a. Was the Prophet Enoch descended from Cain?





17. What kind of legacy did Cain leave his descendants?







18. Who did Lemech kill and why? Read the footnote to Moses 5:48a. In what way(s) does his explanation remind you of secret combinations in the Book of Mormon? (See also Helaman 2:8.)







Day 7: Read Moses 5:52-59

19. Why did Lamech’s wives rebel against him?







20. Give two reasons why God cursed the earth and was angry with the wicked.







21. From Moses 5:58, list three ways in which the Lord communicates with us and spreads the good word of the Gospel.

Moses 4

Moses 4 Study Guide – to be discussed October 15
Day 1: Read Moses 4:1-4; D&C 76:25-29; Bible Dictionary entry, “Lucifer”
1. Why did Lucifer want to redeem mankind? Why was he cast down?


BONUS: Count all the “I’s” and “me’s” in Moses 4:1.

2. Read D&C 76:25-29. Why did the heavens weep over Lucifer? According to D&C 76:29, in what is he engaged here? Why is it important for us to know this?



BONUS: Look up “Lucifer” in the Bible Dictionary. What does this name mean?


3. From Moses 4:4, list some of Satan’s objectives here on earth.



Day 2: Read Moses 4:5-11
4. Why did Satan seek to beguile Eve? For what purpose?



5. Upon which tree did Satan want Eve to focus? How did he mix truth and lies in his message?



6. Why do you think Eve was told not to even TOUCH the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?



Day 3: Read Moses 4:12-13; D&C 29:39-40; 2 Nephi 9:14
7. List action verbs in Moses 4:12. What kind of progression is evident?



8. Who made Adam’s and Eve’s aprons? Out of what were they made and for what purpose? How effective do you think they were?



9. Read D&C 29:39-40. In what way was Adam’s Fall necessary to God’s plan?



BONUS: Read 2 Nephi 9:14. With what are the righteous clothed?



Day 4: Read Moses 4:14-19
10. Why do you think Adam and Eve tried to hide from the presence of God? How do people do this today?



11. List the Lord’s questions from Moses 4:15-19. In his interview with Adam and Eve, why do you think he asked the first and second questions? Did the Lord know the answers?



12. How did Adam answer the Lord’s third question? How did Eve answer the question directed to her? Did they know what they were doing before they ate the fruit?



Day 5: Read Moses 4:20-25; Romans 16:20; Hebrews 2:14-16
13. Who or what are Satan’s “seed”? Which is more serious, a head injury or a foot injury? What does a foot injury cause us to do?



14. Read Romans 16:20, Hebrews 2:14-16. Who specifically among Eve’s seed has bruised Satan’s head, and how was it accomplished?



15. Were Adam and Eve cursed? Did they die?



Day 6: Read Moses 4:26-27
16. Who made the coats of skin for Adam and Eve?


17. What is necessary as part of the process of obtaining animal skins?


18. How does the Lord cover our nakedness?


Day 7: Read Moses 4:28-32; Alma 42:2-7; Bible Dictionary entry, “Cherubim”
19. Why was it important to guard Adam and Eve from partaking of the fruit of the tree of life?



20. Read the Bible Dictionary entry, “Cherubim.” What are cherubim?


21. Read Alma 42:2-7. According to Alma 42:4, what is one of the great purposes of earth life?

Moses 3, Abraham 5

Moses 3, Abraham 5 Study Guide – to be discussed October 8
Day 1: Read Moses 3:1-3, Abraham 5:1-3; D&C 77:12
1. List what was done during the seventh creative period.



2. Remembering Abraham’s vision context (see Ab. 4:31), were the Creators simply exhausted after six creative periods and decided to take a break – or was the rest period part of the plan from the beginning?



3. Read D&C 77:12. Of what is the Sabbath a pattern or type?



Day 2: Read Moses 3:4-6; Abraham 5:4-6; D&C 29:31-34; Article of Faith 10
4. What two types of creation are discussed in Moses 3:5, Abraham 5:5 and D&C 29:31-34?



5. According to Article of Faith 10, when will the earth return to its paradisiacal (Eden-like, terrestrial) state?



6. Why do you think it was necessary for all things to be created spiritually before being created physically?



Day 3: Read Moses 3:7-9; Abraham 5:7-9; Mosiah 2:21; D&C 77:2; 1 Nephi 11:24-25
7. What two steps are listed in the process whereby man became a living soul? Read Mosiah 2:20-21. How does each of us continue to be a living soul?



8. Read D&C 77:2. What does the spirit of man look like?



9. From Moses 3:9, what “became also a living soul”? What two trees in Eden are mentioned specifically? Who planted them?



BONUS: Read 1 Nephi 11:24-25. What does the Tree of Life represent?



Day 4: Read Moses 3:10-15; Abraham 5:10-11; Isaiah 55:10-11; D&C 121:33; John 7:37-39; Rev. 22:1-2; D&C 117:8-9
10. From each of the scriptures below, identify an aspect of the importance or symbolism of irrigation / water.

a. Isaiah 55:10-11______________________________

b. D&C 121:33_________________________________

c. John 7:37-39________________________________

d. Revelation 22:1-2___________________________

11. Read the footnote to Moses 3:13a. Read also D&C 117:8-9. Did Eden’s river run through modern Ethiopia? Assyria? Why or why not?



12. Was Eden created for man or man created to tend the garden?



Day 5: Read Moses 3:16-17; Abraham 5:12-13; 2 Nephi 2:14-16; Helaman 14:14-17; 2 Nephi 2:22
13. How many trees in Eden were forbidden?


14. Read 2 Nephi 2:14-16. Why were both the tree of knowledge and the tree of life planted in Eden? What might each represent? Which fruit do you think was bitter and which sweet?



15. Read Helaman 14:14-17, 2 Nephi 2:22. What kinds of death was Adam warned about in the Garden?



Day 6: Read Moses 3:18-20; Abraham 5:14, 20-21
16. Look up the word “meet” in any dictionary. Which definition seems to best fit the description of the “help” God planned for Adam? (See Moses 3:18, 20; Ab. 5:14.)



17. Why do you think Adam was given the stewardship to name all the animals?



18. Why isn’t it good for man (or woman) to be alone?



Day 7: Read Moses 3:21-25; Abraham 5:15-19
19. Why do you think woman is described as being formed from man’s rib instead of being a separate creation?



20. Why should a man cleave to his wife?



21. If you take the word “naked” to mean open, honest, nothing hidden or concealed, how could Moses 3:25 and Abraham 5:19 be applied to marriage relationships in any age?

Moses 2, Abraham 4

Moses 2, Abraham 4 Study Guide – to be discussed October 1
Day 1: Read Moses 2:1-5; Abraham 4:1-5; Jeremiah 4:23 (with footnote 23a); D&C 88:6-13
1. Review Moses’ three questions as recorded in Moses 1:30 and 36. Does Moses 2 seem to answer any of these questions? Why do you think Moses was commanded to write down this instruction?



2. Use the footnote for Jeremiah 4:23a to give an explanation for the phrase, “without form and void” (Moses 2:2). Upon what did the Spirit move (Moses 2:2) or “brood” (Ab. 4:2)?



3. What was the first command after the heavens and earth were formed or organized? Read D&C 88:6-13. Why do you think one of the first acts of creation was to divide the light from the dark?



Day 2: Read Moses 2:6-8; Abraham 4:6-8; Proverbs 3:19-20; Bible Dictionary entry, “Firmament”
4. Where Abraham’s record uses the word “expanse” (Ab. 4:6), Moses’ record uses “firmament” (Moses 2:6). Use the Bible Dictionary entry “Firmament” with the footnote for Moses 2:8a to explain what is meant by these terms.



5. Which waters did the firmament or expanse divide?


6. Read Proverbs 3:19-20. What two attributes of Godliness were necessary in the planning of creation?


BONUS: Look at Facsimile No. 2 on page 36 in the Pearl of Great Price. Figure 4 (upper left quadrant) was identified by Joseph Smith as representing expanse or firmament. What does this figure look like to you? (See also Facsimile No. 1, Figure 12.)


Day 3: Read Moses 2:9-13; Abraham 4:9-13
7. List the events of the third creative period.



8. Find and mark the word “let” in Moses 2:9-13 and Abraham 4:9-13. Why is it important to know that the earth and heaven did not come into existence randomly or by accident?



9. From Abraham 4:9-13, find the phrase “and the Gods…” each time it occurs. List the verb or verb phrase that follows each occurrence.



Day 4: Read Moses 2:14-19; Abraham 4:14-19; D&C 76:70-71, 78, 81
10. What part of the earth’s creation was organized during he fourth creative period? How was this different from the first creative period?
11. From Moses 2:14-15, list reasons for this organization of lights.



BONUS: Read D&C 76:70-71, 78, 81. Give one example of how the celestial bodies are signs. Can you think of others?


12. According to Abraham 4:18, how long did the Gods watch those things which they had ordered?


Day 5: Read Moses 2:20-23; Abraham 4:20-23
13. List what was accomplished during the fifth creative period.



14. What two areas of the earth were filled?


15. For what purpose were these creatures blessed?



Day 6: Read Moses 2:24-27; Abraham 4:24-27; The Family – A Proclamation to the World, paragraph 2
16. What was accomplished during the sixth creative period?



17. What does the phrase “after their own kind” mean (Moses 2:11-12, 21, 24-25; Ab. 4:11-12, 21, 24-25)? Why do you think it is included in these creation accounts?



18. Read The Family – A Proclamation to the World, paragraph 2. What does it mean to be created in the image of God? What does this teach us about God? About man?



Day 7: Read Moses 2:28-31; Abraham 4:28-31
19. What blessing is given to men and women in Moses 2:28, Ab. 4:28?



20: Over what were men given dominion? What does “dominion” mean? What is unrighteous dominion? (See also D&C 121:39.)


21. Compare Moses 2:31 with Ab. 4:31. List differences between these verses.



BONUS: Why were creative periods 1-5 necessary prior to the creations of the sixth day?