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?