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.


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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?