The Book of Mormon.
=1.= What is the Book of Mormon?
=2.= How was the ancient record brought to modern notice?
=3.= What do we learn from the title-page of the Book of Mormon as to
the nations or peoples whose history is dealt with in the volume?
=4.= Which was the earliest of the nations, mentioned in the Book of
Mormon, which established itself on the American continent?
=5.= Give an account of the journey of Lehi and his colony from
Jerusalem to America. (State: 1, the Divine instructions directing
Lehi to leave; 2, time of this occurrence; 3, the course of their
overland journey; 4, journey across the ocean; 5, place of landing in
America.)
=6.= Describe the origin of Nephites and Lamanites respectively.
=7.= Who were the Jaredites? (1, Why so named; 2, time and manner of
their migration to this continent; 3, brief statement of their
history.)
=8.= How came the record of the Jaredites to be incorporated with the
Nephite writings?
=9.= What is known of Mulek and his people?
=10.= Name the classes of plates referred to in the Book of Mormon (1,
on the title page; 2, elsewhere in the volume).
=11.= State what is known of the plates of Nephi (1, their origin; 2,
the "larger" as distinguished from the "smaller" plates; 3, method by
which the record grew).
=12.= What is Mormon's abridgment of the plates of Nephi?
=13.= Which of the plates of Nephi did Mormon include with his own
abridgment?
=14.= What great purpose of the Lord was subserved by this duplication
of part of the ancient record?
=15.= Describe the circumstances resulting in the plates coming into
the custody of Joseph Smith (1, his first information regarding their
existence; 2, his first view of the plates; 3, his four years of
probation; 4, his possession of the plates).
=16.= What other sacred articles were buried with the plates?
=17.= What is meant by the Urim and Thummim?
=18.= What purpose did these instruments serve in the work
translation?
=19.= Give an outline of the circumstances attending the translation
and publication of the Book of Mormon (1, difficulties attending the
work; 2, date of first publication).
=20.= What is the testimony of the learned regarding the characters of
parts of the original record?
=21.= Summarize the evidence of the genuineness of the Book of Mormon.
(Show the distinction between genuineness and authenticity.)
=22.= Who were the three witnesses to the genuineness of the book?
Give an outline of their testimony.
=23.= Name the eight witnesses. To what did they testify?
=24.= What is the so-called "Spaulding Story" of the origin of the
Book of Mormon? Show its absurdity.
=25.= Explain the arrangement of the several parts of the Book of
Mormon.