Questions and LInks for CHFT 23-24

Important Institute Updates: 1. There will be NO institute this Thursday, January 3. This is not a change in schedule, just a reminder. 2. When we meet next, on Thursday, January 10, the stake center will be unavailable because of new carpet installation. On this date only, we will meet at the Del Sur building, 14191 Camino Del Dur, on the corner of Camino Del Sur and Carmel Valley Road. See map here. Class times will remain the same, 11-12 in the morning and 8-9 in the evening. Sorry for the inconvenience to some, but hope all will be able to attend. Please contact me if you need directions. 3. Our next class will take us into the second general phase of Church History, the period between the death of Joseph Smith in 1844 and 1960, in which basic revealed doctrines were clarified and reinforced. On the 10th, we will discuss chapters 23-24 in Church History in the Fulness of Times. Our discussion will focus on the time between the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum and the exodus to the Rocky Mountains. Below are a few study questions for those who want to read ahead, and some links to articles that enrich the lesson materials. By way of reminder, the study questions and links are also posted on the class blog, http://churchhistorytoday.blogspot.com. I am very much looking forward to our study over the next few months, and the opportunity to look deeper into the history of the Church which is less familiar and more current. As before the break, each class will begin by looking at one of the many current Church websites and will end by highlighting one of the faithful members who contributed to the history of the Church during the focus period. I welcome all suggestions for ways in which our classes might be more helpful or effective! Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you on Jan. 10. -Wendy Study Questions Chapter 23: The Twelve to Bear Off the Kingdom 1. Where were each of the twelve apostles at the time of the martyrdom? What was their counsel to the citizens of Nauvoo? 2. Who called the meeting of the Church that was held 8 Aug, 1844? What miracle occurred at this meeting? 3. What did Wilford Woodruff describe as "a kind of second class vision"? 4. List ways in which the Quorum of the Twelve were prepared to lead the Church. 5. Who was James J. Strang? What title did he eventually give himself? Chapter 24: Nauvoo under Apostolic Leadership 1. List three issues overseen by the Quorum of the Twelve shortly after they were sustained. 2. How many quorums of seventy were functioning by January, 1846? What was their main focus? 3. What was the "Whistling and Whittling Brigade"? 4. How many men were convicted in the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith? 5. When did Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball begin giving endowments to faithful Saints in the Nauvoo Temple? How many endowments had been received by the end of 1845? How many Saints were endowed by mid-February 1846? Links to relevant articles: "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet" by Spencer W. Kimball, Ensign, Jan 1973 "Joseph Smith's Brothers: Nauvoo and After" by Richard Lloyd Anderson, Ensign, Sept 1979 "Joseph, Brigham and the Twelve: A Succession of Continuity" (PDF) BYU Studies, 1981