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Marriage and Family
Test 1
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 3
02/15/2011

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1. Elder Eyring testified the Savior has always been the protector of whom?
Definition
In humility seek divine light, 2. Exercise faith in Jesus Christ, 3. Hearken to His counsel, 4. Keep His commandments -Those who would accept His protection
Term
 In our day, prophets give warnings to help us find safety from sin and sorrow. What did Elder Eyring say is one of the keys to recognizing those warnings?
Definition
They are repeated   
Term
. Elder Eyring said that since the beginning of time, men and women have believed that to take counsel from the servants of God is to surrender God-given rights of independence. But, he said that idea is false because it misrepresents reality. How?
Definition
-When we reject God’s counsel, we don’t choose to be independent... we take influence from an outside source
Term
Some in the Church believe the fallacy that the choice to accept or not accept the counsel of prophets is no more than deciding whether to accept good advice and gain its benefits or to stay where we are. What three things did Elder Eyring say would happen to us if we set aside prophetic counsel?
Definition
1. Lessens our power to take inspired counsel in the future, 2. Lessened sensitivity to the spirit, 3. Put ourselves in harm’s way
Term
Sometimes we will receive counsel that we cannot understand or that seems not to apply to us, even after careful prayer and thought. What did Elder Eyring counsel us to do on those occasions?
Definition
Don’t discard it, hold it close
Term
. One of the sweetest comforts a person could have in mortality is to know he/she has been an instrument in the hands of God to bring another person to safety. What is required of those who desire to have that kind of ability?
Definition
Faith to follow when it’s hard
Term
How did Elder Scott define a “principle”?
Definition
Concentrated truth packaged for application and used for a wide variety of circumstances
Term
As we seek spiritual knowledge and that knowledge begins to unfold to us, we must use it if we want to be blessed by it. Elder Scott suggested five things we should do when spiritual knowledge is given to us. Name them.
Definition
1.Understand, 2. Value, 3. Obey, 4. Remember, 5. Expand
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