Conference tecrus::mormonism

Wow! What an interesting idea for a note!

Here are a few:

Brigham Young didn't say "This is the place".  What did he say?

What was the name of Ab Jenkin's race car and where was (is?) it
on display?  How fast did it go?

Where is "gravity hill"?

Where was the "iron mission"?

Those familiar with LDS Church history know Col. Thomas Kane was a true
friend of the Mormons.  How many locations are named after him? (I know
of two & there might be more...)

How far did the Mormon Battalion march?  What did Brigham Young tell them
about playing cards?

Why are our Stakes called Stakes?

    oh! oh! (that was taken from "CAR 54 WHERE ARE YOU?") I've got two
    of these! 
    
    Didn't Brigham Young say, "This is the place, drive on."
    
    Stakes come from the tent stakes used to hold a tent up in some
    part of the Old Testament.
    
    Fred Mudgett 

I'm going from memory, but I think Brigham Young said "This is the right
place" and I don't remember about the "drive on" part.  Anyone have a history
book available?

Good show, Fred, about the tent.  Anyone remember the Isaiah scripture that
speaks of the "tent of Zion" which our Stakes hold up?

Which General Authority was known as the laziest boy on the block?  Why?

Which General Authority drove his traveling companions "up a wall" by
singing while they were driving to Stake Conferences?

Which Church President was the first to record his voice on a phonograph?

What General Authority was told as a young boy that he would become
greater in the Church than his father who was a member of the First
Presidency?

Which Utah Temple has a circular spiral stairway that has no center support?

True or False: the first Mormon pioneers entered the Utah valley on 
July 24, 1847.

What did Jim Bridger say about growing corn in the Utah area?

Who was the first person baptized in the Dispensation of Fulness of Times?

True or false: the LDS Church sent a representative to Washington to see
if the Federal government could help them, and the result of their
negotiations was the Mormon Battalion.

True or false:  gold was first discovered at Sutter's mill in California by
Mormons.

RE: <<< Note 361.3 by CACHE::LEIGH >>>

From what little I do know:

>I'm going from memory, but I think Brigham Young said "This is the right
>place" and I don't remember about the "drive on" part.  Anyone have a history
>book available?

He said "This is the right place."

>Which Church President was the first to record his voice on a phonograph?

Lorenzo Snow? I remember hearing his voice on a video, which came from an
early, crude recording. But I don't know if it was the first. 

>Which Utah Temple has a circular spiral stairway that has no center support?

Easy. Manti. I've been there. It's awesome.

>Who was the first person baptized in the Dispensation of Fulness of Times?

Oliver Cowdery. (Joseph Smith - History 1:73)

/kevin

Hi Kevin,

I could be wrong, but I think the voice you recall is that of Wilford
Woodruff.

I haven't been through the Manti temple, but I've seen photos of the
staircase.  Quite a job of pioneer skills....

Allen


In what year was the transcontinental railroad connected together, and
at what place in Utah?

How high is the shaft at the Joseph Smith Memorial?  Why?

How many dedicated temples does the Church currently have?  Can you name
them all? (I can't)

    Didn't Jim Bridger say he'd pay $1,000.00 (a noble price then - shoot,
    even now it's not bad) for the first bushel of corn grown there?  I
    believe he was being sarcastic...  ;)
    
    aq
    

RE: <<< Note 361.5 by CACHE::LEIGH "Jesus Christ: our role model" >>>

>How high is the shaft at the Joseph Smith Memorial?  Why?

38 and a half feet. Joseph was 38 and a half years old when he was 
martyred.

/kevin

>What was the name of Ab Jenkin's race car and where was (is?) it
>on display?  How fast did it go?

The Mormon Meteor.  It's bright red and old fashioned with a rudder in back.
When I was I kid I used to like to roam the basement of the Utah Capitol
building and see the exhibits from all the Counties.  The race car was one
of my favorites.  I don't know if it is still there, but it was four or five
years ago. Ab set world records in the car, but I don't recall how fast he
went.

>Where is "gravity hill"?

Behind the Utah Capitol building.  You think you are climbing up a hill 
and then discover you're at the bottom of a small canyon.

>Where was the "iron mission"?

West of Cedar City, Utah (my home).  Brigham Young sent pioneers there to
produce iron.

>Those familiar with LDS Church history know Col. Thomas Kane was a true
>friend of the Mormons.  How many locations are named after him? (I know
>of two & there might be more...)

Kane County, Utah and Kanesville, Pa.  The Saints at the Kanesville Branch
(this was in 1963) had a yearly celebration in remembrance of Col. Kane.
I don't know if they still do that.

>How far did the Mormon Battalion march?  What did Brigham Young tell them
>about playing cards?

He said that if they would not play cards, they wouldn't have to fire a
shot, or was it that they wouldn't be killed...  Not sure.  Something like
that.  Any historians out there who remember the distance?  In its time,
it was the longest Infantry march in US history.

Allen

>Which General Authority was known as the laziest boy on the block?  Why?
>
>Which General Authority drove his traveling companions "up a wall" by
>singing while they were driving to Stake Conferences?
>
>What General Authority was told as a young boy that he would become
>greater in the Church than his father who was a member of the First
>Presidency?

All you Gospel Doctrine teachers & class members should know these from
last years lessons....

>True or false: the LDS Church sent a representative to Washington to see
>if the Federal government could help them, and the result of their
>negotiations was the Mormon Battalion.

True.  One of the myths of LDS history is that the Government came to the
Church with the request that they help with the war in Mexico, and that the
Saints being loyal to their country complied by sending the Mormon Battalion.
In reality, the Church sent the President of the Eastern States Mission to
Washington to see if there was some way that the Government could help get
the Saints to the West.  Sending the Mormon Battalion was a great sacrifice
by the families, but it was a great help too.  It got 500 men to the west
at no expense to the Church, and the men sent their Army pay to their families,
thus helping them pay for their trek.

>True or false:  gold was first discovered at Sutter's mill in California by
>Mormons.

True.  Two men (If I recall correctly; not sure of this number) from the
Mormon Battalion.

>Which General Authority was known as the laziest boy on the block?  Why?

I don't have a guess but I'm considered to be one of the laziest men
in our Ward.

>Which General Authority drove his traveling companions "up a wall" by
>singing while they were driving to Stake Conferences?
 
I've heard that it was John Taylor.

>What General Authority was told as a young boy that he would become
>greater in the Church than his father who was a member of the First
>Presidency?

A shot in the dark here but I'd say Joseph F. Smith. His father was
Hyrum Smith.

All you Gospel Doctrine teachers & class members should know these from
last years lessons....

If its worth anything this is all sheer genius. I've been teaching 
Primary for years so I have to rely on intellect and inspiration to
answer these questions. :-)

Fred Mudgett

WHEWW THAT LIGHTNING WAS CLOSE!!!

>>Which General Authority drove his traveling companions "up a wall" by
>>singing while they were driving to Stake Conferences?
> 
>I've heard that it was John Taylor.

Good guess, Fred, because John Taylor had a beautiful voice, but sorry.  It
was Heber J. Grant who didn't have a beautiful voice.  He had a personal goal
to be able to sing, and he sang and sang while he drove to Stake
Conferences.  He did reach his goal, and I expect the other GA were glad!


>>What General Authority was told as a young boy that he would become
>>greater in the Church than his father who was a member of the First
>>Presidency?
>
>A shot in the dark here but I'd say Joseph F. Smith. His father was
>Hyrum Smith.

Another good but wrong guess.  Heber J. Grant, again.  His father was a
counselor to Brigham Young.  One of the General Authorities prophesied when
Heber was a young child that he would become greater in the Church (in terms
of organization not necessarily righteousness) than his father, and he became
Church President.

The laziest boy in the ward was also Heber J. Grant.  He had a personal goal
to become a baseball player and spent many hours throwing a ball against the
side of his Bishop's barn.  People said he was the laziest boy in the ward
because all he did was throw that ball all day.  Heber became a member of a
team that won state and a regional championships.  He was famous for his
discipline in reaching his goals!

Boy is my ego flattened,

I didn't check am I 0 for 3? Well for the record I'm at least the 
laziest Mormon in this notes file!

Now for the Temples, in the order that my wife and I kind of remember them:

1.  St. George
2.  Manti
3.  Logan
4.  Salt Lake
5.  Alberta
6.  Hawaii
7.  Mesa 
8.  Bern Sw.
9.  London Eng.
10. New Zealand
11. Washington DC (though it is much too far away for me to attend regularly!)
12. Atlanta
13. Ogden
14. Provo
15. Jordan something (near Salt Lake City)
16. Los Angles (near Chipendales!)
17. Oakland
18. Seattle
19. Idaho Falls
20. East Germany somewhere 
21. Tahati
22. Sao Paulo Brazil
23. Mexico City

Oh yuck! I can't think of anymore.
Fred Mudgett

Fred,

I'm impressed with your list of Temples; much better than I could have done!

Allen

LDS Presidents.

1.  In my patriarchal blessing that I received at age fourteen, I was told
that I would become a mighty prophet.  Who am I?

2.  When I was only 14 years old, I prayed to know which church was right.
Who am I?

3.  I asked all church members to study the scriptures, especially the Book
of Mormon.  Who am I?

4.  I promised the members of the Church if they would pay their tithing the 
Lord would send the needed rain to water their crops.  Who am I?

5.  I went on a mission to England and helped baptize over eighteen hundred
people in eight months.  Who am I?

6.  To help people in need, I organized the welfare program of the Church.
Who am I?

7.  I was the prophet when the first area conference was held in Manchester,
England.  Who am I?

8.  I was the prophet who lead the members across the mountains and desert
to the Salt Lake Valley.  Who am I?

9.  I was with the Prophet Joseph Smith when he was shot and killed by an
angry mob.  I was hit by a bullet also but it struck my pocket watch and my
life was spared.  Who am I?

10. When I was the prophet, I said, "Every young man should fill a mission."
Who am I?

11. When I was a boy, other children would make fun of  my handwriting 
because it was hard to read.  I worked at writing better and won awards
for penmanship.  Who am I?

12.  At fifteen years of age, I was called on a mission to the Hawaiian
islands.  Who am I?

Temple list, from memory, but I believe I have them all

1. Washington  2. Chicago  3. Atlanta  4. Denver  5. Dallas  6. Idaho Falls
7. Boise  8. Seattle  9. Portland  10. Oakland  11. Los Angeles  12. Salt Lake
13. Logan  14. Ogden  15. Provo  16. Jordan River  17. Manti  18. St.George
19. Arizona  20. Las Vegas  21. Hawaii  22. Mexico City  23. Guatemala
24. Buenos Aires  25. Santiago  26. Sao Paulo  27. Lima  28. Taiwan  29. Samoa
30. Tonga  31. Tahiti  32. Manila  33. Tokyo  34. Seoul  35. Sydney
36. New Zealand  37. Johannesburg  38. London  39. Switzerland  40. Stockholm
41. Freiburg  42. Frankfurt  43. Alberta

44. Toronto (about to be dedicated)  45. San Diego (under construction)
46. Ecuador (announced)  47. Bogota (announced)  48. Orlando (announced)
49. Bountiful (announced)

What Church president was told in a patriarchal blessing at age 14 that he
would become a mighty prophet?

What Church president prayed at age 14 to know which church was right?

What Church president asked all church members to study the scriptures,
especially the Book of Mormon?

What Church president promised the Saints that rain would come if they
would pay their tithing?

What Church president organized the Church welfare system (he wasn't the
president at that time)

What Church president was in office when the first area conference was held
in Manchester, England?

What Church president led the Saints across the mountains and desert to the
Salt Lake Valley?

What Church president was with Joseph Smith when Joseph was killed.  The
man was hit by a bullet and was saved because the bullet struck his pocket
watch.

What Church president said every man should fill a mission?

What Church president taught it is possible to make home a bit of heaven?

What Church president worked at improving his handwriting because people
made fun of it (he won an award for penmanship)?

What Church president was called on a mission to the Hawaiian Islands at age
14?

    Well you've all had your fun.....so's how about some answers to all
    these questions.  Some of em' are driving me crazy.
    
    Ok, here's one.  How many children did Brigham Young have?
    
    David

What Church president was told in a patriarchal blessing at age 14 that he
would become a mighty prophet?
?  >I'm going to guess George Albert Smith or Wilford Woodruff>

What Church president prayed at age 14 to know which church was right?
Joseph Smith

What Church president asked all church members to study the scriptures,
especially the Book of Mormon?
Ezra Taft Benson

What Church president promised the Saints that rain would come if they
would pay their tithing?
Lorenzo Snow

What Church president organized the Church welfare system (he wasn't the
president at that time)
Harold B. Lee

What Church president was in office when the first area conference was held
in Manchester, England?
Joseph Fielding Smith

What Church president led the Saints across the mountains and desert to the
Salt Lake Valley?
Brigham Young

What Church president was with Joseph Smith when Joseph was killed.  The
man was hit by a bullet and was saved because the bullet struck his pocket
watch.
John Taylor

What Church president said every man should fill a mission?
Spencer W. Kimball

What Church president taught it is possible to make home a bit of heaven?
David O. McKay

What Church president worked at improving his handwriting because people
made fun of it (he won an award for penmanship)?
Heber J. Grant ?

What Church president was called on a mission to the Hawaiian Islands at age
14?
Joseph F. Smith