1. Moses 6:1- A responsibility of parents.
2. Moses 6:2-3 The priesthood was passed in
a patriarchal order from Adam to his son Seth (D&C 107:40–43). Abel had been chosen to carry the
responsibilities of the priesthood to succeeding generations. But after he was
murdered, Seth, who was born 130 years after the Fall of Adam and Eve, was
selected as the chosen son to carry this sacred priesthood responsibility. He
was ordained when he was 69 years old and lived a total of 912 years. The
scriptures refer to him as a “perfect man, and his likeness was the express
likeness of his father”
3. Moses 6:5 - Since the time of Adam and Eve, people have
written, learned from, and taught from inspired writings (the scriptures).
These writings have included family lineage
and the inspired actions and sayings of family members (Luke 24:32; Jacob 4:1–6; Alma 18:38–39; D&C 20:8–13, 17–26, 35; Abraham 1:28, 31). “In the beginning God gave Adam a language
that was pure, perfect, and undefiled. This Adamic language, now unknown, was far
superior to any tongue which is presently extant. “This first language spoken
by mortals was either the celestial tongue of the Gods or such adaptation of it
as was necessary to meet the limitations of mortality; and Adam and his
posterity had power to speak, read, and write it” (Mormon
Doctrine, 19). D&C 68:2-4
4. Moses 6:7.
The priesthood “is without beginning of days or end of years” (D&C 84:17). From the time of Adam & Eve, the
priesthood, the gospel, & the ordinances were available as we have them
today (Moses 5:58–59; D&C 107:40–42). “The Priesthood was first given to
Adam; he obtained the First Presidency, and held the keys of it from generation
to generation. He obtained it in the Creation, before the world was
formed. …“The Priesthood is an everlasting principle, and existed with God
from eternity, and will to eternity, without beginning of days or end of years.
The keys have to be brought from heaven whenever the Gospel is sent. When they are revealed
from heaven, it is by Adam’s authority” (TPJS, 157).
5. Moses 6:8–25- There were 20 generations of the priesthood
from Adam to Abraham, being passed from father to son. 8 generations in Moses 6:8–25(from Adam to Methuselah); in Moses 8:5–12, three more generations (Lamech, Noah, and
Shem), and Genesis
11:10–26 records
the 9 generations from Shem to Abram (Abraham). (D&C 107:40–52.)
6. Moses
6:17; 40-41-The people of God moved from a land filled with wickedness to a
land of promise. A pattern repeated many times in scripture (1 Nephi
1–18; Omni 1:12–19; Ether 1–4).
8. Moses
6:26–32; Exodus
4:10–12; Jeremiah
1:4–10, 17–19; D&C
112:3–5, 7–11; 1 Corinthians 1:26–27; Ether 12:23–27; D&C 1:19–20;33:8–10
9. Moses
6:26–36. Heart, Ears, and Eyes- What was Enoch blessed to feel, hear, and
see that the people could not? Why? Truths illustrated by Enoch’s washing of
his eyes…
11. Moses
6:35-36;Mosiah 8:13-18 A “seer” is a prophet who is blessed by the Spirit to
see things not visible to the natural eye.
12. Moses
6:37-47; 1 Nephi 16:1-3- The wicked
often take offense at the words of the prophets.
Because of the Fall and our own sins, we are “shut out” from the
presence of God (Moses
6:48–49; Mosiah
16:3–4; Ether 3:2).
13. Moses
6:53-54-Because of the Atonement of Christ, all children are born innocent
( Mosiah
3:16; Moroni 8:8; D&C
29:46; 93:38; Articles of Faith 1:2).
14. True or False - 1. Little
children are fallen beings. 2. Little children must repent and be
baptized.
3. Little children begin to sin at age eight. 4. Without
the Atonement little children would be damned.
5. Little children who die are saved in the
celestial kingdom.
15. Moses 6:55- “Conceived in
sin” means “born into a world of sin” (A New Witness for the Articles
of Faith, 101). D&C 105:9-10- Would be different if we
were not allowed to experience the bitterness of sin and its consequences? It
is not necessary to commit sin in order to learn about the consequences of
sin. The Savior learned about the
consequences of sin by taking upon Himself the sins of the world. (Alma 7:11–13).
16. “No one adequately and properly knows
why he needs Christ until he understands and accepts the doctrine of the Fall
and its effect upon all mankind” (ETBenson, Ensign,May
1987, 85).
17. Moses 6:56. God gave
us the great gift of agency in the day He created us (Moses
7:32). Moral agency enables us to choose between good and evil and to
experience the consequences of our choices (2 Nephi 2:14–16, 25–29; D&C 101:78).
18. Moses 6:57-58; D&C 68:25-27)The
Lord has commanded parents to teach their children to repent.
19 Moses 6:59–60; John 3:3–5; Mosiah 27:25; Alma 36:17–24;D&C 5:16 “Two births are essential to salvation. Man
cannot be saved without birth into mortality, nor can he return to his heavenly
home without a birth into the realm of the Spirit. … The elements present in a
mortal birth and in a spiritual birth are the same. They are water, blood, and
spirit. Thus every mortal birth is a heaven-given reminder to prepare for the
second birth. …“In every mortal birth the child is immersed in water in
the mother’s womb. At the appointed time the spirit enters the body, and blood
always flows in the veins of the new person. Otherwise, without each of these,
there is no life, no birth, no mortality. “In every birth into the kingdom of
heaven, the newborn babe in Christ is immersed in water, he receives the Holy
Ghost by the laying on of hands, and the blood of Christ cleanses him from all
sin. Otherwise, without each of these, there is no Spirit-birth, no newness of
life, no hope of eternal life. …“… These elements were again present
in [Christ’s] death. He sweat great drops of blood in Gethsemane as he took
upon himself the sins of all men on conditions of repentance. This same agony
and suffering recurred on the cross. It was then that he permitted his spirit
to leave his body, and it was then that blood and water gushed from his riven
side” (A New Witness for the Articles
of Faith, 288–89).
20. Moses 6:60. Justification- To be
justified is to be made just, or free from guilt and sin. The Holy Ghost is the
member of the Godhead whose power acts as a cleansing agent that removes guilt
and sin from our lives (see 2 Nephi 31:17). President Joseph Fielding Smith
said: “Through the shedding of the blood of Christ, we are cleansed and
sanctified; and we are justified, through the Spirit of God” (Doctrines of Salvation, 2:324–25).
Sanctification- To be sanctified is to be holy and worthy
of eternal life and immortal glory (see Moroni 10:32–33). Through His perfect Atonement, Jesus
Christ shed His blood and made it possible for all who have faith and repent to
be sanctified (see Mosiah 3:11, 18; Alma 34:10–16). Thus, we are ransomed and made holy by
the blood of Christ. President Joseph Fielding Smith, then President of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, taught:
“The atonement by which men are redeemed, was made by one
without blemish and without spot. He had to be one who had life in himself, and
therefore all power over death. No mortal man could make the atonement.
Moreover, the atonement had to be made by the shedding of blood, for blood is
the vitalizing force of the mortal body. …“The Scriptures are replete with
passages teaching us that there could be no remission of sins without the
shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ” (CR Apr. 1956, 127).
