REL A 275 Wilcox Exam Questions
And Answers. Updated 2026/2027
How did President Benson's emphasis on the Book of Mormon affect the number
of citations in General Conference? - ANSWER -Citation in General Conference
more than doubled
What Book of Mormon verse has been cited most by prophets, seers, and
revelators in General Conference over the past fifty years? - ANSWER -Mosiah
3:19
What themes are contained in the most cited Book of Mormon verses in General
Conference? - ANSWER -Who, What, How and Why
In what way do people "make a mock of the plan of redemption" (Jacob 6:8)? -
ANSWER -they deny the Holy Ghost
What theological dilemma is avoided by knowing our eternal essences are co-
eternal with God? - ANSWER -If God created everything why did he create
Satan?
What words have been used by prophets to describe how intelligence becomes
spirits? - ANSWER -Begotten and born
What is described by the term natural man? - ANSWER -
What makes us natural men and women? - ANSWER -Choice
How did one third of the hosts of heaven side with Satan? - ANSWER -Through
their lifestyles
At its core, what is sin? - ANSWER -Rebellion against God
How are foreordination/designation different from predestination? - ANSWER -
Foreordination you still have a choice but predestination you don't have agency
What was meant to be part of God's plan for mortality from the beginning? (Fall,
Atonement, Repentance) - ANSWER -
, In context of the Plan of Salvation, what question best captures the meaning of
Christ's words to Peter, "Oh thou of little faith, where didst thou doubt"? (Matthew
14:31) - ANSWER -
What did the flaming sword in Garden of Eden represent? - ANSWER -it's an
arrow pointing to the savior
According to Alma, what would have frustrated the Plan of Salvation? (Alma
42:5) - ANSWER -if there would have been no place for repentance
What is significant about the stones in the monument on Ensign Peak? -
ANSWER -stones of suffrereing of the pioneers
According to Elder Neal A Maxwell, why do bad things happen to good people? -
ANSWER -because good people are the most ready to learn
Considering the spirit world, what is meant by Alma's phrase "taken home to that
God who gave them life"? - ANSWER -It means they're on their WAY back home
and definitely on their way home...Joseph F Smith. They're moving in the right
direction.
Where is the spirit world? - ANSWER -Right here on earth
In what way is the entire spirit world a prison? - ANSWER -Its because spirits are
separated from their body can't feel a fulness of joy until their bodies and spirits are
again reunited (Brigham Young)
What is the difference between spirits in paradise and prison? - ANSWER -There
will be some who are experiencing a state of paradise because of their knowledge
and good choices were as those some are in a state of prison because of their lack
of knowledge and poor choices. The big difference is Covenants and covenant
keeping. It's also a rest from burdens of mortality
Who will come forth at the end of the first resurrection? - ANSWER -Mosiah
15:22, D&C 76
All the prophets, believers of Christ, covenant keepers, those who died in
ignorance, and little children. Everyone has an opportunity to be apart of the first
resurrection. Celestial and Terrestrial.
And Answers. Updated 2026/2027
How did President Benson's emphasis on the Book of Mormon affect the number
of citations in General Conference? - ANSWER -Citation in General Conference
more than doubled
What Book of Mormon verse has been cited most by prophets, seers, and
revelators in General Conference over the past fifty years? - ANSWER -Mosiah
3:19
What themes are contained in the most cited Book of Mormon verses in General
Conference? - ANSWER -Who, What, How and Why
In what way do people "make a mock of the plan of redemption" (Jacob 6:8)? -
ANSWER -they deny the Holy Ghost
What theological dilemma is avoided by knowing our eternal essences are co-
eternal with God? - ANSWER -If God created everything why did he create
Satan?
What words have been used by prophets to describe how intelligence becomes
spirits? - ANSWER -Begotten and born
What is described by the term natural man? - ANSWER -
What makes us natural men and women? - ANSWER -Choice
How did one third of the hosts of heaven side with Satan? - ANSWER -Through
their lifestyles
At its core, what is sin? - ANSWER -Rebellion against God
How are foreordination/designation different from predestination? - ANSWER -
Foreordination you still have a choice but predestination you don't have agency
What was meant to be part of God's plan for mortality from the beginning? (Fall,
Atonement, Repentance) - ANSWER -
, In context of the Plan of Salvation, what question best captures the meaning of
Christ's words to Peter, "Oh thou of little faith, where didst thou doubt"? (Matthew
14:31) - ANSWER -
What did the flaming sword in Garden of Eden represent? - ANSWER -it's an
arrow pointing to the savior
According to Alma, what would have frustrated the Plan of Salvation? (Alma
42:5) - ANSWER -if there would have been no place for repentance
What is significant about the stones in the monument on Ensign Peak? -
ANSWER -stones of suffrereing of the pioneers
According to Elder Neal A Maxwell, why do bad things happen to good people? -
ANSWER -because good people are the most ready to learn
Considering the spirit world, what is meant by Alma's phrase "taken home to that
God who gave them life"? - ANSWER -It means they're on their WAY back home
and definitely on their way home...Joseph F Smith. They're moving in the right
direction.
Where is the spirit world? - ANSWER -Right here on earth
In what way is the entire spirit world a prison? - ANSWER -Its because spirits are
separated from their body can't feel a fulness of joy until their bodies and spirits are
again reunited (Brigham Young)
What is the difference between spirits in paradise and prison? - ANSWER -There
will be some who are experiencing a state of paradise because of their knowledge
and good choices were as those some are in a state of prison because of their lack
of knowledge and poor choices. The big difference is Covenants and covenant
keeping. It's also a rest from burdens of mortality
Who will come forth at the end of the first resurrection? - ANSWER -Mosiah
15:22, D&C 76
All the prophets, believers of Christ, covenant keepers, those who died in
ignorance, and little children. Everyone has an opportunity to be apart of the first
resurrection. Celestial and Terrestrial.
