Submitted by: Cindy Wright Wrightkc@aol.com Great activity to
reinforce Lesson 15 - The Melchizedek PriesthoodWe played "Who Wants to be a
Celestial Heir? based off the TV game show. I used six levels - Faith, Repentance,
Baptism/Confirmation, Temple Marriage, Endure to the End and Celestial Life. I asked
questions based off the lesson material and then provided 4 answers. There were three
lifelines - scriptures (45 seconds time limit), audience (other YW) and CTR (50/50). I had
one YW come up and began the game. Each time they answered a question, I gave a candy
prize. I started small with the first being a life saver, then bubble gum ... up to a
regular size candy bar. Only one girl made it to the candy bar. Since we only had time for
4 YW to have a turn, I had small snack size candy bars for all, but then promised we'd do
it again sometime and have the other YW be contestants.
There are 4 questions for each category. The correct answers are in bold. I mostly used
the lesson manual, but also read through Gospel Doctrine and a few scriptures for a few
questions (e.g., Noah).
Faith
Which of the following is not a requirement to be ordained to the Melchizedek
Priesthood?
A. You must have served a full-time mission.
B. You must be 18 years of age
C. You must be found worthy
D. You must be interviewed by your bishop and stake president
The members of what quorum are sustained to serve as prophets, seers, and revelators?
A. The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
B. The Elders Quorum
C. The Priests' Quorum
D. The Quorum of the Seventy
Which of the following is something Elders are not usually found doing?
A. Baptizing and Confirming people who enter the church
B. Serving a mission
C. Passing the Sacrament
D. Administering to the sick
Only one man holds this office in the church at any one time:
A. The Patriarch
B. The Mormon Tabernacle Director
C. The Stake President
D. The President of the Church
Repentance
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are specially called to:
A. Travel the world and visit church members
B. Be a special witness of Christ
C. Call people to repentance
D. Give lively General Conference addresses
In D&C 84 it states that a man receives the priesthood with an:
A. a prayer and a promise
B. a solemn witness
C. an oath and a covenant
D. blessing from his father
The priesthood has been on the earth:
A. Since Adam
B. Since Christ
C. As long as you can remember
D. Since Joseph Smith
Complete the scripture, "Wherefore, now let every man learn his duty, and to act
in the office in which he is appointed, in all diligence. He that is __________ shall not
be counted worthy to stand
" (D&C 107:99-100)
A. sinful
B. slothful
C. sloppy
D. slobbery
Baptism/Confirmation
As women, why is the Melchizedek Priesthood so important?
A. It makes a man so much more handsome
B. It shows that the men we associate with have authority.
C. It gives men the power to perform saving ordinances.
D. It forms an organization for the church to function.
Complete the scripture, The Elders are to "
visit the house of each member,
exhorting them to pray vocally and in secret and attend to all __________." (D&C
20:51)
A. church duties
B. family duties
C. family chores
D. the sick and needy.
The bishop is:
A. The head of the Melchizedek priesthood within his ward
B. The president of the priests' quorum in the ward
C. The head of the High Priests Group in the ward
D. Just a cool guy who likes to be in charge.
In order to become a High Priest:
A. You have to be found worthy by the Stake President
B. You must be worthy and at least 30 years old.
C. You must be worthy and have been in a bishopric.
D. You must have at least one gray hair.
Temple Marriage
Who conferred the keys of the Melchizedek Priesthood to Joseph Smith?
A. St. Peter at the Pearly Gate
B. Angel Moroni
C. Peter, James & John
D. Elijah
I am responsible for all priesthood activities in several wards of the Church:
A. The Area Authority
B. The High Priest Group Leader
C. The Stake Sports Specialist
D. The Stake President
This quorum has a special mission to do missionary work throughout the world:
A. The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
B. The Welfare Quorum
C. The Elders of Israel
D. The Quorum of the Seventy
Who is the president of the High Priests' Quorum?
A. The President of the Church
B. The bishop
C. The Stake President
D. The oldest man in the ward.
Endure to the End
Who was with Joseph Smith when the keys of the Melchizedek Priesthood were
restored to the earth?
A. Emma Smith
B. Joseph Smith, Sr.
C. Oliver Cowdery
D. John the Baptist
In D&C 107:23, the Twelve Apostles are referred to as the:
A. Twelve Traveling Tenors
B. Twelve Traveling Councilors
C. Twelve Traveling Witnesses
D. Twelve Traveling Officers
What does the Lord say about those brethren who break and altogether turneth therefrom
their priesthood covenant? (D&C 84:42)
A. They shall have a disciplinary council and be stricken from the rolls of the church.
B. Shall not have forgiveness of sins in this world or the world to come.
C. They shall be punished and smitten off the earth.
D. Their names shall be published throughout the church.
Who is the presiding high priest in the Church?
A. The Church Patriarch
B. The President of the Church
C. The President of the Quorum of the Twelve
D. The Presiding Bishop
Eternal Life
In the Elder's Quorum, there can be how many members?
A. 96
B. 70
C. Lots - as long as they are good looking.
D. 50
There are how many offices within the Melchizedek Priesthood?
A. Twelve
B. Five
C. Approx. 800 at the church headquarters
D. One
Noah was ordained to the priesthood under the hand of Methuselah at what age? (D&C
107:52)
A. Twelve Years Old
B. Ten Years Old
C. 100 Years Old
D. 900 Years Old
The High Priests Quorum can have how many members?
A. There is no limit.
B. Twelve
C. Seventy
That's everything. Have fun with it!
Dear All,
Here are the answers
Faith
1. Which
. (A)
2. The members
(A)
3. Which of (C)
4. Only one
(D)
Repentance
1. The Quorum
(B)
2. In D&C
(C)
3. The priesthood
(A)
4. Complete
(B)
Baptism/Confirmation
1. As women
(C)
2. Complete
(B)
3. The bishop
(B)
4. In order
(A)
Temple Marriage
1. Who conferred
(C )
2. I am
(D)
3. This quorum
(D)
4. Who is
(C )
Endure to the End
1. Who was
(C)
2. In D&C 107:23
(B)
3. What does
(B)
4. Who is the
(B)
Eternal Life
1. In the Elder's
(A)
2. There are
(B)
3. Noah
(B)
4. The High
(A)
Comments from: Krista Oakes" kristaoakes@hotmail.com
We did this as a combined YW only activity, and it was a hit, although with large
groups you might want to have a couple of games going on at once, since only one person is
playing at a time (except for the "fast finger" questions).
We started with "fast finger" questions, like "put the following books of
the Bible in the order that they appear", or "put the following Apostles in the
order that they were called". Each YW had cards with A, B, C, or D on them, and the
first one to put the answers in the correct order and stand up got to be the contestant in
the "hot seat". After a while, we alternated "fast finger" rounds with
just drawing names out of a hat because we had some nonmembers and new YW that we wanted
to be sure to include.
In the hot seat, the contestant had three multiple-choice questions: one
"telestial", one "terrestrial", and one "celestial", each
with increasing difficulty. There was one lifeline: they could either ask a member of the
bishopric, or they could ask the audience (all the YW would hold up the letter of the
answer they chose). The contestant could stop at any point, or try to go for the celestial
question. We let nonmembers or new YW have two lifelines.
The telestial question was awarded one piece of small candy (tootsie roll, peppermint
candy, etc.). The terrestrial question was awarded I think like 2 or 3 pieces of small
candy (can't remember!). The celestial question was awarded ten pieces of really great
candy (Snickers, Bubble Yum, etc. - we used fun size bars). It was lots of fun - we have
the millionaire game on CD-ROM and my husband was able to isolate the music so we could
use it as background music.