Source Report Card
Chapter 1: Before the Lights Came On: The Apostasy and a Free Land
| Source | Who | When | Chain | Rung | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Thess 2:3; Amos 8:11; 1 Nephi 13; 3 Nephi 21:4; D&C 86:3; D&C 101:77-80; 2 Nephi 1:7; Ether 2:9 | Paul, Amos, Nephi, Jesus, the Lord through Joseph Smith, Lehi, Moroni | c. 760 BC to AD 1833 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| New Testament Seminary Student Manual, "2 Thessalonians 2" (Paul's falling away = the Great Apostasy; Amos 8:11-12 listed in its Great Apostasy activity) | Church curriculum | 2023 | 1st | 2 | A |
| Restoration Proclamation | First Presidency and Twelve | 2020 | 1st | 2 | A |
| Book of Mormon Student Manual, ch. 4 (1 Nephi 13:16-19 = Revolutionary War; "Sequence of Events" chart; Joseph F. Smith quote placed under 1 Nephi 13:12-19) | Church Educational System | 2009 | 1st | 2 | A |
| Joseph F. Smith, Gospel Doctrine, 409, quoted in the BoM Student Manual | Joseph F. Smith (Church President 1901-1918; date of the original talk not given) | Compiled 1919 (5th ed. 1939) | 1st | 4 | B: his own words, compiled |
| Gordon B. Hinckley, "Building Your Tabernacle," Ensign, Nov. 1992, 52 | Gordon B. Hinckley (then First Counselor in the First Presidency; later Church President) | Oct. 1992 | 1st | 3 | A |
| The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, 577 (Columbus), quoted in the BoM Student Manual | Ezra Taft Benson (Church President when compiled; talk dates vary) | 1988 | 1st | 4 | B: his own talks, compiled |
| Stephen E. Robinson, "Warring against the Saints of God," Ensign | BYU professor | Jan. 1988 | 1st | 5 | B: up from C, Church-published |
| Journal of Discourses 19:229 (reporter Geo. F. Gibbs) | Wilford Woodruff (then Quorum of the Twelve; later Church President) | Sept. 16, 1877 | 2nd | 4 | C: one reporter, taken down live |