Q 01/05

With Dallin H. Oaks's ordination in October 2025, how many men have been LDS Church president?

A) 17

B) 18

C) 15

D) 16

Answer · why

B) 18

Dallin H. Oaks became the 18th president of the church in October 2025, following the death of Russell M. Nelson the previous month.

Q 02/05

In which state was church founder Joseph Smith born?

A) Ohio

B) New York

C) Pennsylvania

D) Vermont

Answer · why

D) Vermont

He was born in Sharon, Vermont, in 1805; the family moved to western New York after a run of crop failures in 1816.

Q 03/05

In what year was Joseph Smith killed by a mob while jailed in Carthage, Illinois?

A) 1846

B) 1844

C) 1852

D) 1850

Answer · why

B) 1844

Joseph Smith was shot dead by a mob at Carthage Jail on June 27, 1844; his brother, the church's Assistant President, died in the same attack, setting...

Q 04/05

Which political office was Joseph Smith campaigning for at the time of his death?

A) President of the United States

B) Governor of Illinois

C) Mayor of Chicago

D) United States Senator

Answer · why

A) President of the United States

He was running for President of the United States on a platform that proposed gradually ending slavery, shrinking Congress, reforming prisons and anne...

Q 05/05

After Joseph Smith's death, who argued there could be no successor and that he should be 'Protector'?

A) Lyman Wight

B) William Marks

C) Sidney Rigdon

D) James Strang

Answer · why

C) Sidney Rigdon

Sidney Rigdon, the senior surviving member of the First Presidency, proposed himself as guardian of the church; the congregation instead backed Brigha...