Monday, July 12, 2004
I've been following, rather unfaithfully, the doings of Jeopardy whiz Ken Jennings. He's been on the show for five or six weeks, he's won 28 times in a row. I was pleased, in the article above, to here him say,
"A lot of it is just God-given memory that I
can't take any credit for"
It's always good to have people, in the midst of a media storm, credit God for their success, don't you think? But, then, he was a member of Brigham Young University's College Bowl team in the 1990s. That makes Jennings, I believe, a Mormon. And here's your Jeopardy Answers in the Category "Mormons", see if you can supply the questions:
For $200: In 1820, he claimed to have received a divine revelation from God that all existing creeds were wrong.
Answer: Who is the founder of the Church of Latter Day Saints, Joseph Smith.
For $400: This book is claimed to be the most correct book in existence, even more so than the Bible.
Answer: What is "The Book of Mormon," written by Joseph Smith (well, actually he found it on golden tablets and translated it).
For $600: Mormons believe this Man was the father of Jesus.
Answer: Who is Adam (although this is disputed)
For $800: He came to America from Jerusalem in the year 600 B.C.
Answer: Who is the prophet Lehi
For $1000: He is the current chosen prophet of God.
Answer: Who is Gordon B. Hinckley and here.
And a special question for $1200: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints won't tell you this.
Question: What is the Truth, Alex.
OK, so even though I'm a fan of Ken Jennings, I am not a fan of Mormonism, which one of my cousins married into and had one heck of a time getting away from. Does Mr. Jennings believe all of the above? Just how smart is he, really.
can't take any credit for"
It's always good to have people, in the midst of a media storm, credit God for their success, don't you think? But, then, he was a member of Brigham Young University's College Bowl team in the 1990s. That makes Jennings, I believe, a Mormon. And here's your Jeopardy Answers in the Category "Mormons", see if you can supply the questions:
For $200: In 1820, he claimed to have received a divine revelation from God that all existing creeds were wrong.
Answer: Who is the founder of the Church of Latter Day Saints, Joseph Smith.
For $400: This book is claimed to be the most correct book in existence, even more so than the Bible.
Answer: What is "The Book of Mormon," written by Joseph Smith (well, actually he found it on golden tablets and translated it).
For $600: Mormons believe this Man was the father of Jesus.
Answer: Who is Adam (although this is disputed)
For $800: He came to America from Jerusalem in the year 600 B.C.
Answer: Who is the prophet Lehi
For $1000: He is the current chosen prophet of God.
Answer: Who is Gordon B. Hinckley and here.
And a special question for $1200: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints won't tell you this.
Question: What is the Truth, Alex.
OK, so even though I'm a fan of Ken Jennings, I am not a fan of Mormonism, which one of my cousins married into and had one heck of a time getting away from. Does Mr. Jennings believe all of the above? Just how smart is he, really.
