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Assess Your Learning 12

Assess Your Learning 12

Revelation 1–22

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A young woman reads and studies the scriptures. She has the Book of Mormon in both Spanish and English, and a Holy Bible on a table.

This lesson is intended to help you evaluate the goals you have set and the growth you have experienced during your study of the New Testament.

Your personal progress

In this lesson you will have the opportunity to assess your learning and how you have applied the principles taught in Revelation 1–22. You will also review and assess your growth over the past few months as you studied Acts–Revelation. The following learning activities can help you see how your love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ has increased and how you have become more like Them.

The book of Revelation

Take a few minutes to review any scriptures you may have marked, notes in your scriptures, or journal entries you made as part of your study of the book of Revelation.

  • What are some things you recall learning or feeling as you studied the book of Revelation?

  • What did you learn about your Savior Jesus Christ from the book of Revelation?

  • What are some of the truths you felt inspired to act on as part of your studies?

1. Complete either Activity A or Activity B in your study journal to see how your actions have drawn you closer to the Lord.

Activity A: Worship and follow God in sincerity

In Revelation 4–5, you may have studied part of John’s vision in which he saw the throne of God with various beings and figurative beasts worshipping Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. You may have been invited to ponder how you give praise to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and to consider ways you could improve your personal worship.

  • What have you recently learned or felt about Heavenly Father or Jesus Christ that has motivated you to want to worship Them?

  • What efforts have you made to improve your worship? For example, you may have sought to deepen your worship through prayer, scripture study, partaking of the sacrament, honoring the Sabbath day, fasting, attending the temple, or some other way.

  • How have these efforts affected your relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?

Activity B: Resist and overcome evil with faith in Christ

In Revelation 12–13, you may have learned that in the premortal life we all exercised our faith in Jesus Christ to overcome Satan. You may have been invited to ponder your belief in these teachings and think of what you could do to continue placing your trust in Jesus Christ as we battle the adversary here in mortality.

  • What actions did you feel you should take after your study?

  • What barriers or challenges did you encounter in taking those actions? What successes did you have?

  • How did taking these steps help you come closer to Jesus Christ or receive strength from Him to overcome Satan?

The New Testament: Acts–Revelation

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Paul speaking to King Agrippa.

You may remember that after hearing Paul’s testimony of Jesus Christ, King Agrippa said, “Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.” Paul boldly replied, “I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether [a Christian] such as I am” (Acts 26:28–29).

Paul and the rest of the Apostles had the deep desire to bring others to Christ through their teachings and testimonies. Many of them gave their lives and died as martyrs for the cause of Christ, leaving their teachings behind in the book of Acts and the Epistles. Hopefully you have invited those testimonies into your heart and applied their teachings in your own life. Now it is your turn to teach and testify.

2. Complete the following in your study journal:

Write an epistle of your own addressed to anyone you choose. For example, you could address it to yourself a year ago before studying the New Testament, to a friend who does not understand why you attend seminary, or to a family member who could benefit from your testimony of the Savior.

Regardless of who you choose to address your epistle to, include one or more verses from Acts–Revelation, along with how the truths from these verses have blessed your life. The following questions may help guide you, but you can choose for yourself what to write about.

  • How has what you studied helped you come unto Christ and find peace in Him?

  • How has what you studied helped you resist or overcome evil with faith in Jesus Christ?

  • How has what you studied helped you answer a question or resolve a concern or problem?

  • What else would you want someone to know to encourage them to study the New Testament and come unto Christ?