Judges 2–4; Judges 6–8: Lesson 67
Assess Your Learning 4
Numbers–Judges
Visit “Studying the Scriptures” to help prepare yourself spiritually to learn.
Reflecting on and assessing your spiritual learning can help you draw closer to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. This lesson is intended to help you reflect on goals you have set and the growth you have experienced during your recent study of the Old Testament.
Review the Scriptures
Think of a sport, like long-distance running, where the direction you are headed is more important than your speed. Are there circumstances in life that are the same? How about your spiritual life?
Elder Larry R. Lawrence of the Seventy taught about our spiritual growth:
Our Heavenly Father knows our divine potential. He rejoices every time we take a step forward. To Him, our direction is ever more important than our speed.
Be persistent, brothers and sisters, but never be discouraged. (“What Lack I Yet?,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2015, 35)
Sometimes it is difficult to recognize our own spiritual growth. Reflecting on where we currently are compared to where we used to be—even if our progress is minor—can help us recognize spiritual growth.
Take a few minutes to review your study journal or the notes in your scriptures. Look for what you wrote about the Savior, spiritual impressions or insights, or any plans you wanted to act on.
Answer one or both of the following questions in your notebook:
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How have you noticed growth or progress since the beginning of the school year in your efforts to follow Jesus Christ?
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What have you learned or applied from your study of the Old Testament?
As you assess your learning today, be open to impressions from the Holy Ghost to help you recognize your spiritual growth in following Jesus Christ—even if it’s just one step forward.
Review the following study options. Complete one or more.
Option A
What can I learn about Jesus Christ from the symbols in the Old Testament?
Moses and the Brass Serpent, by Judith Mehr
What do you remember about Moses and the brass serpent? Review Numbers 21:4–9 if you need help.
In your notebook, paste or draw an image of a serpent on a pole. Next to your image, write your thoughts about these questions:
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What does the symbol of the brass serpent on a pole teach about Jesus Christ?
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How does Jesus Christ fulfill this same role in our lives?
What other symbols of Jesus Christ have you learned about in the Old Testament? Review the chapters you have studied.
In your notebook, make a list of what you find. Choose one of the types or symbols of Jesus Christ from the Old Testament, and explain the following:
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What that type or symbol has taught you about Jesus Christ
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The ways Jesus Christ fulfills the same role in our lives
Option B
How might I feel an increased desire to love the Lord with all my heart?
Close your eyes and visualize someone you love. Picture yourself doing something to show them how much you love them.
Read Deuteronomy 6:4–6, looking for how we should love Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Mark what you find.
Next to what you marked, make a note expressing your thoughts about your love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
Read each of the questions below, one at a time. After you read a question, close your eyes and think carefully about your answer.
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During the past few weeks, do you feel your love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ has increased, decreased, or stayed the same?
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What has impacted the way you currently feel about Them?
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How might you strive to love Them with all your heart, soul, and might?
If you feel inspired to do so, kneel and share with your Heavenly Father how you are feeling.
Option C
Why should I obey the Lord’s commandments?
You may have drawn a 1 similar to the one above when you studied “Lesson 49: Exodus 20:1–11.” You may also have written a plan for obeying one of God’s commandments. If so, review it now. If not, review the Ten Commandments listed in Exodus 20:3–17. Choose one that you would like to work on.
Reflect on your progress by responding to the following questions in your study journal:
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How are your efforts to obey this commandment going? What blessings, growth, obstacles, or struggles have you noticed?
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How have you felt closer to God as you have tried to obey this commandment? Or how might you feel closer to Him as you strive to obey it?
Remember, your spiritual direction is more important than your speed. The Lord will bless you as you make efforts to keep His commandments.
Share Your Learning
Lesson Purpose: To help you reflect on the goals you have set and the growth you have experienced during your recent study of the Old Testament.
Share one of the following items with your teacher or class:
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The symbol of Jesus Christ you found and what it teaches you about Him.
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How you plan to show your love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
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The commandment you are striving to live and what you are doing to keep it.
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Something specific you did to achieve the purpose of this lesson.
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Any questions this lesson raised for you. How will you try to find answers to your questions?