Assess Your Learning 2

1 Nephi 16–2 Nephi 25

This lesson is intended to help you evaluate the growth you have experienced during your study of the Book of Mormon.

Reminding students of their personal goals: As a part of the Children and Youth program, students may have created spiritual, social, physical, and intellectual goals to help them become more like the Savior. Regularly invite students to reflect on how the truths they are learning in seminary can help them achieve their goals.

Student preparation: Invite students to review some of what they learned in 1 Nephi 16 through 2 Nephi 25 and come prepared to share favorite scriptures or important truths.

Possible Learning Activities

Reflecting on gospel learning

This lesson is intended to help students assess (1) goals they have set, (2) their ability to explain teachings in the Book of Mormon, or (3) how their attitudes, desires, and ability to live the gospel are changing. The class’s study of 1 Nephi 16 through 2 Nephi 25 may have emphasized truths other than those in the following activities. If so, the activities could be adapted to include those truths.

To help students see the value of reflecting on their spiritual progress as they have studied the Book of Mormon, bring a mirror. Invite students to discuss how seeing themselves can be useful (seeing things behind them, seeing their reflection, and so on). Then invite them to consider the value of thinking about and assessing their gospel studies and their choices. Consider asking questions like the following:

• What are the benefits of having a mirror?

• How can looking at ourselves in a mirror be similar to thinking about and assessing our gospel learning?

Reflecting on spiritual progress

This part of the lesson is intended to help students reflect on their experience with seeking and acting on revelation from Heavenly Father as they have studied the Book of Mormon.

Reflect on promptings and feelings from the Holy Ghost you may have received studying the Book of Mormon. There are many ways the Holy Ghost may have communicated with you. For example, certain verses may have caught your attention and you felt a desire to mark them. You may have had feelings of peace or love. You may have read and felt inspired to act in a certain way or found an answer to a question you had.

Display the following questions so students can ponder them at their own pace. It may also be helpful to invite students to record their responses to two or three of the questions in their study journals.

• Which accounts or passages from the Book of Mormon have helped you see how Heavenly Father communicates with His children?

• What thoughts or feelings have you experienced in seminary or in your personal study this year?

• What have you done to seek revelation from Heavenly Father?

• What can you do to seek revelation and be prepared to recognize revelation when it comes?

• How have you acted on the impressions you have received?

Invite willing students to share some of their answers, as appropriate, with the class. Students could also share in pairs or small groups.

Explain the Fall of Adam and Eve and the Atonement of Jesus Christ

For the following activity, consider inviting students to work with a classmate with each partner selecting one of the italicized topics in the next paragraph.

Imagine you are a missionary and you and your companion are preparing to teach someone about the Fall. You have decided that one of you should teach about the Fall and its effects on mankind and the other should teach about how the Savior helps us overcome the effects of the Fall.

Use the scriptures to help you explain the topic you selected. It might be helpful to review 2 Nephi 2:17–27; 9:6–12; 10:23–25, notes in your study journal, or “Fall of Adam and Eve” in Gospel Topics (topics.ChurchofJesusChrist.org) to help you prepare to share.

Invite students to share what they have prepared with their partner or with the entire class. Or consider inviting students to send their explanation to someone in their family, a friend, or a Church leader.

My feelings about Jesus Christ

This portion of the lesson is intended to allow students to reflect on their feelings about Jesus Christ.

Give students time to read and reflect as suggested in the following paragraph. You might consider quietly playing reverent hymns about the Savior such as “I Stand All Amazed” (Hymns, no. 193) or “Our Savior’s Love” (Hymns, no. 113).

The Book of Mormon testifies of Jesus Christ. Reflect on what you have learned or studied about the Savior. Review chapters you have studied, such as 1 Nephi 19, 2 Nephi 9, and 2 Nephi 25. You could also look for passages you have marked. It might be helpful to review what you have written in your study journal, especially entries containing your feelings about Him.

After students have reflected on their feelings about the Savior, invite them to select one of the following activities or to create their own way to express their feelings. Encourage students to use the scriptures.

There may be students who find it difficult to express their feelings or do not yet feel strongly about the Savior. Look for ways to offer encouragement and help them know that they are loved.

• Write a poem or a letter to the Savior expressing your feelings toward Him. Consider using words or phrases from the scriptures or referencing scripture passages.

• Compile a list of words that describe your feelings about the Savior. Include some descriptions from the scriptures. Create a word cloud, or write the words on individual pieces of paper and consider hanging them in your room or in another place where you will see them often.

• Draw something that helps you express your feelings about the Savior.

As time permits, allow students to share what they have created so they can express their testimonies about the Savior. Consider also inviting students to share their creation with their family or others. You could also share your testimony of your appreciation for the Savior.