Lesson 109: Doctrine and Covenants 93

Assess Your Learning 7

Doctrine and Covenants 84–93

Reflecting on and assessing our spiritual learning can help us draw closer to Jesus Christ. This lesson can help students remember and evaluate the spiritual growth they have experienced through their study of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Possible Learning Activities

Progress

Consider writing the word progress on the board.

You could also display an image of a progress bar, such as the following:

• What are some examples of things that we might track progress for?

  A few examples could include our education, the goals we have set for ourselves, destinations we are traveling to, or things we might purchase or download from the internet.

• Why is it helpful to be aware of the progress of these things?

In this lesson, you will evaluate some of the spiritual progress you are making through your study of the Doctrine and Covenants. This can give you an opportunity to celebrate your successes and make any needed adjustments.

• What are some ways you have progressed spiritually as you have been studying the Doctrine and Covenants?

You may have emphasized different truths while teaching lessons on Doctrine and Covenants 84–93 than those assessed in the following activities. If needed, adapt the following activities to help students assess themselves on truths that the class more heavily emphasized.

Explain roles, titles, and characteristics of Jesus Christ

Consider displaying an image of Jesus Christ before sharing the following.

One of the Savior’s invitations in the Doctrine and Covenants is to “learn of [Him], and listen to [His] words” (Doctrine and Covenants 19:23).

• What are you learning about Jesus Christ in your recent study of the Doctrine and Covenants?

  This portion of the lesson is intended to help students explain some specific roles, titles, or characteristics of Jesus Christ. Consider displaying one or more of the following options and giving students time to complete one. Students could work on these activities individually or in pairs.

  It may be helpful to display a few scripture references students have recently studied that describe roles or titles of Jesus Christ. Students could review these as part of the activity. Examples could include Doctrine and Covenants 76:1–7, 22–24; 88:1–13, 41; 93:1–10.

• Compile a list of some of the names or titles of Jesus Christ that you have recently studied. Then choose one or more of them and answer the following questions: (1) What does this name or title teach you about Jesus Christ? (2) What does this name or title help you understand about how He can help you?

• Create a visual representation of some of your favorite roles or titles of Jesus Christ. This could be a word cloud or a drawing that represents one or more of the roles or titles you chose. Include applicable scripture references as part of your creation.

• Write a poem or song lyrics that include some of your favorite roles or titles of Jesus Christ.

• Imagine you had the opportunity to teach someone about who Jesus Christ is and what He can do for us. Write a description at least one paragraph long that includes at least three of Christ’s roles or titles.

After students have had sufficient time to complete their chosen activity, give them an opportunity to share what they did. If they worked individually, they could share with a partner or a small group. If they worked with other students, they could share with a different group. You could also invite a few willing students to share what they did with the whole class.

Feel a greater desire to draw closer to Jesus Christ

The following assessment activity relates to the Savior’s invitation in Doctrine and Covenants 88:63 to draw near to Him. If applicable, consider reminding students of some of the learning activities from the “Doctrine and Covenants 88:51–95” lesson to help them remember what they learned and felt.

For example, if you used magnets as an object lesson, you might consider holding up two magnets and inviting students to share what they remember about that lesson. If students created drawings in their study journals that represented how close they felt at that time to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, you could invite them to find those drawings to help them compare how they feel now with how they felt at that time.

You might remember studying an important invitation from the Savior in Doctrine and Covenants 88:63. Read this verse to review the Savior’s invitation.

Give students an opportunity to evaluate their desires to come closer to Jesus Christ by answering the following questions in their study journals.

• How does your desire to come closer to Jesus Christ today compare with where it was a few weeks or months ago (lower, about the same, or higher)?

• What have you learned or experienced that has influenced your desires?

• What actions have you taken to come closer to Christ? What actions do you want to take to come closer to Him?

When students have had sufficient time to record their responses, invite a few volunteers to share some of their answers with the class.

Invitations to apply

As part of your study in seminary, you may have been invited to apply certain invitations from the scriptures to your life.

Take a moment to remember some of the goals you have set for yourself or spiritual impressions you have had as you have studied. You could do this by looking through your study journal or finding scriptures you have recently marked.

If possible, consider sharing some of the specific invitations you have given to students in recent lessons. For example, you might have invited students to set goals similar to the following:

• Follow Jesus Christ’s invitation to “seek learning, even by study and also by faith” (Doctrine and Covenants 88:118).

• Obey the Savior’s teachings in the Word of Wisdom (see Doctrine and Covenants 89).

• Receive more of Christ’s light and truth into their lives (see Doctrine and Covenants 93:19–20, 27–28).

After students have had sufficient time to review the goal they have set for themselves, give them time to evaluate their progress by asking them questions such as the following:

• What efforts have you made to apply these teachings from Jesus Christ to your life?

• What difference have these efforts made in your life and in your relationship with God?

• What do you feel your next steps should be in these areas?