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Assess Your Learning 10

Assess Your Learning 10

Galatians–2 Thessalonians

A young man dressed in New Testament era armor with a sword and shield.

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

Your spiritual progress

Think of an ability, talent, or characteristic you are developing that requires regular and consistent effort.

  • What motivates you to spend the time and effort necessary to improve?

  • As you work hard to progress, what do you expect to happen that helps you know your efforts are worthwhile?

We have many opportunities during our time on earth to work toward becoming more like the Savior, which prepares us to return to live with Him and our Heavenly Father. It can be helpful to periodically evaluate our progress and make any needed adjustments.

The purpose of this lesson is to give you opportunities to evaluate your spiritual progress. You will have the opportunity to assess what you have learned so far from the New Testament and to assess your progress related to goals you may have set because of what you have learned.

Take a moment to think about your recent study of the New Testament and the actions you have taken because of what you have been learning. You might want to review what you have written in your journal or what you have marked in your scriptures recently to identify the goals you have set and the impressions you have received.

  • What have you learned from the New Testament that has helped you come closer to Jesus Christ?

  • What have you learned about Him from the New Testament that has stood out to you?

Writing on a piece of paper with a pen or pencil. 1. Choose and complete two of the following activities in your study journal for your submission for this lesson.

Activity A: Explaining the Great Apostasy and the Restoration

An old 1946 Chevy

Look at these two pictures, and think about what it means to restore something.

  • Why would something need to be restored?

  • How could these images be compared to the Apostasy and the Restoration?

To review the connection between the Apostasy and the Restoration, complete the following activity:

Imagine that the missionaries are teaching one of your friends in your home. They ask you to teach part of the next lesson on the Apostasy and the Restoration. You know that your friend is familiar with the Bible, so it seems like a good idea to use some verses from the New Testament during the lesson.

Using Acts 3:21; Ephesians 1:10; Ephesians 2:19–22; and 2 Thessalonians 2:1–3 (or other verses of your choice), write what you might say during the lesson to help your friend understand why the Savior would need to restore His gospel to the earth.

If you chose to complete this activity, record what you would say to your friend.

Activity B: Increasing your love for Jesus Christ and your desire to serve Him

In the lesson “Philippians 3,” you were given the opportunity to write a letter to your future self in which you identified sacrifices you could make that would help you come to know Jesus Christ better and prepare for eternal life.

If you took this opportunity, refer to the letter you wrote. Compare your current feelings about Jesus Christ or your desires to serve Him with the feelings and desires you had when you wrote that letter. If there is anything you want to add to the letter based on your recent experiences, feel free to do so now.

If you chose to complete this activity, answer two of the following questions:

  • As you reviewed your letter, did you notice any change about your love for Jesus Christ? If so, why do you think it changed?

  • What recent experiences have increased your love for God and your willingness to serve Him?

  • What do you feel are some of the next steps you could take to help you increase your love for God?

Activity C: Putting on the whole armor of God

Page from the New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual. Put on the Whole Armor of God.

  • What do you remember about the armor of God? What do you remember about the meaning of each piece? If you need help, refer to Ephesians 6:14–18 for the answers.

  • How would you summarize what it means to “put on the whole armour of God”? (Ephesians 6:11).

If you chose to complete this activity, do the following activity and answer the accompanying questions:

Draw a stick figure in your journal.

  • What efforts are you making to put on the armor of God?

Draw a piece or pieces of armor that represent those efforts.

  • Have you experienced any results from your efforts? If so, what have you experienced? If not, what results do you think could come by continuing your efforts?