Lesson Seven

What is the Lord’s definition of a disciple? (Section 41)

The Lord's definition of disciple is one who receives his law and does it.

Based upon the standards that the Lord gives to the Church in the “law” Section (42), create twenty “Disciple Recommend Questions” which could be asked of someone claiming to be a disciple of Christ. Use the specified verses to make your questions as clear as you can.

Example: Do you refrain from idleness? (v. 42)

• (v. 11–14) Do you use the authority you have to teach the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ?

• (v. 18–19) Have you murdered anyone?

• (v. 20) Do you steal?

• (v. 21) Are you honest?

• (v. 22–24) Are you faithful to your spouse or significant other?

• (v. 27) Do you gossip or do any other harmful thing to your neighbor?

• (v. 29) Do you keep the commandments of God?

• (v. 30–34, 37–39) Do you help the needy and poor by consecrating what you are blessed with?

• (v. 40) Are you prideful?

• (v. 41) Are you clean in your thoughts, words, and deeds?

• (v. 42) Are you idle?

• (v. 43–44) Do you have faith in preisthood blessings?

• (v. 45) Do you love your neighbors?

• (v. 52) Do you have the faith to be healed by the power of the priesthood?

• (v. 53) Will you take on responsibilities in the church?

• (v. 54–55) Will you take excess materials and donate them to the storehouse for those in need?

• (v. 56–60) Do you earnestly study the scriptures, and share them with others?

• (v. 61) Do you ask so that you might receive revelation from Heavenly Father?

• (v. 75–87) Do you trust the judgement of your leaders if you've committed a crime that you must use authority to repent of?

• (v. 88–92) Do you keep private matters private?

When you have a question for each reference, conduct a personal interview asking yourself each of the questions. How well did you do? Which questions could you personally improve on? In a short paragraph, reflect on which of the “laws” in Section 42 are easiest for you to obey and which require more of an effort on your part. Why do you think those you chose are easier/harder for you?

I feel like I do fairly well at most of these questions. I know that there are many things I could improve on as well though. I don't want to get too much into detail about the ones that I could improve on, but I will say that one of them is gossiping. I'm not awful about it, but I need to work on not doing it so often. I am the one who will immediately tell my best friend something as soon as I find out. It's hard to keep it in sometimes. Some that are the easiest for me are things like not murdering. It's easier because I have no desire to take someone's life and put my eternal life in jeopardy. I know that it's the small ones that take the most work, and I plan on working on them so that I might become a better person.