Choice 4: 1 John 1-3. That Ye May Have Fellowship with Us and with God

Paul desires for the people to become members of the Church and come unto God and Jesus Christ. He says that their joy will become full once they fellowships with God and Christ.
Our joy can become full when:

• We confess our sins
• Keep his commandments
• We love our brother (love one another)
  
• We do not love the things of the world
• We have the Holy Ghost with us
• We allow the atonement to work in our lives

Keeping his commandments is a principle that I can better implement in my life. Sometimes I may justify why I don't always follow certain commandments. But if I can remember all of the commandments I have committed to keep, then I know that I will try my best to keep all of them.

Choice 2 James 2: Faith Without Works is Dead

James explains that even if we don't commit one sin, but we do commit another, we are still sinful in the eyes of God. That means that even if we have faith, but we commit sin, then we are still sinful. James gives the example of Abraham and Isaac--Abraham showed his faith in God by offering his son up as a sacrifice. If a prophet had to do something so drastic like that, then should we not also show our faith by our works? Abraham surely had faith, but God asked him to show his faith--this illustrates how important it is that without works, our faith is dead in the sight of God. Looking at Romans 2:5-6, Paul also supports what James is saying.
Not every person will enter the kingdom of God. We are asked to do his will just like the Savior did and the prophets. They did his will and will inherit the kingdom of God. We must also do his will in order to be entitled to the same thing.

Choice Three: Hebrews 13. Works of Righteousness

We should treat strangers and those in bonds with empathy and sympathy.
Marriage is looked upon with honor.
Some warnings about covetousness are to avoid it in conversation and to be happy with the things that we have.
Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
We are sanctified through Jesus Christ.
To those who rule over us we should submit ourselves.
Paul asked the people to pray for those in the church.

Choice 5 Hebrews 1-2. Jesus is Greater Than Angels

1. Christ is superior to the angels. They are servants while he is the Son of God. Jesus is also greater than Moses. If some people could not enter the promised land because they would not follow the words of Moses, then certainly the words of Christ are more important if we want to enter the Celestial Kingdom. Jesus is also a high priest of Melchizedek, who is superior to Aaron.
2. Three truths that Paul taught about the Savior:

1. Jesus is the heir of all things
2. Jesus made the worlds
3. Jesus is higher than the angels

3. Jesus came to earth to experience mortality so that he could suffer for our sins and die for us. This provides a way back to our Heavenly Father: we are able to repent and be resurrected to meet with the Father again. He also provides us mercy. Christ also needed to be able to understand us by suffering our troubles and infirmities.

Choice 1: Philippians 1-4. Find Solutions to Life's Challenges

When we argue or complain over matters in the church, we should take the counsel of the Philippians. We should remember that we need to be of one heart and one mind. We must remember Christ in all of our doings and remember how he would act.
Youth should not always rely on their parents' testimonies. They need to work out their own salvation. We should have a testimony because of our love of God and willingness to keep his commandments.
Sometimes we must sacrifice certain things in order to be a member of the church. This may include losing the approval of our families. We must remember that what we lose we will find in Christ. It will be extremely hard to part with our family, but if we follow Christ, we will be blessed.
This assignment tells us to feast upon the words of Christ and they will be able to tell us what we should do.

Choice 1: Romans 12-16. Live as Saints should Live

1. Salvation is nearer. We must be righteous and keep the commandments in order to receive salvation. We must also endure to the end and continually repent of our sins.
2. To help lead to salvation:

• Offer up ourselves to serve God
• Renew our minds not according to the world's standards
• Do not love deceitfully, stay away from evil and cling unto good
• Be hospitable
• Strive to understand and empathize with others
• Use good to overcome evil
• Recognize that all power comes from God
• Do good things
• Love one another
• Keep the commandments

3. We should not judge others who are not under our stewardship because it is not our place. Their master or their leader has that responsibility, and ultimately, God has the final say on judgment. We must remember that God is our final judge and to not worry about the judgments of men (the world). D&C 38:25-27 gives more clarification: it does not matter if a person is rich or poor, we should still treat them as our brother. We are to become one if we desire to enter into the kingdom of God.
4. Paul frequently refers to the members of the church today as "saints".

Choice 1: Romans 1. The Gospel of Christ is the Power of God Unto Salvation

Christ is the son of David through his "father", Joseph's line. I found this intriguing because Christ is not blood-related to Joseph, but it is possible that Mary and Joseph were closely related. So, technically, he could be a descent of David. Christ is the son of God because he was conceived by Mary and Heavenly Father. In being the heirs to both to the king (David) and to God, Christ can rightfully reign because he is ruler of all men in a religious sense and a ruler of a powerful nation in a literal sense.
It was essential for Christ to be both mortal and immortal. He needed to be able to die for our sins or else the atonement could not be complete. However, he needed the power of immortality in order to suffer for our sins in the Garden--no mortal could have ever done that. Also, the atonement needed to be a willing sacrifice. No one could take away the Savior's life except for himself. He being willing to give up his life is the ultimate sacrifice.