1.      Matthew 11:1–19 and Luke 7:18–35. 

What did the two disciples of John the Baptist ask Jesus Christ? They ask Him if He is the one that has been prophesied will come, or if they should go their way looking for another.

The Savior told them to go back to John and tell what they saw and heard. After reading these accounts, explain three things you would have told John if you had been with those two men.

I would have told him how the savior healed the blind, blessed the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised. How to the poor the gospel is preached. And how the majesty of Him was testifying of his divinity.

2.      Read the institute student manual commentary for Matthew 11:2–3, “Did John Doubt That Jesus Was the Messiah?” (p. 66). Explain why John wanted his disciples to go to Jesus Christ.

John wanted his disciples to go and question Jesus because he knew that if they did, they would know for themselves that he was truly the Savior and then they would become his disciples. That was John’s purpose all along, teach people to become the disciples of Christ.

3.    Read the institute student manual commentary for Matthew 11:11, “No Greater Prophet than John the Baptist” (p. 66).

What did the Savior say about John the Baptist in Matthew 11:11 and Luke 7:28? He stated that “He that is considered the least among you is greater than John”

Provide three reasons given by Joseph Smith why John the Baptist is considered among the greatest prophets.

“First. He was entrusted with a divine mission of preparing the way before the face of the Lord. Whoever had such a trust committed to him before or since? No man.

“Secondly. He was entrusted with the important mission, and it was required at his hands, to baptize the Son of Man. Whoever had the honor of doing that? Whoever had so great a privilege and glory? Whoever led the Son of God into the waters of baptism, and had the privilege of beholding the Holy Ghost descend in the form of a dove, or rather in the sign of the dove, in witness of that administration? The sign of the dove was instituted before the creation of the world, a witness for the Holy Ghost, and the devil cannot come in the sign of a dove. The Holy Ghost is a personage, and is in the form of a personage. It does not confine itself to the form of the dove, but in sign of the dove. The Holy Ghost cannot be transformed into a dove; but the sign of a dove was given to John to signify the truth of the deed, as the dove is an emblem or token of truth and innocence.

“Thirdly. John, at that time, was the only legal administrator in the affairs of the kingdom there was then on the earth, and holding the keys of power. The Jews had to obey his instructions or be damned, by their own law; and Christ Himself fulfilled all righteousness in becoming obedient to the law which He had given to Moses on the mount, and thereby magnified it and made it honorable, instead of destroying it. The son of Zacharias wrested the keys, the kingdom, the power, the glory from the Jews, by the holy anointing and decree of heaven, and these three reasons constitute him the greatest prophet born of a woman.”

3.      What does John 3:30 suggest about John the Baptist and his attitude toward the Savior?

He suggest that John the Baptist knew that he needed to ensure that his followers became the Savior’s followers. That he would now become a follower himself.

Briefly describe how we could apply a similar attitude in our own lives.

I think the best way to apply this in our own lives it to recognize that while we do play an important in the plan of the Lord, the main goal is to ensure that the Savior is the center of our lives and that we are not allowing ourselves to be overcome with pride or the vain things of the world.