Paul retells his experience on the road to Damascus twice in this week's Come Follow Me chapters. He is going to share his testimony with the same mob that tried to kill him in Acts 21 as well as King Agrippa II -- who happens to be the great-grandson of the Herod that killed all of the children in an attempt to stop the coming Messiah.

What do you make of Agrippa's statement: "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian."? Do you think he was saying that Paul and nearly convinced him? Or, like some modern-day translators, do you think he was being sarcastic?

As a teaching idea for Come Follow Me this week, whether in your family or a gospel doctrine class, ask your class how they might describe a group of people that had nearly beaten them to a pulp. Notice what Paul calls the mob in Acts 22. Why does Paul choose those three words to describe his persecutors? What do you learn about Paul from that verse? In what ways is Paul teaching us about Jesus Christ in that single verse?

Stephen becomes the first martyr after the Resurrection / Saul becomes Paul / Ananias is tested

Wow, there is so much going on this week. For example, we will dive into the fact that the Lord doesn’t expect Saul to change at his core, but rather, take who he already is as an individual and simply align that with Gospel principles. We will discuss how often the Lord allows us to test our faith because of the people we are around. So, thanks for joining us and lets get going.

The book of Acts (or Acts of the Apostles) is perhaps one of the most applicable and significant books of scripture for Latter-day Saints. When we discuss the "restoration" of Christ's New Testament Church, it is the model established in Acts that we are referring to. It is the model of a Church led by the Savior Jesus Christ through Apostolic keys.

This week we have the opportunity to discuss prophetic process to revelation, prophetic fallibility, Pentecost, changing Church culture and challenges to growth, as well as the personal accountability to being honest with Priesthood leaders and others in our lives.