Apostles and Disciples

Reading:   3 Nephi 18-20

Jesus chooses twelve Disciples from among the people.  He teaches them about the sacrament, partaking of bread and wine in remembrance of Him, teaches also that they partake so that his spirit might be with them.  On the following day, the sacrament is shown and discussed again, to all the congregation, along with baptism and receiving baptism of fire through the confirmation of the Holy Spirit.

A lot of good stuff; but what caught my eye especially today was the frightening fact that I could not name the twelve Apostles.  When I read about the chosen Disciples I thought it would be cool to memorize their names, thought also about the reason why they were called disciples instead of apostles (because the twelve Apostles were still alive in the old world), and then realized that I could only name seven of the Apostles...shameful...so that is today's goal - memorize the twelve Apostles (old world) and twelve Disciples (new world).

3 NEPHI 19:4

4    And it came to pass that on the morrow, when the multitude was gathered together, behold, Nephi and his brother whom he had raised from the dead, whose name was Timothy, and also his son, whose name was Jonas, and also Mathoni, and Mathonihah, his brother, and Kumen, and Kumenonhi, and Jeremiah, and Shemnon, and Jonas, and Zedekiah, and Isaiah-now these were the names of the disciples whom Jesus had chosen-and it came to pass that they went forth and stood in the midst of the multitude. 

MATTHEW 10:2-4

2    Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 

3    Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 

4    Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

So there are the scripture listings of the Apostles and Disciples.  I plan on committing them to memory over the next few days as I drive to Atlanta - if you see me, test me, keep me honest.  I will also memorize the current Twelve Apostles and First Presidency...again, I should know this stuff, and will soon...what's your hold up?  Here is a useful link for the current leadership of the church.

http://www.ldsapostles.org/

Apostles ~ Old World

Simon (aka Peter)

Andrew (brother of Simon)

James (son of Zebedee)

John (the beloved; son of Zebedee)

Philip

Bartholomew

Thomas

Matthew (tax collector/publican)

James (son of Alpheus)

Lebbaeus Thaddeus (aka Jude)

Simon (Canaanite)

Judas Iscariot

Disciples ~ New World

Nephi

Timothy (brother of Nephi; raised from the dead)

Jonas (son of Timothy)

Mathoni

Mathonihah (brother of Mathoni)

Kumen

Kumenonhi

Jeremiah

Shemnon

Jonas

Zedekiah

Isaiah

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ~ Today

Boyd K. Packer

L. Tom Perry

Russell M. Nelson

Dallin H. Oaks

M. Russell Ballard

Richard G. Scott

Robert D. Hales

Jeffrey R. Holland

David A. Bednar

Quentin L. Cook

D. Todd Christofferson

Neil L. Andersen

~Kipling