Seven of the disciples were in company. They were clad in the humble garb of fishermen; they were poor in worldly goods, but rich in the knowledge and practice of the truth, which in the sight of Heaven gave them the highest rank as teachers. They had not been students in the schools of the prophets, but for three years they had been taught by the greatest Educator the world has ever known. Under His instruction they had become elevated, intelligent, and refined, agents through whom men might be led to a knowledge of the truth.

Der var syv af disciplene, som fulgtes ad. De var klædt i fiskernes beskedne dragt. De var fattige på jordisk gods, men rige i deres viden om og udøvelse af sandheden, hvilket i Himmelens øjne gav dem den højeste rang som lærere. De var ikke blevet oplært i profeternes skoler, men de var i tre år blevet undervist af den største lærer, som verden nogensinde har kendt. Gennem hans belæring var de blevet højnede, oplyste og forædlede til at være udsendinge, ved hvem mennesker kunne ledes til at kende sandheden.