What does a follower of Jesus Christ believe? How can one gain a firm testimony of the gospel? How can one strengthen his testimony and live in the world but not be of the world? In answer to questions such as these, Elder Neal A. Maxwell, a professed disciple of the Savior and member of the First Council of the Seventy in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, responds with direct, succinct answers, or "depositions." The device he uses, that of giving a deposition, suggests a legal setting. However, he explains, it is used here as a way of preserving testimony, a device for discovering and eliciting evidence. Two questioners are represented: the Questing (or true) Believer and the Near Believer, who probes because he wants to believe but also does not want to be "taken in." Elder Maxwell deals with such current concerns as the reality of Satan, the place of the thinker in the Church today, the civic responsibilities of a disciple, moral issues, universal brotherhood, commitment to gospel principles, the role of women, and family life in the Church. For members and investigators of the Church, particularly youth and young adults, Deposition of a Disciple gives concise reasons and insights into the views and beliefs of a true disciple.