Secular and spiritual learning can go hand in hand:
"We believe in education. As a people we have always sought learning in every field, and as a Church we have spent great sums and made considerable sacrifice to make education opportunities available to the Church members. And particularly in this day of scientific research and development. We think our young people should get as much education and technical training as in wisdom is necessary. But we think this pursuit of worldly learning should be tempered with a like pursuit of spiritual understanding. It is more important, a thousand times over, to have a knowledge of God and his laws, so that we can do the things which bring salvation, than it is to have all the worldly knowledge that can be obtained" (Joseph Fielding Smith Manual)Knowledge follows us in the next life: D&C 130: 18-19
18 Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.Why is spiritual knowledge important?
19 And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through hisdiligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.
The following scripture were discussed among 6 different groups:
1) Psalms 119:105
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, forreproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
3 Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
4) Helaman 3: 29-30
29 Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the word of God, which isquick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man of Christ in a strait and narrowcourse across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked—
30 And land their souls, yea, their immortal souls, at the right hand of God in the kingdom of heaven, to sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and with Jacob, and with all our holy fathers, to go no more out.5) D&C 19:23
23 Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me.
6) D&C 88: 77-80
77 And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another thedoctrine of the kingdom.
78 Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructedmore perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand;
79 Of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of thenations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms—
80 That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnifythe calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with which I have commissioned you.How do we gain spiritual knowledge? (per discussion)
- Invest time
- Seek it and want it
- Ponder and pray
- Read the scriptures out loud
- Experiment on the word
- Search scriptures daily
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