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Friday, May 22, 2009

"The Marvelous Light of God"

Reading: Mosiah 27

In my manual there is a great quote about Mosiah 27:25 that I wanted to post.

"As far as we degenerate from God, we descend to the devil and lose knowledge, and without knowledge we cannot be saved, and while our hearts are filled with evil, and we are studying evil, there is no room in our hearts for good, or studying good. Is not God good? Then you be good; if he is faithful, then you be faithful. Add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, and seek for every good thing."

"The church must be cleansed, and I proclaim against all iniquity. A man is saved no faster than he gets knowledge, for if he does not get knowledge, he will be brought into captivity by some evil power in the other world, as evil spirits will have more knowledge, and consequently more power than many men who are on earth. Hence it needs revelation to assist us, and give us knowledge of the things of God" (Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith p.217)

This quote makes me really want to study and learn more about the gospel...

1 comment:

Elizabeth said...

I like that. I haven't thought about it like that before. I guess that's why it is so important to read our scriptures, and like the primary song says, "search, ponder, and pray!"