Knowledge is Power!
When I was a kid I remember thinking I could read the whole dictionary. I wanted to know all the words so that I could never be told “You don’t know what that word means.” I can confidently say I have never made it through the whole dictionary, but I still have that same drive to learn. It is just more focused and driven by different motivators. There are so many scriptures that talk about the importance of knowledge, there are also real-life examples from Joseph Smith to our living prophet Russel M Nelson. There are two things I want to focus on today that I believe help all anyone who is willing to use them.
The power of knowledge
The power of curiosity
The power of knowledge. In President Nelson’s 2015 conference address “A Plea to My Sisters” he talked about his failures and then later success as a heart surgeon mentioning the fact that he is the surgeon who pioneered open heart surgery. He shares the stories of some of the losses he had that made him want to give up and how his wife said “Are you finished crying? Then get dressed. Go back to the lab. Go to work! You need to learn more. If you quit now, others will have to painfully learn what you already know” (Nelson, par. 20.) Even with all of his knowledge the prophet suffered a great loss that made him want to quit. With the help of his first wife, he was able to press on, gain more knowledge, save many lives, and build great relationships with other countries such as China.
I have seen the power of knowledge in my life as well. Knowledge helps me not only in my career but also in the gospel. In fact my knowledge of the gospel is one of the biggest helps in my career. Because I know that my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love everyone I can see all my clients with value. I am blessed to get a small glimpse of how our Heavenly Father sees His children as He has asked me to care for them to care for their mental well-being.
The power of curiosity. Has anyone else ever had the thought that we would not have the truths that we have today if Joseph Smith had not been curious? He got curious, he searched the scriptures, and there found answers that lead him to praying in the sacred grove. Seeing hour Heavenly Father and Jesus Chirst which enabled him to bring about the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Joseph Smith was able to provide us with the knowledge of the truth because he was curious. Be curious my friends! I have seen many blessing in my life from being curious. My curiosity is what drives my desire to learn
D&C 136:32 “Let him that is ignorant learn wisdom by humbling himself and calling upon the Lord his God, that his eyes may be opened that he may see, and his ears opened that he may hear;”
Source:
Nelson, Russell M. "A Plea to My Sisters." Ensign, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nov. 2015, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2015/11/sunday-morning-session/a-plea-to-my-sisters?lang=eng.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Doctrine and Covenants 136:32. Intellectual Reserve, 1981. ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
