"Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more 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;
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 the nations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms—
That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with which I have commissioned you."
Doctrine and Covenants 88:78-80
It's interesting here in the first verse of the selection where God tells us that if we teach diligently that his grace will be with us and will instruct us. So, teaching leads to learning, and it's a good sustainable pattern, because the more we learn the more we can teach the things that we've learned. :)
I also really like the idea that learning "the perplexities of the nations" and about "countries and kingdoms" is part of what will help prepare us in "all things." ... I think basically what God is saying is that the more we learn, the better we will be prepared and ready for him to be able to use us to teach and help others. It's like magnifying our talents, right? The more we do something with what God has given us, the more we learn, the more he helps us to learn more on top of that, and the more we help teach others about what God wants us to learn. The fact that things at home and abroad and even learning about wars is mentioned really says to me that we should be absorbing everything we can get our hands on that we are the least bit interested in, and sharing with each other. :)
And hey, this is something that we can do now, today. If we learn something cool, we can share it... put it out there. Whatever it is, even if it doesn't seem all that spiritual, it's still learning and it is still helping us all to know more. ... Now of course I don't mean gossip, mockery, and hatred, or focusing on tearing down someone else's ideas. Rather that focus on negativity about anything we don't like, let's focus on positivity about things that we do like, promoting the cool things around us rather than telling others about the bad things that we run into. :)
Today, let's work on being instructed by God's grace, and as we learn and study and grow, let's share the knowledge and wisdom that God grants us with others, that all may be edified (D&C 84:110, 88:122). :)
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 the nations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms—
That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with which I have commissioned you."
Doctrine and Covenants 88:78-80
It's interesting here in the first verse of the selection where God tells us that if we teach diligently that his grace will be with us and will instruct us. So, teaching leads to learning, and it's a good sustainable pattern, because the more we learn the more we can teach the things that we've learned. :)
I also really like the idea that learning "the perplexities of the nations" and about "countries and kingdoms" is part of what will help prepare us in "all things." ... I think basically what God is saying is that the more we learn, the better we will be prepared and ready for him to be able to use us to teach and help others. It's like magnifying our talents, right? The more we do something with what God has given us, the more we learn, the more he helps us to learn more on top of that, and the more we help teach others about what God wants us to learn. The fact that things at home and abroad and even learning about wars is mentioned really says to me that we should be absorbing everything we can get our hands on that we are the least bit interested in, and sharing with each other. :)
And hey, this is something that we can do now, today. If we learn something cool, we can share it... put it out there. Whatever it is, even if it doesn't seem all that spiritual, it's still learning and it is still helping us all to know more. ... Now of course I don't mean gossip, mockery, and hatred, or focusing on tearing down someone else's ideas. Rather that focus on negativity about anything we don't like, let's focus on positivity about things that we do like, promoting the cool things around us rather than telling others about the bad things that we run into. :)
Today, let's work on being instructed by God's grace, and as we learn and study and grow, let's share the knowledge and wisdom that God grants us with others, that all may be edified (D&C 84:110, 88:122). :)
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