D&C 130:18-19 -- On Intelligence and Advantage

"Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection. And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come."
Doctrine and Covenants 130:18-19


I like the idea of being able to take our gained intelligence with us into the eternities, but the idea of "advantage" seems somewhat confusing on the surface, just because a Zion society doesn't really seem like one where there is competition or advantage in that sense. Thinking about it as an advantage that would propel us forward towards our own perfection though makes more sense.  Not an advantage over someone else, but an advantage over who we would otherwise be, or the progress we would have otherwise made, perhaps.

Something to think about today... who we are becoming, and the opportunity we have now to work for whatever advantages we can get in preparation for the afterlife.  Let's learn all we can, and prioritize things that will actually carry over into eternity. :).