"And for this cause, that men might be made partakers of the glories which were to be revealed, the Lord sent forth the fulness of his gospel, his everlasting covenant, reasoning in plainness and simplicity—
To prepare the weak for those things which are coming on the earth, and for the Lord’s errand in the day when the weak shall confound the wise, and the little one become a strong nation, and two shall put their tens of thousands to flight.
And by the weak things of the earth the Lord shall thresh the nations by the power of his Spirit.
And for this cause these commandments were given; they were commanded to be kept from the world in the day that they were given, but now are to go forth unto all flesh—
And this according to the mind and will of the Lord, who ruleth over all flesh."
Doctrine and Covenants 133:57-61
It's always interesting to read background explanations of God's purposes. The reason for the gospel and the reason for the commandments (clearly overlap there, but not sure if it is fully synonymic). To partake of glory and to prepare the weak (I assume including us) for things to come, and then mention of things that the weak will do. Confound the wise, and thresh the nations. Pretty cool accomplishments considering the weakness.
Today, I was thinking that one thing we should remember is that, even at our weakest, we are part of God's plan, and God has important and meaningful work for us to do. ... And also that God is always preparing us for something better. Let's work with God as he helps us prepare, and look forward to the bright future and the glory before us.
One of the things that strikes me is that we are being taught throughout the scriptures that we are weak, and that it is a blessing to us to be humble and teachable and yes, even weak, so that we can be the hands and feet and voice of God to carry on His work instead of our own imperfect ideas
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