Doctrine and Covenants 130:18

"Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection."
Doctrine and Covenants 130:18


I like the idea here of being able to keep something from our earth life. We might not be able to take our toys, but we can take our lessons, and we can understand things better. The next version tells us that it will give us an advantage in the next life... I don't think in terms of being better than anyone else, but more in terms of being farther along in our own progression. Even though God is going to bless us incredibly, and I am assuming that our premortal memories will return when the veil is drawn, we still are going to have a long, long way to go to become like our Father, and so anything that we can absorb here will help us on our way.

Today, let's value the intelligence that we can gain above our toys, and dedicate ourselves to learning something new and good. No matter what we choose, it will help us move closer to being able to understand another facet of God's vast, complete knowledge, and hopefully also bring us joy as we learn more about something that we like.