"But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal."
1 Corinthians 12:7
This is talking about spiritual gifts, which could also be the symbolic talents that Christ talked about in that parable. Here it says that every person gets some, and in the parable, even the person who buried his got one, so we know that we have spiritual gifts and talents... all of us. They aren't the same ones, but we get different ones that work together when we help each other.
The other thing that I was thinking about this today is the other scripture that says "seek ye earnestly the best gifts" (D&C 46:8), because like the people in the parable of the talents, God offers us more. If we work at things and try to perfect them, with God's help we can not only gain the expertise that comes through practice, but he can grant us the spiritual side as well... the feel for it or the sense of it. He asks us to seek, and is willing to give, if we put the work in.
Today, let's work on seeking, and developing, our gifts and talents, and use them for the benefit of others and the glory of God.
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