Week 29: Matthew 5:14-16

I was reading in the "How Do I Develop Christlike Attributes?" section of Preach My Gospel.  I came across the Humility subsection and was moved to read this scripture: 2 Nephi 9:28-29 "O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish.  But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God."

This is definitely more of a rebuking scripture, but I really love it because it teaches us not to rely on our own knowledge.  It definitely does not discourage knowledge.  If there's one thing I've told every investigator, it's that we need to study and find out for ourselves.  However, it does say that if we don't harken unto God's counsel, our knowledge profits us nothing.  I love learning new things about the gospel and the world.  I know that as we use our own knowledge, allow God to fill in the gaps, and harken unto His counsel, we will have more knowledge and understanding than we ever thought possible.

Elder Poulsen