The Joseph Smith manual, Chapter 22, has some beautiful statements about knowledge. That is something I have really been thirsting for lately--more knowledge in every area of life.
(p.265) "Knowledge is necessary to life and godliness...knowledge is revelation...knowledge is the power of God unto salvation...Knowledge does away with darkness, suspense and doubt...in knowledge there is power."
In our church, we believe that the knowledge we obtain here will go with us. Joseph Smith said, "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" (p.266).
This isn't a contest to see who can become the smartest. Ideally, we would like everyone to be filled with knowledge and then use it to strengthen one another. I want to teach this to my children and help them to "add to ... faith virtue, to virtue knowlege, and seek for every good thing [see 2 Peter 1:5]."
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