Doctrine and Covenants Section 8

This section is one of my favorites--mainly because I need it all the time.

Verse 1 tells us that "assuredly as the Lord liveth, who is your God and your Redeemer, even so surely shall you receive a knowledge of whatsoever things you shall ask in faith, with an honest heart, believing that you shall receive..."

This promise means a lot to me because there is SO MUCH I don't know. I am grasping at straws some days--trying to figure out how to be a better person or trying to communicate better with my spouse and children.

Will the Lord REALLY help me receive the knowledge I need? This section teaches us that the answer is yes.

Elder Scott's talk from this past General Conference reminds us that if we were to receive all the knowledge we need simply by asking, we would become weak. We need to struggle to receive revelation. We need to act on one prompting at a time and move forward, doing what the Lord instructs us to do.

Verse 3 teaches that we will be told in our minds and in our hearts that which the Spirit wants to teach us.

It is a gift from the Lord to be able to receive revelation, but as we learn in verse 4, we must "apply unto it." My goal is to seek revelation, to listen to promptings, and to act on those promptings.

Verses 9 and 10 are also so beautiful. They remind us not to doubt, but to trust in the power of God. He WILL give us knowledge.