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Richard G. Scott on the principles behind acquiring spiritual knowledge 

"To acquire spiritual knowledge and to obey it with wisdom, one must:

"As spiritual knowledge unfolds, it must be understood, valued, obeyed, remembered, and expanded."

- Richard G. Scott, "Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge," Ensign, November 1993, p. 86
Click here to read the full article There are two interesting aspects to this excerpt. The first is the challenge—identify principles that lie behind knowledge; separate them from details used to explain. The description of principles as "concentrated truth" should make them vitally important to us; understanding them enables us to make decisions quickly and easily. Elder Scott then demonstrated his instruction by sharing his formation of the principle of how to acquire spiritual knowledge, encouraging us to consider its application. His principle provides a good summary of steps that can lead to the gift of knowledge. But obtaining knowledge is only the start; then the knowledge needs to be "understood, valued, obeyed, remembered, and expanded" in order to bring full benefits. That's a description that merits further pondering!
Posted by David Kenison at 4:57 AM Labels: knowledge, learning, principles, Scott Richard G., study


