A knowledge of truth and the answers to our greatest questions come to us as we are obedient to the commandments of God.
Throughout the ages, men and women have sought for knowledge and understanding concerning this mortal existence and their place and purpose in it, as well as for the way to peace and happiness. Such a search is undertaken by each of us.
This knowledge and understanding are available to all mankind. They are contained in truths which are eternal.
"Truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come."
"He that keepeth [God's] commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things."
A knowledge of truth and the answers to our greatest questions come to us as we are obedient to the commandments of God.
There are rules and laws to help ensure our physical safety. Likewise, the Lord has provided guidelines and commandments to help ensure our spiritual safety so that we might successfully navigate this often-treacherous mortal existence and return eventually to our Heavenly Father.
Said President Gordon B. Hinckley, " The happiness of the Latter-day Saints, the peace of the Latter-day saints, the progress of the Latter-day Saints, the prosperity of the Latter-day Saints, and the eternal salvation and exaltation of this people lie in walking in obedience to the counsels of God."
My brothers and sisters, the great test of this life is obedience, "We will prove them herewith, " said the Lord, "to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them."
The knowledge which we seek, the answers for which we yearn, and the strength which we desire today to meet the challenges of the complex and changing world can be ours when we willingly obey the Lord's commandments. I quote once again the words of the Lord: "He that keepeth [God's] commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things."
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