Comments on: The Gift of Wisdom https://ldsblogs.com/4716/the-gift-of-wisdom Fri, 22 Aug 2014 18:05:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: AK Blogger https://ldsblogs.com/4716/the-gift-of-wisdom#comment-623 Tue, 25 May 2010 18:05:21 +0000 http://ldsblogs.com/?p=4716#comment-623 Growing up in a family of intellectuals and being the only one in my family to remain faithful to the church, this is a problem that has destroyed the testimonies of my well meaning but very educated family members.

Their testimony begins by the witness of the spirit in their youth and as they grow in the gospel and are given so many precious truths and blessed with a incredible depth of understanding, they begin to lean more on that understanding instead of their faith. But slowly as more and more questions arise, and as they get further away from the spirit, the answers stop coming. They take this to mean that the gospel is not complete and they cannot have faith in it without a perfect knowledge of his kingdom. (Alma 32:21)

But if we do as we are told in Alma 32:26-34, we will live Gods commandments according to our faith and not a perfect understanding of his kingdom. By doing so, we plant a seed according to our faith and watch it grow and bring forth good fruit, and only after the trial of our faith can we receive the testimony and knowledge concerning that commandment or gospel principle, and our faith is dormant and our minds are opened.

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