June 18, 2008

Spiritual Light

Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge

Richard G. Scott, Ensign, Nov 1993, 86

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Analogies with physical light help us understand the power of spiritual light. A bulb ignited in a dark room overpowers darkness. Yet if the darkness is too intense, it can overpower light, as with a bulb plunged into a bucket of black ink. Spiritual light overcomes the darkness of ignorance and disbelief. When transgression severely clouds a life, the focused spiritual truths of repentance cut the blackness as a laser penetrates the darkest ink.
Humility is essential to the acquiring of spiritual knowledge. To be humble is to be teachable. Humility permits you to be tutored by the Spirit and to be taught from sources inspired by the Lord, such as the scriptures.

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  1. CassieSeptember 7, 2008 at 3:52 PM

    Full name Richard Gordon Scott
    Born November 7, 1928 (age 79)
    Place of birth Pocatello, Idaho
    LDS Church Apostle
    Called by Ezra Taft Benson
    Ordained October 6, 1988 (aged 59)
    Reason for ordination Death of Marion G. Romney
    Served a mission to Uruguay

    He was a nuclear engineer who did advanced studies at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Department of Energy and later worked in Naval Reactors.

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