Week 4

I’ve been a curious creature starting from a fairly age. I’ve always wanted to know the reasoning behind certain rules instead of trusting in the wisdom of my parents. Question after question would emanate from my mouth as I scrutinized the world from my limited view of understanding. This curiosity naturally followed me through the ages as I moved from elementary school to middle school and then from high school to college. I used to view questions in reference to the gospel as a tool used by the adversary to try and lead away the children of God, but eventually realized doubts about the Gospel are different than questions. We are not told to blindly follow prophets and sustain leaders. Actively seeking confirmation on questions concerning certain aspects of the Gospel is actually encouraged. It can help strengthen your testimony if you find what you’re seeking with one stipulation: one doesn’t need to know everything about the Gospel for it to be true.

            When Nephi is being questioned about the condescension of God by an angel, one of his responses is “ I do not know the meaning of all things” (1 Nephi 11:17). Having been chosen of God, a righteous individual, and a prophet, it’s easy to assume he knows all the answers to the Gospel, but sometimes you really do just gotta count on faith. Like Brother Griffin said in reference to the Gospel, “You don’t know everything, but you know enough.” If we get too caught up in the logistics of the Gospel, we will eventually find something that nobody knows the answer to. If we discount the entire Gospel because of this, we’d be missing out on all the blessings and peace that come with the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. As brother Griffin said “Don’t let all the ? of the Gospel overpower the ! in your heart.”