LDS-HEA Conference 2006 Speakers

LuJean Livingston 

 LuJean has been the mentor to hundreds of homeschool moms over the years.  She has taught seminars in many states and has collected the best books and brought them to our attention.  (Her bookstore, Wholesome Books is now owned by the Hunter family.  They will be at the conference.)  She and Blaine live in Tooele.

LuJean, who was already a very inspiring lady, has been serving as a worker in the Salt Lake Temple and has gained new insight to share with us this year. She says the temple is the pattern we should follow in making our homes a place where our children can be taught from on high.  She says there is a reason the teachings in the temple focus on the Creation. Our homes won't become Holy places until we make Christ the foundation, until there is gospel substance in our daily family patterns, until we are teaching the most important things first.  

“ But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved;”
Doctrine and Covenants  Section 45:32

After the Conference

LuJean suggests that parents should have the book The Holy Temple by President Boyd K. Packer, or the booklet with excerpts from it which is available from Church Distribution.  You can teach your children about the temple from this book.

A second book she suggests, if possible (it's pricey) is Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism, edited by Donald W. Parry and published by FARMS.  LuJean uses this book when she teaches children ancient history because every civilization was built around a temple.

An absolute must have is a copy of the Salt Lake Temple Dedication which is available free on the internet here or by doing a search.  LuJean is a temple worker in the Salt Lake Temple.  In the fall of 2006 President Hinckley spoke to all the workers and their spouses in the temple and in several overflow locations.  Blaine and LuJean were fortunate to be in the temple itself, on the fifth floor.  President Hinckley said he pointed out that Wilford Woodruff had dedicated the temple "at this very pulpit," and said, "I have reread this prayer.  I have prepared a lot of dedicatory prayers, but this is the prayer to end all prayers."

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Following are the quotes from the slide presentation LuJean gave.  The complete Power Point presentation (LuJean gave only about half of it) can be found on her disc, One Sure Foundation, which includes more than 40 of her presentations.  This one is entitled "The Spiritual Environment of Learning."  The disc can be purchased from LuJean through our bookstore.  (Note: If you don't have Power Point you can download a free read-only version and the pages can be watched and printed, but not edited.  When you print you will also be printing the background which requires a lot of ink.  To copy the text into another program you will need to find a friend or copy shop with a full Power Point program.)

What Kind of Environment of Learning Are We Creating for our Children? Says one Principal: “I worry that we are creating school environments that are less friendly to kids who just aren’t ready – Around third grade sometimes even the precocious kids begin to burn out.” How can We in Our Homes Build a spiritual environment of learning, one where the shield of faith and the sword of truth can be fashioned and made? “But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; ” Doctrine and Covenants  Section 45:32 In Section 45 of the Doctrine and Covenants the lord is speaking of the signs that will precede His second Coming and what his disciples will need to do in order to abide in that day and be prepared for his second coming. He gives powerful directions on how we will be protected during these troublesome times. "And at that day, when I shall come in my glory, shall the parable be fulfilled which I spake concerning the ten virgins. For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day." Doctrine and Covenants 45:56 - 57 How Can we create an environment where the Holy Spirit can constantly be our  guide ? How can We create this kind of spiritual environment of learning in our  homes? “But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; ” Doctrine and Covenants  Section 45:32 Two Words Stand Out disciple holy Disciple A disciple of Christ is one who; (1) believes his doctrine (2) rests on his sacrifice (3) imbibes his spirit (4) imitates his example Easton ’s Bible Dictionary Webster 1828 Dictionary Holy Properly, whole, entire, or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart, temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections.. Applied to the Supreme Being, holy signifies perfectly pure, immaculate and complete in moral character; and man is more or less holy, as his heart is more or less sanctified, or purified from evil dispositions Hallowed; consecrated or set apart to a sacred use, or to the service or worship of God; a sense frequent in Scripture; as the holy sabbath; holy oil; holy vessels; a holy nation; the holy temple; a holy priesthood. We call a man holy, when his heart is conformed in some degree to the image of God, and his life is regulated by the divine precepts. Hence, holy is used as nearly synonymous with good, pious, godly. Behold, I am God; Man of Holiness is my name; Man of Counsel is my name; and Endless and Eternal is my name, also. Moses 7:35 The temple is the pattern we should follow in making our homes a place where our children can be taught from on high to become men and women of holiness In the temple we learn that each individual is called and known by his own name and is a valued son or daughter of Heavenly Father Therefore The Heart of a Child is indeed a Holy Place "And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine.  And as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof even so shall another come, and there is no end to my works, neither to my words.  For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." Moses 1:37 - 39 His only purpose is to help us to become like him and bring us back into His presence that we might have eternal life The Apostle Paul understood this great truth about our souls; What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 President J. Rueben Clark of the First Presidency also emphasized this glorious principle when he said the following in an address given to all of the CES teachers in the church. "May God bless you always in all your righteous endeavors, may He quicken your understanding, increase your wisdom, enlighten you by experience, bestow upon you patience, charity, and, as among your most precious gifts, endow you with the discernment of spirits that you may certainly know the spirit of righteousness and its opposite as they come to you; may He give you entrance to the hearts of those you teach and then make you know that as you enter there you stand in holy places, that must be neither polluted nor defiled, either by false or corrupting doctrine or by sinful misdeed; may He enrich your knowledge with the skill and power to teach righteousness; may your faith and your testimonies increase, and your ability to encourage and foster them in others grow greater every day—all that the youth of Zion may be taught, built up, encouraged, heartened, that they may not fall by the wayside, but go on to eternal life, that these blessings coming to them, you through them may be blessed also. And I pray all  this in the name of Him who died that we might live, the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world, Jesus Christ. Amen." The Charted Course of the Church in Education by President J. Reuben Clark, Jr. In Creating a spiritual environment of learning in your homes. The temple is the pattern we should follow in making our homes a place where our children can be taught from on high. What keeps the learning environment of the temple pure and holy ? Purpose Reverence Teachings Purpose Central Focus Personal  Relationship with Christ "Holiness In the highest sense belongs to God (Isa. 6:3; Rev. 15:4), and to Christians as consecrated to God's service, and in so far as they are conformed in all things to the will of God" (Rom. 6:19, 22; Eph. 1:4; Titus 1:8; 1 Pet. 1:15). The Lord told Moses from the burning bush, "Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground." (Exodus 3:5.) Joshua also was bidden to "loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy." (Joshua 5:15.) (Boyd K. Packer, The Holy Temple [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1980], vii.) "The Latin Templum was the equivalent of the Hebrew Beth Elohim, and signified the abode of Deity; hence, as associated with Divine worship, it meant literally the HOUSE OF THE LORD." (James E. Talmage, The House of the Lord [ Salt Lake City : Deseret Book Co., 1968], Guide to the Scriptures |Temple, House of the Lord] "Literally the house of the Lord.  The Lord has always commanded his people to build temples, holy buildings in which worthy Saints perform sacred ceremonies and ordinances of the gospel for themselves and for the dead.  The Lord visits his temples, and they are the most holy of all places of worship." "Verily I say unto you, it is my will that you should build a house. If you keep my commandments you shall have power to build it."  D&C 95:11 "And inasmuch as my people build a house unto me in the name of the Lord, and do not suffer any unclean thing to come into it, that it be not defiled, my glory shall rest upon it; Yea, and my presence shall be there, for I will come into it, and all the pure in heart that shall come into it shall see God." Doctrine and Covenants 97:15-16. "Following the dramatic events at the Kirtland Temple , difficulties and persecutions required that the Saints move. Wherever they located, they made plans to build a temple. This was true in both Independence and Far West , Missouri . In this period persecution fell upon the Saints with unprecedented rage and eventually they fled to Nauvoo , Illinois . Here the revelation came again and the commandment to build a house of the Lord.  The Lord gave the reason 'for there is not a place found on the earth that he may come to and restore again that which was lost unto you, or which he hath taken away, even the fulness of the priesthood.'" (D&C 124:28.) (Boyd K. Packer, The Holy Temple [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1980], 143.) Now 123 Temples Dot the Lands of the Earth, 11 more under Construction "Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully." Psalms 24:4. “What is a temple? It is a house of the Lord; a house for Deity that is built on earth; a house prepared by the saints as a dwelling place for the Most High, in the most literal sense of the word; a house where a personal God personally comes.”(Bruce R. McConkie, The Mortal Messiah: From Bethlehem to Calvary, 4 vols. [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1979-1981], 1: 98.) "It is a holy sanctuary, set apart from the world, wherein the saints of God prepare to meet their Lord; where the pure in heart shall see God, according to the promises; where those teachings are given and those ordinances performed which prepare the saints for that eternal life which consists of dwelling with the Father and being like him and his Son." (Bruce R. McConkie, The Mortal Messiah: From Bethlehem to Calvary, 4 vols. [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1979-1981], 1: 98.) “The temple stands as a monument for all to see. It stands as a statement that we as a people believe in the immortality of the human soul. Everything that occurs in that temple is of an uplifting and ennobling kind.  It speaks of life here and life beyond the grave. It speaks of the importance of the individual as a child of God. It speaks of the importance of the family as a creation of the Almighty.  It speaks of the eternity of the marriage relationship. It speaks of going on to greater glory. It is a place of light, a place of peace, a place of love where we deal with the things of eternity." (Gordon B. Hinckley, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997], 623 - 624.) Reverence "When we enter the temple we should be reverent. Any conversations that are necessary ought to be conducted in very subdued tones....      " There are few places now that offer an opportunity to meditate in quiet reverence. Before entering some temples to begin the ordinance work, the companies frequently will assemble in the chapel of the building. Here the members wait until the full company is assembled. Generally in life we would become impatient with waiting. To be first in a room and then be compelled to wait for the last to enter before proceeding would in other circumstances cause irritation. In the temple it is just the opposite. That waiting is regarded as a choice opportunity. What a privilege it is to sit quietly without conversation and direct the mind to reverent and spiritual thoughts! It is a refreshment to the soul." (Boyd K. Packer, The Holy Temple [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1980], 58.) "The Lord said in the Old Testament, and again to the Prophet Joseph Smith (Psalm 46:10 and D&C 101:16), "Be still, and know that I am God."  There is such a thing as learning to listen spiritually. There is such a thing as having pure intelligence poured into the mind. In the temple the meditation and contemplation that comes from a quietly observed reverence frequently results in such a pouring-in of intelligence and spiritual learning…… " (Boyd K. Packer, The Holy Temple [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1980], 79.) “Inspiration comes more easily in peaceful settings. Such words as quiet, still, peaceable, Comforter abound in the scriptures: “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Ps. 46:10; italics added.) And the promise, “You shall receive my Spirit, the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which shall teach you the peaceable things of the kingdom.” (D&C 36:2; italics added.) Elijah felt a great wind, an earthquake, a fire. The Lord was not in any of them; then came “a still small voice.” (1 Kgs. 19:12.)  (Boyd K. Packer, The Holy Temple [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1980], 79.) Teachings Taught from on High John A. Widtsoe IN AN ARTICLE ENTITLED “ Temple Worship ,” SAID THE FOLLOWING; “The temple is a great school. It is a house of learning. In the temples the atmosphere is maintained so that it is ideal for instruction on matters that are deeply spiritual.      "The temple ordinances encompass the whole plan of salvation, as taught from time to time by the leaders of the Church, and elucidate matters difficult of understanding. There is no warping or twisting in fitting the temple teachings into the great scheme of salvation. The philosophical completeness of the endowment is one of the great arguments for the veracity of the temple ordinances.  Moreover, this completeness of survey and expounding of the Gospel plan, makes temple worship one of the most effective methods of refreshing the memory concerning the whole structure of the gospel.      "Another fact has always appealed to me as a strong internal evidence for the truth of temple work. The endowment and the temple work as revealed by the Lord to the Prophet Joseph Smith … fall clearly into four distinct parts:  The preparatory ordinances; the giving of instruction by lectures and representations; covenants; and, finally, tests of knowledge.  I doubt that the Prophet Joseph, unlearned and untrained in logic, could of himself have made the thing so logically complete.” (John A. Widtsoe, “Temple Worship,” The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine 12 [April 1921]: 58.) Elder James E. Talmage described the endowment thus: "The Temple Endowment, as administered in modern temples, comprises instruction relating to the significance and sequence of past dispensations, and the importance of the present as the greatest and grandest era in human history.  This course of instruction includes a recital of the most prominent events of the creative period, the condition of our first parents in the Garden of Eden, their disobedience and consequent expulsion from that blissful abode, their condition in the lone and dreary world when doomed to live by labor and sweat, the plan of redemption by which the great transgression may be atoned, the period of the great apostasy, the restoration of the Gospel with all its ancient powers and privileges, the absolute and indispensable condition of personal purity and devotion to the right in present life, and a strict compliance with Gospel requirements." (James E. Talmage, The House of the Lord [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1962], pages 99–100; ) This statement from Elder Talmage makes it clear that when you receive your endowments you will receive instruction relative to the purpose and plans of the Lord in creating and peopling the earth. "You will be taught what must be done for you to gain exaltation.        "One of the great values of the temple experience is that it presents the broad, sweeping panorama of God’s purposes relating to this earth.       "Once we have been through the temple (and we can return and refresh our memories) the events of life fit into the scheme of things. We can see in perspective where we are, and we can quickly see when we are off course". Donald W. Parry, ed., Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism [ Salt Lake City and Provo : Deseret Book Co., Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994], 4.) In the temple we can learn to live as Christ lived on earth and as he and the Father live. Donald W. Parry, ed., Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism [ Salt Lake City and Provo : Deseret Book Co., Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994], 4.)

Marion D. Hanks in a talk given at BYU made the following profound observations about the powerful truths that we are taught in the House of the Lord:      "The temple is of utmost importance in providing the setting for purifying and therefore sanctifying ourselves, which, as we learn about Christ, can lead us to that personal knowledge of him and witness of him that lead to the most precious of life's gifts. In learning and appreciating the principles upon which his holy life was based, the path of principle which he trod, we can truly appreciate his sacred gift, his atoning death, and the pattern of his holy life. . . . . It is around a few simple principles that we make covenants with the Lord. All who understand the temple declare them to be of highest importance in our eternal journey back into the presence of Deity.  Recall Paul's statement to the Romans that we are reconciled to God by Christ's death, and saved "by his life" (Romans 5:10 ).  To me this says that the principles of his holy life lead us to that fullness of salvation known as exaltation—loving, learning, serving, growing, creative life on a Godly level with loved ones and with the Father and the Son.  In the temple we can learn to live as Christ lived on earth and as he and the Father live." Donald W. Parry, ed., Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism [ Salt Lake City and Provo : Deseret Book Co., Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994], 4.) Central Principles of Christ's Life What are those principles which are central in his life that are taught in the temple and that relate to the covenants we make with the Lord? He came, he said, to do the will of his Father. Many times he repeated this concept, including those moments in Gethsemane, as he approached the cross, when he prayed that if it be possible, this cup might pass from him, but that nevertheless the will of the Father be done and not his own. His life was geared to giving, in the pattern of his Father. God so loved that he gave; Christ so loved that he gave. To serve, to share, to offer the supreme example of unselfishness, even at the cross—this was central in his life.        For me there is no way to conceive a better and more glorious learning opportunity than the temple provides.        The scriptures are full of these remarkable instructions and his holy example. Yet in the temple there is distilled in a simple way in a few moments the essence of the pattern of his holy life.        We are in fact reconciled to God through his redeeming and atoning death, and we are saved in the highest and holiest sense by following the pattern of the pure and wholesome principles that were the heart of his life.        In short, in the temple we learn the path of principle of which he was the glorious Exemplar.   Donald W. Parry, ed., Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism [ Salt Lake City and Provo : Deseret Book Co., Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1994], 4.) Our homes as  places of holiness In the Bible Dictionary it says; "A temple is literally a house of the Lord, a holy sanctuary in which sacred ceremonies and ordinances of the gospel are performed by and for the living and also in behalf of the dead.  A place where the Lord may come, it is the most holy of any place of worship on the earth.  Only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness." In addition to temples, surely another holy place on earth ought to be our homes. The feelings of holiness in my home prepared me for feelings of holiness in the temple. James E. Faust, “Standing in Holy Places,” Ensign, May 2005, 62 "If we really want our homes to be places of holiness, we will try harder to do those things that are conducive to the Spirit of the Lord." James E. Faust, “Standing in Holy Places,” Ensign, May 2005, 62 "The center core of the Church is not the stake [center]; it is not the chapel. … The most sacred place on earth may not be the temple, necessarily.  The chapel, the stake [center], and the temple are sacred as they contribute to the building of the most sacred institution in the Church—the home—and to the blessing of the most sacred relationships in the Church, the family.” (“That All May Be Edified”, Boyd K. Packer [1982], 234–35). How do we Begin to Create a Temple Environment , a Place of Holiness in Our Homes? First things must be placed first Children should be cherished as a sacred gift from heaven Main purpose for our  homes is  the Same as the Temple :  to bring our children back into the Father’s presence The reverence in Our Homes should be Patterned After The reverence found in  the Temple The Teachings in Our Homes should be Patterned After The Teachings of the Temple Children should be cherished as a sacred gift from heaven "Nor let us ever forget the need to respect these, our little ones. Under the revealed word of the Lord, we know they are children of God as we are children of God, deserving of that respect which comes of knowledge of that eternal principle." (Gordon B. Hinckley, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997], 51.) Purpose THE TRUE purpose OF teaching our children  IS  to help them to APPLY correct principles in their lives so that they can become like him. To me this says that the principles of his holy life lead us to that fullness of salvation known as exaltation—loving, learning, serving, growing, creative life on a Godly level with loved ones and with the Father and the Son In short, in the temple we learn the path of principle of which he was the glorious Exemplar. Central Focus Personal  Relationship with Christ "Parents must first teach of Christ. We can see that not all activities we could engage in are of equal weight, even though they may appropriately be a part of a spiritually balanced family unity development program. Some concerns have higher priorities." (Spencer W. Kimball, The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, edited by Edward L. Kimball [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1982], 333.) "We remember the words of Nephi as he counseled: "And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ ... that our children may know to what source they may look." (2 Nephi 25:26.) "What inner strength would be in every person if he knew that the Master and His teachings were indeed his great source of guidance, his great source of correct example, his great source of help! That is our prime goal in all our teaching in the home." (82-01) (Spencer W. Kimball, The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, edited by Edward L. Kimball [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1982], 333.) "Children are so very important. I never get over the thought that every man, good or bad, was once a little boy, and that every woman was once a little girl. They have moved in the direction in which they were pointed when they were small. Truly, 'As the twig is bent, so the tree is inclined.' The time to mold the pattern of virtuous youth and faithful adults is childhood." ("A Friend for Every Child," Improvement Era, December 1970, p. 98.) (Gordon B. Hinckley, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997], 50 - 51.) "Parents, work at the matter of creating an atmosphere in your homes. Let your children be exposed to great minds, great ideas, everlasting truth, and those things which will build and motivate for good." (Gordon B. Hinckley, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997], 170.) The reverence in Our Homes should be Patterned After The reverence found in  the Temple "Reverence and obedience to law should begin at home. Indeed, too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the responsibility of parents to teach their children reverence for God in all things sacred, and to honor and uphold the law." (David O. McKay, Gospel Ideals: Selections from the Discourses of David O. McKay [Salt Lake City: Improvement Era, 1953], 225.) "Reverence in the home, reverence for God's name should be dominant in every home. It is wrong, it is irreverent, to take his name in vain. There is no provocation that will justify it. Let us apply that quality and that virtue here in this beautiful house. Even loud speaking should be avoided." (David O. McKay, Gospel Ideals: Selections from the Discourses of David O. McKay [Salt Lake City: Improvement Era, 1953], 227.) "Reverence is thinking of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, it is feeling the Spirit of God, doing what you know to be right, and knowing that Jesus is the Christ," the presidency said in a Church News interview. "Reverence is all encompassed in love." (Reverence: Teaching Children To Feel and Show Respect, Honor and , LDS Church News, 1992, 09/19/92 .) ….real knowledge of reverence comes from what they are taught at home, the Primary general presidency said. "Parents can set a reverent tone in the home," Pres. Michaelene P. Grassli explained. "They are the ones who have the real impact on how a child feels. If parents care enough about reverence and have reverent feelings and attitudes, they will nurture the natural feelings of the children." (Reverence: Teaching Children To Feel and Show Respect, Honor and , LDS Church News, 1992, 09/19/92 .) Inspiration comes more easily in peaceful settings. Such words as quiet, still, peaceable, Comforter abound in the scriptures: “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Ps. 46:10; italics added.) And the promise, “You shall receive my Spirit, the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which shall teach you the peaceable things of the kingdom.” (D&C 36:2; italics added.) Elijah felt a great wind, an earthquake, a fire. The Lord was not in any of them; then came “a still small voice.” (1 Kgs. 19:12.) Boyd K. Packer, “Reverence Invites Revelation,” Ensign, Nov. 1991, 21 “The natural man,” Paul told us, “receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Cor. 2:13–14.) "Reverence, manifestation of spirituality Inseparable from the acceptance of the existence of God is an attitude of reverence. The greatest manifestation of spirituality is reverence; indeed, reverence is spirituality. Reverence is profound respect mingled with love. It is a "complex emotion made up of mingled feelings of the soul." Carlyle says it is "the highest of human feelings." If reverence is the highest, then irreverence is the lowest state in which a man can live in the world." President David O. Mckay, Conference Report, April 1967, General Priesthood Meeting 86.) President Mckay speaking further; "No other success can compensate for failure in the home. The poorest shack in which love prevails over a united family is of greater value to God and future humanity than any other riches. In such a home God can work miracles and will work miracles. Pure hearts in a pure home are always in whispering distance of heaven." (See Improvement Era, June 1964, p. 445.) (Fostering Strong Families , LDS Church News, 1994, 09/03/94 .) Teachings The Teachings in Our Homes  should be Patterned After The Teachings of the Temple "And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith." Doctrine and Covenants  Section 88:118 "The truth can only make him free who hath it and will continue in it.  And the word of God is truth, and it will endure." Smith Joseph, The Contributor, June 5, 1895 “Theology (religion) is the science of all other sciences and useful arts being in fact the very foundation from which they emanate.  It includes philosophy, astronomy, history, mathematics, geography, languages, the science of letters, and blends the knowledge of all matters of fact, in every branch of art and  research …All that is useful, great and good, all that is calculated to sustain, comfort, instruct, edify, purify, refine or exalt intelligences, originated by this science and this science alone, all other sciences being but branches growing out of this root.”  (Key to Theology, chap. 1, Parley P. Pratt) “Where shall wisdom be found?” (Job 28:12.) "Answer: It emanates from the Lord. He Himself said, “I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more.” (2 Ne. 28:30.) " Where is wisdom? It pulses and surges with the Lord’s light of truth! With that light He lifts us toward eternal life……." Russell M. Nelson, “Where Is Wisdom?” Ensign, Nov. 1992, 6 "There is no ingenious mind that has ever invented anything beneficial to the human family but what he obtained it from the one Source, whether he knows or believes it or not.  We should take advantage of all these great discoveries, the accumulated wisdom of ages, and give to our children the benefit of every branch of useful knowledge, to prepare them to step forward and efficiently do their part in the great work.” (Discourses of Brigham Young) "There is only one Source whence men obtain wisdom, and that is God, the Fountain of all wisdom; and though men may claim to make their discoveries by their own wisdom, by meditation and reflection, they are indebted to our Father in heaven for all" (Ibid., p. 400). ("Cornerstones as Stepping-Stones," BYU Commencement Address, April 20, 1979 .) (Gordon B. Hinckley, Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997], 300.) KNOWLEDGE AND THE USE OF KNOWLEDGE. "But gaining knowledge is one thing and applying it, quite another. Wisdom is the right application of knowledge; and true education—the education for which the Church stands—is the application of knowledge to the development of a noble and Godlike character.  A man may possess a profound knowledge of history and of mathematics; he may be authority in psychology, biology, or astronomy; he may know all the discovered truths pertaining to geology and natural science; but if he has not with this knowledge that nobility of soul which prompts him to deal justly with his fellow men, to practice virtue and holiness in personal life, he is not a truly educated man." (David O. McKay, Gospel Ideals: Selections from the Discourses of David O. McKay [Salt Lake City: Improvement Era, 1953], 440.) “Where shall wisdom be found?” (Job 28:12.) Answer: It emanates from the Lord. He Himself said, “I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more.” (2 Ne. 28:30.) The Prophet Joseph Smith taught the following great truth about education: "Brethren, you are in the pathway to eternal fame, and immortal glory; and inasmuch as you feel interested for the covenant people of the Lord, the God of their fathers shall bless you" (Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, selected and arranged by Joseph Fielding Smith [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1976], 163.) "He will endow you with power, wisdom, might and intelligence, and every qualification necessary; while your minds will expand wider and wider, until you can circumscribe the earth and the heavens, reach forth into eternity, and contemplate the mighty acts of Jehovah in all their variety and glory." (Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, selected and arranged by Joseph Fielding Smith)