"The First Thing We Must Do is Understand"

--The second is to put our understanding into action."   Good advice from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.  While I was having a fatty intolerance attack tonight I read something I want to remember.

President Uchtdorf warned of the tendency to complicate simple things. "Too often, we complicate the beauty and simplicity of the gospel of Jesus Christ with endless lists of meticulous expectations.  however, when we focus on the 'why' of the gospel, much of the confusion fades away.  Why are we asked to obey the commandments?  Why is the Atonement of Jesus Christ of such value to us?"...

"Unfortunately, we sometimes don't seek revelation or answers from the scriptures...because we think we know the answers already...as good as our previous experience may be, if we stop asking questions, stop thinking, stop pondering, we can thwart the revelations of the Spirit."

"Please open your heart and minds to the will of heaven, and I promise that the Spirit will reveal the things that matter most--for you, your family...bring your decisions and efforts before the Lord in your daily prayers and ask for further light and direction.  Trust Him.  He knows you, and He loves you."