Here is a quote from the World Wide Training on February 11, 2012
"Unfortunately, we sometimes don’t seek revelation or answers from the scriptures or the handbooks because we think we know the answers already.
Brothers and sisters, 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. Remember, it was the questions young Joseph asked that opened the door for the restoration of all things. We can block the growth and knowledge our Heavenly Father intends for us. How often has the Holy Spirit tried to tell us something we needed to know but couldn’t get past the massive iron gate of what we thought we already knew?"DIETER F. UCHTDORF
This quote really stuck out to me. I wondered how many times in the past I have done this exact thing. I don't know, but I hope it hasn't been too often. I find myself now wanting to be more conscious of the decisions that I have to make and being sure to go to my Heavenly Father in prayer to ask for his guidance in making them.
Aww - Mandy thanks for sharing this wisdom. I used to love those leadership meetings. I must make sure to hear AND study them still.
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