Wednesday, July 19, 2006

GOD-GIVEN KNOWLEDGE: The Greatest discoveries are yet to come, if we are willing to see all useful things through a sacred lens. When scientists combine the classic scientific method with an intense spirituality and longing for revelatory contact with God; when the laboratories of medicine and the conservatories of music also become institutions of prayer; when brilliant creative types align their talents with the infinite genius of God's creativity; when artists are motivated by charity for mankind and a yearning to understand God's character and work; then will knowledge and happiness vastly multiply beyond our present measure. . . . We [Mormons], who believe all valuable knowledge is spiritual and not temporal, should of course seek the world's knowledge that has been amassing over the centuries, but then have the bravery to break with secular restraints and add to our various disciplines the principle of pure revelation. If this happens, I believe unimaginable wonders will begin to unfold. -- James T. Summerhayes, Ancient Prophets of Genius, meridianmagazine.com, 7/18/06

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