Joseph
Smith said:
“It
is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance.” (TPJS 301)
“The
principle of knowledge is the principle of salvation. This principle
can be comprehended by the faithful and diligent; and every one that
does not obtain knowledge sufficient to be saved will be condemned.
The principle of salvation is given us through the knowledge of Jesus
Christ.” (TPJS 297)
“The
Church must be cleansed, and I proclaim against all iniquity. A man
is saved no faster than he gets knowledge, for if he does not get
knowledge, he will be brought into captivity by some evil power in
the other world, as evil spirits will have more knowledge, and
consequently more power than many men who are on the earth. Hence it
needs revelation to assist us, and give us knowledge of the things of
God.” (TPJS page 217)
“The
problem we must overcome to obtain salvation is our profound
ignorance. And what the gospel offers defies ignorance, subdues it,
challenges it, destroys it, and leaves it in the dark.” (DS Lecture
1)
“Ignorance
is only blissful until the issue you've ignored jumps up from the
sidewalk and bites you in the ass.” (David Roppo)
“One
of the hardest lessons I've had to learn in my lifetime is that
people will believe what they want to believe regardless of facts or
evidence. I have been foolish enough to believe that anything I say
could change
that.” (B. Devine)
“People
don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions
destroyed.” (Friedrich Nietzsche)
“Where
ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.” (Thomas Gray)
Great post! I had an interesting experience the other day. I was with some children and a grandma was trying to get the kids to notice the colors around them. She held up a twig - a whitish-gray twig - and asked the kids what color it was. One answered right away, "Brown." She asked them to look closer and see what other colors they could see. They were at a loss. In their minds, twigs are brown and so all they could see was brown. It's a rare child, or person, who can really look and be open-minded enough to see things as they really are . . . mostly I think because we're not used to questioning our assumptions.
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