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Sunday, July 29, 2018

Monkey Business

For over 50 years chimpanzees have been taught with great success to communicate through sign language.  Yet from the first one in 1965 until today, a chimpanzee has never asked a question.  They have the tools to communicate but lack the curiosity to question the world around them.

Similarly, millions of God's children have been taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but many of us lack the curiosity to go beyond just knowing that it is true.  It's like having a Ferrari nicely stored in a garage somewhere.

I was in the gym one day last week for over an hour.  There was a young man that wandered in just after I got there.  He casually lifted a few wights and then sat down with his phone for almost half an hour.  Then he lifted a couple more wights and sat down with his phone again.  He was still sitting there when I left.  I wonder if he thinks that just being in the gym will make him stronger?

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile" -Billy Sunday

We have the unique and unparalleled ability to question the world around us.  No other life on Earth can do that, because we are children of God.  But even a loving, all-powerful God cannot impose self-improvement on a person.  He can only give us the tools and see what we do with them.

Doctrine and Covenants 58:26
For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.