Education is very important to me. One of the main purposes
for our very existence is to attain as much knowledge as possible. Our
knowledge is the only thing we can take with us to Heaven after we die. This is
a huge motivation for me to learn all I can now to prepare myself for Heaven.
Education is something for everyone. We all can learn something new from every
day. The ability to take in new information helps us to make better decisions
as well. I want to be fully educated so that I have the ability to provide for
my family. I want to be able to teach my future children and educate them in
what’s most important. It’s also very important to stay educated in the gospel.
The Book of Mormon is full of records that we can learn from. Being educated in
the gospel will help us make better life decisions and help us stay on the path
of righteousness. Heavenly Father wants us to utilize the minds that he gave
us. He doesn’t want us wasting away our time in idleness and laziness. Being
educated takes work, but it will pay off I’m sure.
"The purpose of God's creations and of His giving us life is to allow us to have the learning experience necessary for us to come back to Him, to live with Him in eternal life. That is only possible if we have our natures changed through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, true repentance, and making and keeping the covenants He offers all of His Father's children through His Church. "So the leaders of the Church have always known that the drive for learning among our people must have a powerful spiritual component. That spiritual element, when it is effective, refines and uplifts the aims of our total education."- , "Education for Real Life, Ensign," Oct. 2002, 15–16
"For members of the Church, education is not merely a good idea—it's a commandment. We are to learn 'of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad' (see D&C 88:79–80)."- , "Two Principles for Any Economy," Ensign, Nov. 2009, 58
“Our education must never stop. If it ends at the door of the classroom on graduation day, we will fail. And we will need the help of heaven to know which of the myriad things we could study we would most wisely learn. We cannot waste time entertaining ourselves when we have the chance to read or to listen to whatever will help us learn what is true and useful. Insatiable curiosity will be our hallmark.”- , “Real-Life Education,” New Era, Apr. 2009, 6
“In academic preparation, I have found it a good practice to read a text with the idea that I will be asked to explain that which the author wrote and its application to the subject it covered. Also, I have tried to be attentive in any lecture in the classroom and to pretend that I would be called upon to present the same lecture to others. While this practice is very hard work, it certainly helps during test week!”- , “Three Gates Only You Can Open,” New Era, Aug. 2008, 5
“Learning the lessons of the past allows you to walk boldly in the light without running the risk of stumbling in the darkness. This is the way it’s supposed to work. This is God’s plan: father and mother, grandfather and grandmother teaching their children; children learning from them and then becoming a more righteous generation through their own personal experiences and opportunities. Learning the lessons of the past allows you to build personal testimony on a solid bedrock of obedience, faith, and the witness of the Spirit.”- , “Learning the Lessons of the Past,” Ensign, May 2009, 33–34
“The real life we’re preparing for is eternal life. Secular knowledge has for us eternal significance. Our conviction is that God, our Heavenly Father, wants us to live the life that He does. All we can learn that is true while we are in this life will rise with us in the Resurrection. And all that we can learn will enhance our capacity to serve.”- , “Real-Life Education,” New Era, Apr. 2009, 8
"We want also to be alive in the cause of education. We are commanded of the Lord to obtain knowledge, both by study and by faith, seeking it out of the best books. And it becomes us to teach our children, and afford them instruction in every branch of education calculated to promote their welfare, leaving those false acquirements which tend to . . . lead away the mind and affection from the things of God. We want to compile the intelligence and literacy of this people in book-form, as well as in teaching and preaching; adopting all the good and useful books we can obtain; . . . instead of doing as many of the world do, take the works of God, to try to prove that there is no God; we want to prove by God's works that he does exist, that he lives and rules and holds us, as it were, in the hollow of his hand' (Deseret News Weekly, 5 June 1878, 275). - , "By the Hands of His Prophets," Ensign, Aug. 1998, 55
“In academic preparation, I have found it a good practice to read a text with the idea that I will be asked to explain that which the author wrote and its application to the subject it covered. Also, I have tried to be attentive in any lecture in the classroom and to pretend that I would be called upon to present the same lecture to others. While this practice is very hard work, it certainly helps during test week!”-, “Three Gates Only You Can Open,” New Era, Aug. 2008, 5
“The thirst for education can be a blessing or a curse, depending on our motives. If we continue to seek learning to serve God and His children better, it is a blessing of great worth. If we seek learning to exalt ourselves alone, it leads to selfishness and pride.”- , “Real-Life Education,” New Era, Apr. 2009, 4
"Your life is carefully watched over, as was mine. The Lord knows both what He will need you to do and what you will need to know. He is kind and He is all-knowing. So you can with confidence expect that He has prepared opportunities for you to learn in preparation for the service you will give. You will not recognize those opportunities perfectly, as I did not. But when you put the spiritual things first in your life, you will be blessed to feel directed toward certain learning, and you will be motivated to work harder. You will recognize later that your power to serve was increased, and you will be grateful."- , "Education for Real Life," Ensign, Oct. 2002, 18-19
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