As much as I enjoy doing so, I appreciate this caution. Imagine trying to explain to a curious two year old what adult life is like. Engineering, complex mathematics, procreation, government, self defense, diseases of body and mind-as much as the toddler thinks he or she wants to know, it would all be both disgusting and entirely incomprehensible. Polygyny alone seems so confusing, arbitrary, and-to some-detestable that I don't know if the Church could survive having any more mysteries revealed, not to mention the mutterings brought by the currently discussed fact. All we can truly understand and appreciate is that we like how it feels to be with loving people, our Heavenly Parents are the most loving of all, and so we want to be with them and understanding much else must wait.Durzan wrote: ↑July 13th, 2018, 10:46 pm...
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This is some deep stuff we've gotten into already by answering those questions. It is not a wise idea to go any further. Be careful when you ask these sorts of questions, my friend. There is a reason that the answers to the questions you asked and the questions I posed are not usually addressed in this life, and why they are part of the mysteries of God's Kingdom. They are not really directly pertinent to our salvation, yet they are still pertinent to our very existence and situation. They are hidden because the mind of a mortal is not truly prepared for what awaits. If you ponder these things, you will find that your world will forever be turned upside down and inside out. Same with your understanding of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, as well as the Gospel and Doctrines of the church. The answers are not all pleasant, and the sheer horror of some of them is not necessarily worth bearing. These mysteries can reveal a greater purpose and goal, but the price is great. Hope can come from them these ancient myths and tales, but it is a long and painful road that plunges you into the depths of despair first, and the road back up on the other side is long and steep. Only one with a strong soul and spirit, guided by the Holy Ghost, and willing to pass through this fire should dare seek these things beyond what I have prompted. That's all I will say on the subject. Do with it as you please.
We are toddlers. Like mortal toddlers, the only thing we really need to learn right now is obedience and trust-if we develop these, we'll be equipped to have our Parents teach us anything and everything else. Also, not hitting our siblings or taking their stuff.
