Christopher HurtadoChristopher has over twenty-five years' experience teaching a broad range of subjects. He is self-taught in the classics, holds a Bachelor's in Middle East Studies/Arabic and Philosophy from Brigham Young University, and an MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. He is a serial entrepreneur with startup and takeover/turnaround experience in various industries. He has varying degrees of fluency in twelve languages and has lived and traveled abroad extensively. He lives in Mapleton, Utah with his wife, Alysia, and their children.
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Seek Learning out of the Best Books
What are the best books, how do I seek out of them and teach others words of wisdom and seek learning, even by study and also by faith?
"And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a book, and bade him that he should read. And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the Spirit of the Lord” (1 Ne. 1:11-12).
What are the best books, how do I seek out of them and teach others words of wisdom and seek learning, even by study and also by faith?
"And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a book, and bade him that he should read. And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the Spirit of the Lord” (1 Ne. 1:11-12).
How must we act to carry out the great plan of happiness in our lives?
In order to carry out the great plan of happiness in our lives, we must have knowledge of the plan and we must act on it. Knowledge and action: These two principles are highlighted in the following scripture: "And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith” (D&C 88:118).
Faith is a principle of action. According to the scripture above, not all have faith. In other words, not all are prepared to act. Could it be because they lack wisdom? The scripture above tells us to seek words of wisdom out of the best books; to "seek learning, even by study and also by faith” “as all have not faith."
What does it mean to “seek learning, even by study and also by faith”?
"Search, ponder, and pray,” the primary song teaches us, "Are the things that I must do. If we do, it tells us, "The Spirit will guide, and, deep inside, [we'll] know the scriptures are true.” By searching words of wisdom out of the best books (inspired writings, whether they be the scriptural canon or the Western canon), pondering over them and praying over them, "The Spirit will guide, and, deep inside, [we'll] know the scriptures are true” and we will learn from the wisdom in these canons how to act in faith to carry out the great plan of happiness in our lives.
How does one best “seek ... out of the best books words of wisdom”?
This presentation will teach you what make makes "the best books” (D&C 88:118) the best books, how to search them diligently for words of wisdom and what it means to ponder over them. You will be introduced to the Western canon and you will learn the basics of how to read book in the scriptural and Western canons, and how to think about the ideas in them in the tradition of Great Books of the Western World editor, Mortimer J. Adler. You will also learn how to "teach one another words of wisdom” (D&C 88:118).
What is the role of teaching in carrying out the great plan of happiness?
The scripture above tells us not only “seek ye diligently," but also to “teach one another.” Why is this? Perhaps the answer is found In the Gospel of Luke, in the Lord’s words to Peter, "behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren” (Luke 22:31-2).
In order to carry out the great plan of happiness in our lives, we must have knowledge of the plan and we must act on it. Knowledge and action: These two principles are highlighted in the following scripture: "And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith” (D&C 88:118).
Faith is a principle of action. According to the scripture above, not all have faith. In other words, not all are prepared to act. Could it be because they lack wisdom? The scripture above tells us to seek words of wisdom out of the best books; to "seek learning, even by study and also by faith” “as all have not faith."
What does it mean to “seek learning, even by study and also by faith”?
"Search, ponder, and pray,” the primary song teaches us, "Are the things that I must do. If we do, it tells us, "The Spirit will guide, and, deep inside, [we'll] know the scriptures are true.” By searching words of wisdom out of the best books (inspired writings, whether they be the scriptural canon or the Western canon), pondering over them and praying over them, "The Spirit will guide, and, deep inside, [we'll] know the scriptures are true” and we will learn from the wisdom in these canons how to act in faith to carry out the great plan of happiness in our lives.
How does one best “seek ... out of the best books words of wisdom”?
This presentation will teach you what make makes "the best books” (D&C 88:118) the best books, how to search them diligently for words of wisdom and what it means to ponder over them. You will be introduced to the Western canon and you will learn the basics of how to read book in the scriptural and Western canons, and how to think about the ideas in them in the tradition of Great Books of the Western World editor, Mortimer J. Adler. You will also learn how to "teach one another words of wisdom” (D&C 88:118).
What is the role of teaching in carrying out the great plan of happiness?
The scripture above tells us not only “seek ye diligently," but also to “teach one another.” Why is this? Perhaps the answer is found In the Gospel of Luke, in the Lord’s words to Peter, "behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren” (Luke 22:31-2).