Latter Day Saints Essay

Something that sets the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints apart from many others, is its emphasis on personal revelation. Members are not expected to rely wholly on the word of leaders to find truth, or to blindly trust what anyone else says. While it is essential to have faith in prophets and the scriptures, one of the greatest blessings of the gospel is that we can then turn that faith into action, by applying principles we have been taught and discovering the truth for ourselves. As Latter Day Saints, we are encouraged to ask questions and seek out this knowledge! The key here, however, is to know where we can and should turn to find answers to those questions. James 1:5 really does say it best: “If any of ye lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” Why, in our quest …show more content…
As in the Gospel, we should avoid relying on sources that are temporary, subjective, or self-serving. To learn about real health, we need to talk to real health experts. We need to set aside fad diets and headlines that scream about weight-loss breakthroughs, for tried-and-trusted information that doesn’t attempt to hide anything from you, or get money out of you. Sometimes we are impatient with the simplicity and slow-progress of these methods; but consider Occam’s Razor! Perhaps in nutrition, as in the Gospel, the simplest answers are usually correct. The beauty of nutrition is, we can find out for ourselves by seeking out answers from credible sources, and then applying them in our own lives. Every human body is unique, but if we learn to identify and trust in credible sources of nutrition information, each of us will be able to find the answers that fill our lives with physical strength and happiness, just as Gospel truths can bring us spiritual strength and