dclaw Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Hi Everyone, About a year ago I was reading a book on LDS doctrine and I came across a section where it talked about our mortal minds only being able to comprehend spiritual matters to a certain extent, at which point our minds basically "shut down" and we cant continue to engage in whatever deep train of thought we were in at the time. For the life of me I cant remember specifically where I read it!!! I think that it was a statement by Joseph Smith, but I couldnt find it in his "Personal Writings" or in any of the other Joseph Smith specific books. I then tried looking in some of the other LDS doctrine books I had recently read like "God, Man and the Universe", "Principles of Perfection", "Earth", "Jesus the Christ", etc., etc. All of my searching has been unsuccessful, and I have spent like 3 hours "Googling" and searching various LDS reference sites, apps, "Control F", EVERYTHING! I would GREATLY appreciate any help! FYI: It was not a mere reference, or quick discussion of our minds not being able to comprehend God, like in the King Follet Discourse. It was an actual commentary on how are temporal minds are designed to not be able to analyze spiritual matters beyond a certain point, where at some point we just become "stuck" in our deep thoughts. Think of times when you think about a principle such as "Eternity" and how difficult it truly is to contemplate the concept in very deep, deep thought. Eventually you have an anxiety attack! Thanks in advance for any guidance!
Blackmarch Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 I'll see what i can find, however i don't seem to recall anything that pointed in that direction.... it might be that if we offend the spirit it leaves and without it we can't understand the deeper things.
dclaw Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Posted April 5, 2011 I'll see what i can find, however i don't seem to recall anything that pointed in that direction.... it might be that if we offend the spirit it leaves and without it we can't understand the deeper things.It wasnt about not being able to understand the deeper things because of offending the spirit, the spirit withdrawing from us momentarily, unworthiness, or anything like that.In fact, it was saying that this "barrier" to our deeper understanding of complex doctrines is there for our benefit, not as a punishment. Kind of like the "Veil" type of concept/doctrine. Also, it was not an actual scripture. It was in one of the MANY LDS doctrine books that I have, which is the problem! I have so many I dont remember which one I read it in. The "Type" of book that I know it was in though was something like "Mormon Doctrine", etc. For some reason I had thought it was in "The Writings of the Prophet Joseph Smith", but I could not find it in there either.
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