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Join us today as we continue our study of the Come Follow Me materials for this week which focus on the Lord’s plan regarding the lost manuscript and our introduction to Hyrum Smith. We consider the Lord and His wisdom and we reflect on the plan He set into motion centuries before. 

President Dallin H Oaks: The Lord’s prescribed methods of acquiring sacred knowledge are very different from the methods used by those who acquire learning exclusively by study. For example, a frequent technique of scholarship is debate or adversarial discussion, a method with which I have had considerable personal experience. But the Lord has instructed us in ancient and modern scriptures that we should not contend over the points of his doctrine. (See 3 Ne. 11:28–30 D&C 10:63 Those who teach the gospel are instructed not to preach with “wrath” or “strife” D&C 60:14 see also 2 Tim. 2:23–25 but in “mildness and in meekness” D&C 38:41 “reviling not against revilers” D&C 19:30 Similarly, techniques devised for adversary debate or to search out differences and work out compromises are not effective in acquiring gospel knowledge. Gospel truths and testimony are received from the Holy Ghost through reverent personal study and quiet contemplation.