1 Corinthians 2

There is a sense of humility in Paul's words when he says that he taught the Corinthians in weakness, fear and trembling, that his words would not have been viewed as wise as far as the world goes. And that is also his point. As far as the world goes, true religion will appear naive and foolish because truth revealed by the Holy Ghost will not be understood by the worldly. To paraphrase Isaiah, their eyes are open but they see not and their ears are open but they hear not. The only way we can receive truth and understand it is through the Holy Ghost. This is good because it forces us to humble ourselves, to accept the fact that maybe we don't know very much, and to search the deep regions of our hearts. When we turn to God for our knowledge, the Holy Ghost will teach us things the rest of the world cannot understand until they prepare themselves in the same way. All worthwhile things take some effort. And like the Savior's parable of the pearl of great price, when we find the truth, it turns out to be more precious than anything else we might possess. And it enables us to know the difference between the wisdom of the world and the actual truth of all things.

My patriarchal blessing contains a promise available to everyone. It says, "Do not be disbelieving or doubtful. Whenever there comes into your mind a seeming conflict between the truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the philosophies and theories which you may encounter in your life, go to your Heavenly Father in prayer and ask for guidance and with a sincere heart seek to know the truth. Your Heavenly Father will reveal the truth unto you by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost which you received at that time of your confirmation and baptism of the Spirit, and you will know the difference between the truths of eternity and the vain and erroneous philosophies and theories of men." There is not only comfort, peace and security in knowing the truths of eternity, but there comes a sense of who you are and what your place in this world is.