What is Truth by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Blind men and the elephant
What is truth
Can anyone know the truth?
Human nature and truth
Ignaz Semmelweis
Is it possible to know the truth
Our obligation to seek for truth
The holy ghost- our guide to all truth
They hold onto a different part of the elephant and describe it differently
They are describing their own truth and sticking with it because of their experience
Making a judgement about a piece of the truth and having it contradict the truth
The story applies to all of us
Paul says we look through a glass darkly
We often make blind judgements about people and things just because of a one sided view
Wife selling doilies whenever she was mad at her husband
Jumping to conclusions off of limited information is a big mistake
Christ was put on trial with pilot.
“what is truth” -pilot
The truths we cling to shape our society and our own behaviors
A Hungarian physician in 19th century
Most of the women in his clinic died of child birth
He concluded that it was because doctors were dealing with corpses then deliver babies
His dramatic results were not convincing to many other doctors of the day
Shakespeare was very intrigued by truth, most plots were based on misunderstandings
Scriptures are full of half truths
Korihor didn’t know the truth
Lamanites and nephites truths were all mixed up
Shaped the destiny of this people
old truths that we know to be false
men can fly
tomatos don't kill you
the earth isn't flat
Just because something is convienient doesn’t mean it’s true
Something difficult is easy to consider false
we miss the truth because of experience
We tend to think when we disagree with people, They are trying to be deceitful or dishonest
We too often mix up belief with truth this leads to bad decisions
We have access to a lot of partial information
We need to be able to discern between truth and error
There are some absolute truths, like north is north
truth exists beyond belief
how can we find truth?
even when no one believes it
public opinion or popularity doesn't matter with the truth
seek it
through science
through study
through inspiration
things we thought we knew are often conflicting
satan decieves us
he teaches that the truth is relative
that it is impossible to know the absolute truth
spreads seeds of doubt
like when we learn info about the church we didn't know
some people create doubt about everything, like conspiracy theories
moon is a halogram
the blind men would never be able to describe all truth
we don't know eveything
we have to trust God who sees all
all questions will be answered eventually
the source of truth is god
jesus = the truth
happiness
lasting meaning in life
we must seek the truth, that's why we're on earth
don't blindly accept
ponder
search
evaluate
inquire for yourself, don't just follow leaders -Brigham Young
we believe we have the right to accept all truth. Mormonism = truth -joseph smith
There are still many more things to be revealed
from good books, or from anything wholesome
this is how we overcome deception of satan
you will learn to build others up in this process instead of tearing down
is here to witness the truth
certain and safe
available to all, everywhere
available to those who seek it
can gain the gift of constant companionship
you can discover divine truth and overcome darkness
some people don't seek for truth, but seek to dispute
your search will lead you to Jesus
Be sure to seek for the truth of the savior