D&C 4:6 (Knowledge)

"Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence."

*Knowledge*

(Bible Dictionary)

• One of the attributes of God
• K. of divine and spiritual things is absolutely essential for one's salvation; hence the gospel is to be taught to every soul- "How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?" (Rom. 10:14)
• not obtained all at once, even by revelation, but line upon line, precept upon precept (Isa. 28:9-10)
• The scriptures, and also living prophets, are given so that the people might have k. of things of God and "know how to worship, and know what you worship" (D&C 93:19)
• K. is one of the endowments of the Holy Ghost and one of the gifts of the Spirit
• Peter lists k. along with faith, patience, kindness, and virtue as necessary acquisitions for one who would seek for a divine nature
• No one can be saved in ignorance of the gospel
• One progresses only as fast as he gains k.
• Thus, the person who gains k. will have "the advantage in the world to come" (D&C 130:18-19)

(Webster)

• 2 a (1): the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association
• (2): acquaintance with or understanding of a science, art, or technique
• b (1): the fact or condition of being aware of something
• (2): the range of one's information or understanding
• c: the circumstance or condition of apprehending truth or fact through reasoning : cognition
• d: the fact or condition of having information or of being learned

I have always looked upon knowledge as a worldly acquisition- not in a bad way, though. I know that we are commanded to seek after knowledge but I always took that to mean that secular learning is important as well as spiritual learning. However, not once in the Bible Dictionary does it reference secular knowledge- only knowledge of "divine and spiritual things" is noted. It is intriguing to think that there is so much more spiritual knowledge available to me. Sometimes I feel like a teenager who thinks they know everything there is to know in this world. Yet, as a mom now, I shake my head, seeing clearly all that teenagers don't know or understand yet. I'm sure Heavenly Father feels the same way when He is looking down on me. He probably shakes his head and lovingly thinks, "Boy does she still have so much more to learn!" I went to the temple this morning with Lance. On the way up the stairs to the veil room, I noticed, not for the first time, the sign above the celestial room door, "The Glory of God is Intelligence". What a beautiful, simple statement posted in the house of learning.