A Wonderful Flood of Light (Daniel K. Judd)

Daniel K. Judd, Sunday School General Presidency

BYU Devotional, December 2004

“The prophet Mormon taught us that the light of Christ ‘is given to every man, that he may know good from evil.’ For those who are faithful to this lesser light, a greater light is then made available through the ministry of the Holy Ghost. In the Doctrine and Covenants we read that ‘a man may receive the Holy Ghost, and it may descend upon him and not tarry with him.’ After baptism and during confirmation, we are then entitled to receive ‘the gift of the Holy Ghost’ as our ‘constant companion.’ The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that we increase in knowledge ‘in proportion to the heed and diligence given to the light communicated from heaven.’ If you’re like me, there are times you feel that your life is on track and you are being true to the light God has given you, but at other times you may feel as if you are, as described in the Doctrine and Covenants, ‘walking in darkness at noon-day.’ For me, the difference between the times of light, the periods of darkness, and those cloudy days when I am somewhere in between is the degree to which I am open to and act upon the influence of the Holy Ghost.”

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