Seek Knowledge of Truth in Wide Fields.
Theology is not the only subject in which the Elders should be interested. They
should study:
Things both in heaven—Astronomy.
And in the earth—Everything pertaining to the cultivation
of the soil.
And under the earth—Mineralogy, geology, etc.
Things which have been—History, in all its branches.
Things which must shortly come to pass—Prophecies.
Things which are at home and abroad—Domestic and foreign
politics.
Wars—perplexities—judgments—The signs of the times, by
which the observer may know that the day of the Lord is at hand.
A knowledge of countries and kingdoms—Physical and
political geography, languages, etc.
These studies, the Lord considers necessary. "That
ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnify the
calling whereunto I have called you." God does not require all His
servants to become doctors, or professors, or even profound students of these
subjects, but He expects them to know enough of these things to be able to
magnify their calling as His ambassadors to the world. (John A. Widtsoe, Priesthood
and Church Government [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1939], 55-56)
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