Learning To Love Learning

"Learning To Love Learning"-David A. Bednar
1. Learning to love learning is central to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
-The atonement was designed to help us learn.
-The Holy Ghost can help our desires to learn and the capacity we have to learn enlarge. 
-The church exists today to help us learn about our divine potentials and places in Heaven.
-Not all learning is equally important; we need to be acquiring and applying knowledge for righteousness. 
-The church advocates the type of learning that helps us develop our Godlike character.
2. Learning to Love Learning Is Vital to Our Ongoing Spiritual and Personal Development
-We should not be bound by the structures of formal school-type learning.  We can learn in so many more ways than those we employ in school.
-Learn quickly, strengthen your mind and faith, share your knowledge.
-We are learning to "know as we are known, and see as we are seen".
3.  Learning to Love Learning Is an Absolute Necessity in the World in Which We Do Now and Will Yet Live, Serve, and Work
-Learn so that you can serve effectively.
-In the end, what we learn in school will become outdated and what we will need to rely on is the love we develop of further learning.
-Knowing how to learn will prepare us for opportunities in the future that others may not readily see.


"Learning and Latter-Day Saints"- Dallin H. Oaks
-Learning is a sacred activity.

1. Our Quest For Truth-Seek for help from the Spirit in all our learning.
-Focus less on trends of the world and more on principles of the gospel.
-Put spiritual things first in life, and you will be directed to certain types of learning that the Lord sees fit for you and your service in this life.

2. Personal Worthiness
-We must be worthy of revelation for deeper learning.
-Repentance is an essential step along the path of learning.  It will clear our minds and focus us on the things we need to be focused on.

3. Education
-Education enhances our financial ability to care for a family in the future.

4. Crossroads
-"Take the first step and doors will open".
-Choose your learning carefully; learning has an eternal shelf life.
-“Do not pray for tasks equal to your abilities, but pray for abilities equal to your tasks. Then the performance of your tasks will be no miracle, but you will be the miracle." President Monson.

5. Hunger To Learn
-Expand ourselves and enjoy the journey in all types of learning.
-We may struggle to achieve our goals, but our struggles may yield as much growth as our learning.
-The ultimate goal of education is to make us better parents and servants in the Lord's kingdom.

*When you are learning for the purpose of someone else, you learn so much more.
*We need not only "hands-on" experience, but also "heads-on" experience.  We don't learn if we're only going through the motions.  We also need to be mentally engaged.
*If you don't love learning, it'll be difficult to teach your children to love it.