Words of Wisdom

I recently read Doctrine & Covenants 109 by assignment for my religion class, and I loved it. The last time I read that whole section must have been during my sophomore year of high school, when we studied the D&C during early-morning seminary. Section 109 is the dedicatory prayer for the temple in Kirtland, Ohio, dedicated March 27, 1836.

Here is part of one verse that I like (verse 7):

"Seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom."

This semester I am taking a "Masterpieces of World Literature" class. It's the second class in a two-course series, and having never taken the first course in the series I have often felt a bit lost. But I think there are valuables things to learn from literature from all over the world, from all different times, places, and people. Currently we are reading Candide, by Voltaire. We're talking about the Enlightenment, and how that grew out of the Neoclassical period. A lot of times the widsom comes from learning what not to do and how not to act.

I like that the Lord had the Prophet Joseph include that in the dedicatory prayer. I think we can learn a lot of wisdom from all sorts of books!