Truth

It just dawned on me how I am fiirming up my belief that other religions are true. Ionly know that by letting them openly share their interpretation of truth.

I thought of that Poem about the blind men and an elephant and although each is speaking the truth as far as they can, it is not the whole truth. Now. I almost said they were not seeing the big picture which, although accurate now, in my language and culture, I fear it might mean something other than what I mean, and seeing a bigger thing or more of a thing does not mean less of the truth is known, necessarily.

But, as others used the assertion that the Bible was God's word, I saw how necessary it was for a foundation of truth.
But, how just one part does not help as much as multiple sources. Enter the Book of Mormon.

We do not deny any bit what is true because we have what is called an "open canon". For Family Home Evening we listed the many things that are scripture. Hymns being one of them. And although somethings prophets say that are not prophetic, there are things I use as a conduit for truth, but the whole of it is not true. Often, I listen to a song or watch a movie and by so doing, I learn an important truth, but the thing is not a scripture, but for a thing to be a scripture it would have to have this trait.