tower blocks

As I was studying this morning I thought of something. I am old enough to disclose secrets to help others discover truth, despite being able to logically understand great truths yet, even knowing they are necessary.

It is always the best practice to start a huge project by choosing an overcomable part, like cleaning a room or a likewise daunting task. You start by doing a thing you can.

In 7th grade. I asked a student how they could do such difficult problems so quickly. I wanted to be able to do it, too. She showed me how it is always a matter of breaking the problem into smaller issues. For instance 2354 plus 2435 is actually smaller problems of 2 plus 2, 3 plus 4, etc. This was so eye opening. It is the same principle as cleaning a very messy room by folding clothes and putting them where they belong, and throwing trash away, etc.

As I was working as a preschool assistant for years. I made almost too many block towers. Children do not instantly start building them, but think to get higher they put them one on top of the other. But, I would challenge them with a tower. I would build them in a more precise way knowing full well that though slower and more blocks were needed I would be able to build higher. Eventually, through that example, the kids would begin stacking in the same way to reach heights previously unobtainable.

This morning, it is the exact same principle I want to suggest in gospel study. There will be truths that seem improbable, but if we build safely and securely on what we know to be true we will be able to safely extrapolate thing we previously could not comprehend.