Excerpt from History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Vol. 2The value of the educational movement in the Church by the establishment of a school for the Elders in Kirtland, cannot be fully appreciated even yet. It stands as a direct contradiction to the oft repeated charges that Mormonism seeks to thrive through the ignorance of its devotees. Seek ye diligently, and teach one another words of wisdom, was an admonition the Church in the Kirtland period of its history sought earnestly to carry into etfect. Yea. Seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom: seek learning even by study, and also by faith. To the sphere of their learning there were no limitations set. Teach ye diligently, said the Lord, and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the Gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand, of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth, things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass, things which are at home, things which are abroad, the wars and the perplexities of the nations, and the judgments which are on the land, and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms. I know of nothing that lies outside this boundless field of research into which the Elders of the Church especially were invited - uay, commanded. To enter. Lt comprehends the whole possible sphere of human investigation, and furnishes all necessary contradiction to the theory that the Church at any time contemplated an ignorant ministry. By intelligence, not stupidity, by knowledge, not ignorance, has the Church from the very beginning hoped to succeed in her mission.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.