Heber C. Kimball
Our God is a natural man . . . where did he get his knowledge from? From his father, just as we get our knowledge from our earthly parents.
Gordon B. HinckleyDavid Ransom: As the world leader of the the Church, how are you in touch with God? Can you explain that for me?
Joseph Fielding SmithEven the most devout and sincere believers in the Bible realize that it is, like most any other book, filled with metaphor, simile, allegory, and parable, which no intelligent person could be compelled to accept in a literal sense … The Lord has not taken from those who believe in his word the power of reason.
Marianne C. SharpModern revelation tells us that the glory of God is intelligence, and that as God is now, man may become. But if we are to travel the path of eternal progression we must be ever seeking and gaining knowledge and intelligence, for the Prophet Joseph said, “A man is saved no faster than he gets knowledge,” and the Lord declares, “It is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance.