Let There Be Light! - Quentin L. Cook

  Elder Cook gives us a commentary on the declining morality of the nations of the world and how we should and must relate to it.  "...we need to do our best to preserve light and protect our families and communities from this assault on morality and religious freedom.  Rather than repeat the factors that we have heard often and try to live, I would suggest that a detour to the reference to the commencement address given by Clayton Christensen at South New Hampshire University last year.  The title and topic may be important to our quest to understand a live a better and more careful life.  "The Importance of the Right Question" leads to thinking about how we might better approach our life's journey.  He says; "Unfortunately, most of us are so eager to formulate the right answer and then begin implementing it that we often forget to think about whether the right question has been asked."  Here are the questions he recommended to the graduates to ask themselves:

• What is the purpose of my life?
• Does my behavior reflect the instincts of honesty, integrity, respect and consideration for others that must be my contributions to our nation?
• If not, what changes must I resolve to make?
• How can I do for others the things that bring me enduring happiness?

  If you really have the desire and time to ponder (and interpret the old scottish language), I recommend finding the Robert Burns poem referred to in Note 21 of Elder Cook's talk.  It is sweet and brings our focus back to the foundation of family.  This effort to ponder and understand has great blessings in store for each humble seeker.