Man's search for divine truth was the topic of Elder Charles Didier who, in his priesthood session address, quoted Doctrine and Covenants 1:14 and said divine truth is to be found in hearing the voice of the Lord and His servants and heeding the words of the prophets and apostles.

Elder Charles Didier

"Communication from the Lord about divine truth or spiritual knowledge is found in the scriptures," said Elder Didier of the Presidency of the Seventy. "It is called revelation, literally, to make known or uncover."

On the second point, "hear the voice of His servants," Elder Didier said revelation or divine truth is given by the Lord to His servants in different ways and times and is also found in the scriptures.

"Third," he said, "give heed to the words of the prophets and apostles. To give heed is to pay special attention. It is to listen to those who have been called by God to be the especial living witnesses of Jesus Christ for our time. It implies that they are recognized in this role, that a response is given to their invitation to receive a personal spiritual confirmation that their teachings are true, and that a commitment to follow them will be made."

Summarizing, Elder Didier said, regarding the Lord's pattern of sharing divine truth, "Hear and heed. Our personal spiritual foundation needs to be built upon this pattern if we want to enjoy the blessings of the Lord. So it is not enough to search the scriptures to know the mind of the Lord. It must be followed by an act of faith, accepting to do the will of the Lord by obeying His commandments before we can enjoy the blessings of the Lord. A personal spiritual confirmation of this process by asking and believing that we will receive becomes, then, the prayer of our lifetime."

As an aid to understanding the pattern, he cited the recent example of the First Presidency's invitation to all members of the Church to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year, which carried the promise that those who do so will be blessed with an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord, a greater resolve to obey His commandments and a stronger testimony of Christ.

"Why would we need to grow a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God as found in the Book of Mormon?" he asked. "Today there is much confusion in the Christian world about the doctrine of Christ, not only about His divine nature but even about His Atonement and Resurrection, His gospel, and especially the commandments related to it. The result is a belief in a self-made man Christ, a popular Christ, and a silent crucified Christ. Wrong religious beliefs lead to wrong religious behaviors."

Elder Didier declared that a personal spiritual foundation can and must rely on a personal spiritual confirmation by the Holy Ghost of the reality of Christ, the prophets and the scriptures.