I once had someone start talking to me and they said, “I just heard of a school that is trying out not assigning homework. I’m interested to see what happens, cuz I think homework is a waste of time!”

This person didn’t realize that as an educator, I had read countless studies and attended trainings about the complex topic of the pros and cons of homework. ⁣

Plus, various schools have already been trying it out for years. ⁣

But this topic was completely new for this one person.⁣

We don’t know what we don’t know. ⁣

And I’ve felt exactly the same way when I’ve listened to a speaker, brought up a problem to someone who already has the solution, or wondered about a topic only to find out people have already come to great conclusions. ⁣

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.” (Isaiah 55:8)⁣

Can you imagine how much more the Lord knows than we do?!⁣

We’re like, “Hey, I think I’ve figured out how mercy works!” Or “Wow, I think I got a glimpse of true charity!” Or “Oh, THAT’s how you make fasting meaningful!”⁣

And His way of thinking and understanding is so much infinitely more than what we can even realize. ⁣

But He’ll help us out and give us glimpses of His ways. ⁣

Personal revelation is huge for this. ⁣

But so are other opportunities where people have been given priesthood authority to receive revelation that will also enrich, enlighten, and educate us.⁣

And that’s what general conference is. ⁣

A chance to hear from men and women who are speaking with priesthood authority. ⁣

People who are assigned by the prophet of God to put in the work to receive revelation for the general population of the church.

We’ve been given a chance to learn what other people have learned about God’s ways. ⁣

We’ve been given a chance to learn what He has already taught them about where we might be lacking in God’s ways. ⁣

I loved this past weekend as a beautiful time where we gathered, reflected, and received directions that we may not have even known we needed yet. ⁣

And now it’s our time to reread, study, and dive in.

General conference helps us learn the Lord’s ways just a little bit better.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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