How Can We Come to Know the Truth

(Observations taken from Luke 17:11-19) 

What Happened?

1. They recognized their need to be healed
2. They recognized the Lord, who He was and what He could do for them
3. They pleaded the mercy of the Lord .
4. Christ commanded them to show themselves unto the priests
5. They went as Jesus commanded
6. As they went they were healed
7. One saw that he was cleansed
8. He turned back
9. He glorified God/ Gave Him thanks
10. And Jesus said “Arise, go thy way"
    

Application

1. We must recognize our need for the truth (D & C  123:12)
2. We must accept that we cannot do it without Christ.  (2 Nephi 31:21)
3. We must understand that we are infinitely loved by an eternal being (Psalms 8:4-5)
4. What we want will not be handed to us. We must act.  (2 Nephi 25:23)
5. The way is marked before us. We must seek out that way and follow it. (Matthew 7:14)
6. In the process we will often obtain our answers and see the miracles. (D & C 123:17)
7. We must recognize the answers when they come (D & C 8:4)
8. We must always return again and again to He who has healed us. (Mosiah 4:9)
9. We should always praise Him and give for the answers we have received. (D & C 59:21)
10. Once we have our answer, we should “go our way” be an example, and endure to the end. (2 Nephi 31:20)