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Man on earth must gain a knowledge of God as his greatest asset in achieving
eternal life. This Jesus stressed when He declared: “This is life eternal, that thy might
know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” More recently
Joseph Smith said:
"There are but a very few beings in the world who understand rightly
the character of God. The great majority of mankind do not comprehend
anything, either that which is past, or that which is to come, as it respects
their relationship to God … and consequently they know but little above the
brute beast …. If a man learns nothing more than to eat, drink and sleep,
and does not comprehend any of the designs of God, the beast comprehend
the same things …. If men do not comprehend the character of God, they
do not comprehend themselves."