Symbolism In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) teaches that "the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." (KJV, 1 Corinthians 2:10,14)
One of the many important uses of symbolism by LDS is to enable spiritual discernment of the "deep things of God" in a way that becomes veiled from the "natural" or intellectual mind of man, but reaches the inner heart and soul in a memorable way that may provide new levels of understanding through meditation, prayer, heed and diligence.
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