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Too Much Mormon Knowledge = Depression? - Page 2

Knowledge may lead to depression if it is the wrong knowledge, or if it is not accompanied by adequate understanding and wisdom. Learning true doctrine is a good and noble cause. However, learning deeper doctrines when one is not living according to the simpler principles upon which they are founded can be overwhelming, leading to feelings of inadequacy and depression. Also, if one does not gain a testimony of the simpler, preliminary doctrines, he or she may see the deeper doctrines as strange and difficult to accept. Sometimes the conclusion is that they must not be true, and the individual searches in vain for a true alternative to the true Church. To discard the truth in an attempt to find it is truly a cause for depression.

Depression also tends to happen directly before and after major spiritual events in our lives. Satan would have us feel unworthy or unprepared for revelation, in order that we might not listen when it comes. Then, once we have received it, he would have us forget by giving us dark impressions that we are not equal to the tasks the Lord has revealed. If we listen to his lies, we may associate revelation with depression and anger.

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Depends on how you look at it. For some like myself you begin to see that you've been following something that you thought you knew but you really didn't.

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Of course it is. The Prophet Joseph Smith talked about this. He said that's what killed the Savior--He revealed too much to them before they were ready for it. That's not to fault the Savior. The ancient Jews were not ready to receive diddly squat. As Nighthawk said, that's why we learn line upon line, precept on precept. And that's why we don't teach investigators the mysteries of God.

Well, that's a little different. That's like me getting depressed when I remember that I can't eat pizza everyday.

In those cases, I think that they received too much knowledge that was not accompanied by the Holy Ghost, which could have helped them to understand it and assimilate it.

You're right, and that is another good example of some people getting too much knowledge before they are ready for it. It would be helpful to have the Holy Ghost to help them to understand the temple experience and assimilate it.

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Well, the question then should be when exactly a person know when they're ready? Many times we think we're ready to receive further light and knowledge and we're wrong. Who really determines spiritual maturity?

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To answer your question, in my opinion, the Lord is the ultimate judge of when we are spiritually mature, and He will give us more when we are ready to receive more. But if we are not actively seeking for more, then we are probably not ready.