Intelligence and Experience

Elder Dallin H. Oaks

"I once heard a young woman in testimony meeting praise the spirituality of her husband, indicating that he submitted every question to the Lord. She told how he accompanied her shopping and would not even choose between different brands of canned vegetables without making his selection a matter of prayer. That strikes me as improper. I believe the Lord expects us to use the intelligence and experience he has given us to make these kinds of choices."

Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Revelation," New Era, Sept. 1982, 46.