Do You Know What Flavors To Mix?

   Today I am really in the mood for some ice cream... What about you? How many flavors have you tried?
Some time ago when my friends and i went out to get ice cream even before getting there i knew what i wanted. I always got the same thing because i knew it was good and i liked it. Then finally one of my friends who i always went with told me to try something new. At first i thought to myself, i think i'll stick with what i know i like. I dont know what any of these other flavors taste like or they are boring and simple. Finally i gave in and decided to try something my friend had recomemended. He knew what it tasted like and he knew it was good. So then i thought okay ya know what i really enjoyed that and next time im going to try something else again, but i always changed it a little at a time or added simple treats in with it. After a several times of going i thought i knew most of the flavors and i was ready for something crazy. So i decided to mix some different flavors or ice cream with a few different toppings, and of course i ended up getting a bad mixture of flavors. It looked good and i thought after so many times that i would be able to handle it. So then after that last visit to the ice cream shop i decided to keep it simple this time.
   We can look at this as our daily lives and the things we chose to do. More specifically what we know we like and can handle as to taking to much in, thinking we can handle it. As children of our Heavenly Father we are taught line upon line precept upon precept. There will be time where we think we know enough that we want to go deeper or ask deep questions, but somethings we may not comprehend 10, 20, 30, 40 years from now or maybe never even in this life. It can lead to bad taste in the church if we mix the wrong questions with our current understanding. We may have a friend who recomemends something they know is good or that they know we will like, or can handle, but when we start to think we know everything and can handle everything we may end up with something we dont like. So then we must humble ourselves and start simple again. Go back to the basics and learn line upon line, precept upon precept. Heavenly Father loves you and wants you to have a great understanding, but patience is required.