I do not know all of the providences of the Lord, but I do know that he permits false doctrine to be taught in and out of the Church and that such teaching is part of the sifting process of mortality
Interpretation
The quote reflects the idea that false teachings can serve a purpose in our spiritual growth.
In this quote, Bruce R. McConkie expresses the belief that while one may not fully understand the ways of the Lord, there is a recognition that the presence of false doctrine in the world and within religious communities plays a significant role in the human experience. This 'sifting process' challenges individuals to discern truth from falsehood, thereby deepening their faith and understanding of divine principles.
In practice
This quote can be used during a religious discussion about the challenges of identifying truth in teachings.
The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established; once an allegation has been repeated a few times, it is no longer an allegation, it is an established fact, even if no evidence has been brought out in order to support it.
Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life - or am I mass-motivated?
Time cures you first, and then it kills you.
God can show Himself as He really is only to real men. And that means not simply to men who are individually good, but to men who are united together in a body, loving one another, helping one another, showing Him to one another. For that is what God meant humanity to be like; like players in one band, or organs in one body.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is slicked o'er with the pale cast of thought
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