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" Personal revelation can be honed to become spiritual discernment. To discern means to sift, to separate, or to distinguish.7 The gift of spiritual discernment is a supernal gift.8 It allows members of the Church to see things not visible and to feel things not tangible. Bishops are entitled to that gift as they face the task of seeking out the poor and caring for the needy. With that gift, sisters and brothers may view trends in the world and detect those that, however popular, are shallow or even dangerous. Members can discern between schemes that are flashy and fleeting and those refinements that are uplifting and enduring. "

Russell M. Nelson , Accomplishing the Impossible: What God Does, What We Can Do


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Russell M. Nelson quote : Personal revelation can be honed to become spiritual discernment. To discern means to sift, to separate, or to distinguish.7 The gift of spiritual discernment is a supernal gift.8 It allows members of the Church to see things not visible and to feel things not tangible. Bishops are entitled to that gift as they face the task of seeking out the poor and caring for the needy. With that gift, sisters and brothers may view trends in the world and detect those that, however popular, are shallow or even dangerous. Members can discern between schemes that are flashy and fleeting and those refinements that are uplifting and enduring.