God teaches quietly, boldly and with plainness. His teaching methods are done through long-suffering and persuasion rather than loudly and with compulsion (God's commandments are a choice).

The gift of agency is so integral to His plans that he does not micro-manage us. Instead, he presents thoughts, ideas, and people in our path for us to converse with (Conversations keep learners engaged) and come to our own conclusions.

If we're not feeling it, then the long-suffering comes in.

If we ask for more information, and we don't receive an answer to our satisfaction, it's because he isn't willing to micro-manage our progression. There will be a greater outcome in not telling us the exact answers we seek, but rather to give us hints so we can come to the answer ourselves.

Citations

• April 2020 General Conference

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