Truth

Yes. Sutta Pitaka: "within me...there arose the knowledge." Nevi'im, Book of Mormon, New Testament, Modern Prophets: Truth is confirmed by the Holy Ghost in the heart or mind of the individual. In Doctrine & Covenants 8:2 it states, "Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart." Quran: "[T]he truth is that it is not the eyes that are blind but the hearts that are in the bosoms that are blinded."

No. From within. Sutta Pitaka: "within me...there arose the knowledge." Nevi'im, Book of Mormon, New Testament, Modern Prophets: Truth is confirmed by the Holy Ghost in the heart or mind of the individual. In Doctrine & Covenants 8:2 it states, "Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart." Quran: "[T]he truth is that it is not the eyes that are blind but the hearts that are in the bosoms that are blinded."

Quran: It is dependent on both God's choices and our choices. The Heifer 1:213: "God guides whom He will to a straight path." New Testament, Book of Mormon, Modern Prophets: God always wants us to learn truth about Him, but it is conditioned upon us seeking for it and striving to follow what we have already received. All persons are given a measure of truth at the time of birth through their conscience.

Everyone can know the truth about God if they seek for it and satisfy other conditions for learning it. They may learn it gradually, line upon line. Some Quran provisions may imply that some are kept from the truth by God, but that may merely be a restatement that they have not met the conditions for learning truth since such provisions seem to relate primarily to the wicked.

All men and women are able to know the truth. None are excluded. Therefore they are accountable to God for what they know. They know truth by two methods: (1) their conscience which is given by God to all mankind; and (2) by prayer, scripture study, and living principles they come to know even greater truths.

Yes. We are not here by accident. Our life on earth is intentional. It is given by a loving Father in Heaven who provided a mortal experience so we could learn to make choices that bring greater happiness and peace.

New Testament, Quran, Book of Mormon, Modern Prophets, Sri Guru Granth Sahib: Modern Prophets David A. Bednar said, "Absolute truth exists in a world that increasingly disdains and dismisses absolutes." The New Testament book Hebrews states, "it was impossible for God to lie." The Quran states, "God speaks the Truth, so follow the faith of Abraham." Sri Guru Granth Sahib states, "True is the Master, True is His Name."

New Testament, Book of Mormon, Modern Prophets: No. In the New Testament book of Matthew, it states, "Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." The Book of Mormon confirms these teachings, "Enter ye in at the astrait gate; for strait is the gate, and narrow is the way that leads to life, and few there be that find it; but wide is the gate, and broad the way which leads to death, and many there be that travel therein, until the night cometh, wherein no man can work." Modern Prophets states, "Overcoming the world will always mean that we will have some beliefs that are ridiculed by the world."