With Real Intent--conference preparation day 12

Day 12 March 12 “The story is told of a young boy who visited his uncle, a lumberjack. At the lumber camp, the boy saw a massive tree standing alone on the top of the hill. He enthusiastically pointed the tree out to his uncle, saying, ‘Look at that big tree! It will make a lot of good lumber, won’t it?’

His uncle looked down at the boy and shook his head. ‘No, son, that tree will not make a lot of good lumber. It might make a lot of lumber but not a lot of good lumber. When a tree grows off by itself, too many branches grow on it. Those branches produce knots when the tree is cut into lumber. The best lumber comes from trees that grow together in groves. The trees also grow taller and straighter when they grow together.’

Elder Henry D. Taylor observed, ‘So it is with people. We become better individuals, more useful timber when we grow together rather than alone.’” Ensign, December 2016

D&C 107: 25-39 What would happen if all decisions were made according to verse 30?