Making Righteous Choices by Elder Paul V. Johnson

Recently, I was a little burned out on books (having just finished a couple 900 pagers) so I picked up some LDS magazines that I haven't had the time to read yet. I found this article in the September New Era (a magazine directed toward the youth of the church). You can find the article at LDS.org, gospel library, magazines, New Era, and click on the Sep issue. The title of the article is "Making Righteous Choices" and it's by Elder Paul V. Johnson of the 70.
In part of the article, Elder Johnson described how years ago he and his wife were in the market for a large van for their bigger-than-minivan-sized family. He found a van for sale and REALLY wanted to buy it. He even took it home to see if it would fit in their garage. He knew after looking at garage vs. the van, it would NOT fit. However, he decided that he would measure to be sure. Yep, still won't fit. So now, he had his wife come out and watch as he was going to slowly inch his way in to the garage to prove that it would fit. Luckily, good sense hit, and he decided it was not a good idea. He had two very reliable sources that the van was too big, but he wanted to test it anyway, risking damage to the van and garage.
Many times, we have been given proof, or means to test proof, and yet we reject the outcome at our own peril. We have many wise and caring people (family, good friends, church leaders, the prophet) around us to turn to for answers, we have scriptures, and guidelines that are there to help IF we pay attention. This will help us avoid crashing into the garage, so to speak. Good thought.