The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy have created a situation in which the major powers are no longer willing to go to war with one another.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become.
The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.
"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
If you can't understand why someone is doing something, look at the consequences of their actions, whatever they might be, and then infer the motivations from their consequences.