Entropy
Jason taught gospel doctrine today, and talked about one of the most interesting topics--the essence of mortality in one word--entropy. For those who don't know what it means, here's the Webster definition:
entropy 1: a measure of the unavailable energy in a closed thermodynamic system that is also usually considered to be a measure of the system's disorder, that is a property of the system's state, and that varies directly with any reversible change in heat in the system and inversely with the temperature of the system; broadly : the degree of disorder or uncertainty in a system
2 a: the degradation of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inert uniformity b: a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder
This truly is the measure of mortality, isn't it? Constant decay. We reach cleanliness, but with time, that cleanliness decays into disorder. This applies to our spiritual lives as well as our physical lives. If we are not constantly keeping up, nurturing, encouraging, taking care of our selves, our homes, our children, our skills, our testimonies, it all decays. Why does the pride cycle exist? Because we are in a constant state of entropy, and we don't keep our testimonies where they should be. We slack off. We rest. We take a break, and before we know it, entropy has disorganized our minds or our spirits.
Kind of a depressing thought until you think about our Heavenly Father's Eternal nature. He knows how to stop entropy. Even reverse it and restore us to happiness and perfection. Immortality. So, to be decayed is to be unorganized and in a state of disorder. To be in a perfect state is to be organized and created. Pretty deep, but pretty cool concept. To learn how to create is to learn how to take something that is unorganized and organize it.
That's something to think about.
entropy 1: a measure of the unavailable energy in a closed thermodynamic system that is also usually considered to be a measure of the system's disorder, that is a property of the system's state, and that varies directly with any reversible change in heat in the system and inversely with the temperature of the system; broadly : the degree of disorder or uncertainty in a system
2 a: the degradation of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inert uniformity b: a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder
This truly is the measure of mortality, isn't it? Constant decay. We reach cleanliness, but with time, that cleanliness decays into disorder. This applies to our spiritual lives as well as our physical lives. If we are not constantly keeping up, nurturing, encouraging, taking care of our selves, our homes, our children, our skills, our testimonies, it all decays. Why does the pride cycle exist? Because we are in a constant state of entropy, and we don't keep our testimonies where they should be. We slack off. We rest. We take a break, and before we know it, entropy has disorganized our minds or our spirits.
Kind of a depressing thought until you think about our Heavenly Father's Eternal nature. He knows how to stop entropy. Even reverse it and restore us to happiness and perfection. Immortality. So, to be decayed is to be unorganized and in a state of disorder. To be in a perfect state is to be organized and created. Pretty deep, but pretty cool concept. To learn how to create is to learn how to take something that is unorganized and organize it.
That's something to think about.
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