The Gospel is like a Jig Saw Puzzle?

The other day I was listening to the Mormon Channel app. If you haven't checked out the Mormon Channel, you really need to check it out. It is wonderful! Check it out here.

Anyway, I was listening to a program and heard something that I found interesting and also to make perfect sense! A member of the Seventy was speaking (sorry I don't remember who) and he talked about how sometimes we may struggle with certain aspects of the gospel. He compared it to a jigsaw puzzle. He said that when he is working on a jigsaw puzzle, he may pick up a piece yet can't seem to find where it fits so he puts it off to the side and works on other pieces. He may pick it up again later and still not find the place it fits so he sets it off to the side again, but eventually as he works on building the puzzle he will find its place in the big picture.

On the outside of a box for a puzzle you can see a picture of what the final puzzle will look like. You begin putting the puzzle together, having faith that all the pieces are there and they will result in the picture.
The gospel is the same. You may have gained a testimony that the gospel is true and know that the end result of following the Savior and making and keeping covenants will lead to Eternal Life. However, sometimes we don't understand all the "pieces" of the gospel or the Church. This can be frustrating. We want to understand it all right now. Just as putting together a jigsaw puzzle requires patience and a little trust that all the pieces are there, living the gospel requires patience and faith.

As we live the gospel, our understanding will be made greater. Sometimes, it takes understanding one principal fully to understand a greater principle.

D&C 98:12 reads:
" For he will give unto the faithful line upon line, precept upon precept; and I will try you and prove you herewith."

I think this is a wonderful analogy. When some parts of the gospel are harder for us to understand, sometimes it can cause us to doubt the teachings as a whole. However, I know that the pieces will eventually all come together and we will have a perfect knowledge. That perfect knowledge may not come in this life, but I do know our understanding will be made greater.

What about you? Can you think of times in your life when understanding one aspect of the gospel has helped you to understand another aspect?