I really loved how he talks about the experience that he had with prayer and his research. I think it correlates well with the quote he includes at the end; that all truth is one and the same. God is concerned with our pursuit of truth - both scientifically and morally. Just as Cannon did not want to ask for help with scientific truth, sometimes we also don't ask for help in understanding gospel truths. He did this because he wanted to satisfy his pride with the knowledge that he "did it on his own" (which still isn't true because everything we do is only possible through the grace of Jesus Christ). Similarly, we feel that we can rely on ourselves day to day, when only we deceive ourselves into thinking that we are only a little bit bad (like how he thought he only had a little bit farther on that problem). In reality, we have so much farther to go; infinitely farther. When we realize this, we also understand how much more we must rely on Jesus Christ and His atonement in order for it to happen. As we do this, we work with Him and accomplish a lot more than we could have if left to our own devices.
Great article on our search for truth - both temporal and spiritual. Not all things may make logical or scientific sense, but we can know with a surety through the feelings of the Holy Ghost. The feelings that we feel and the desires that we have for good, while reading the Book of Mormon, cannot be denied.
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