The importance of learning

God wants us to always improve ourselves.  He wants us to learn new things.  That is part of what we learn from today's scripture mastery: Doctrine and Covenants 130:18-19

 18 Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.

 19 And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.

God wants us to learn from any of the many fields of study that there are:  Science/Humanities/Arts/Technical--all these and more have been given to us by God to help us improve ourselves--not only while here on earth, but as verse 19 above states--for the world to come.

In one of the revelations that God gave to Joseph Smith, he said this (Doctrine and Covenants 88:118)

 118 And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.

All truth comes from God.  Not only the truth that is taught in religion (the sort of truth that takes faith to come to know) but also the truth of science--the truth that is taught in school.  That also comes from God:  Here are two verses that teach us about truth:
Doctrine and Covenants 93:24:

 24 And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come;

and

Doctrine and Covenants 93:36:

 36 The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.

Let us seek truth wherever it may be found.  (Don't forget to study the scriptures, and the words of the living prophets in your search for truth though)   Seek it out in whatever field of knowledge you have an interest in.  When you learn something, whether it by by the scientific method, or from the promptings of the Holy Ghost--ask the Lord if what you have learned is true, and He will let you know if it is true or not (Moroni 10:4)