It seems like every year, before General Conference, there
is some huge controversy with the church or our beliefs (from abortion to gay
marriage). It feels like a strong
attempt of the adversary to get us to judge and/or discredit the leaders of the
church. This year the controversy is
from a group within the church; there is a group of feminists who want the
priesthood to be given to women.
There is so much I can say on this topic; we do have the
power of the priesthood through our husbands, fathers and sons. We were not ordained for the same purpose as
men, Etcetera. BUT I am not the type of
person to get into a debate; it usually leads to arguing and a loss of the
spirit. So this is what I will say on
the subject...
"They [Prophets]
make known God's will and true character. They speak boldly and clearly,
denouncing sin and warning of its consequences. At times, they may be inspired
to prophesy of future events for our benefit.
We can always trust the living prophets.
Their teachings reflect the will of the Lord, who declared: “What I the Lord
have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and
the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled,
whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same”
(D&C 1:38).
Our greatest safety lies in strictly
following the word of the Lord given through His prophets, particularly the
current President of the Church. The Lord warns that those who ignore the words
of the living prophets will fall (see D&C 1:14-16). He promises great
blessings to those who follow the President of the Church:
“Thou shalt give heed unto all his words and
commandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them, walking in all
holiness before me;
”For his word ye shall receive, as if from
mine own mouth, in all patience and faith.
“For by doing these things the gates of hell
shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers
of darkness from before you, and cause the heavens to shake for your good, and
his name's glory” (D&C 21:4-6).
It then proclaims: We sustain the President of the Church as
prophet, seer, and revelator—the only person on the earth who receives revelation to guide the entire Church. We
also sustain the counselors in the First Presidency
and the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
as prophets, seers, and revelators.
I also believe what President Wilford
Woodruff stated: “I say to Israel, the Lord will never permit me or any other
man who stands as president of the Church to lead you astray. It is not in the
program. It is not in the mind of God.”
I sustain Thomas S Monson as the President of the Church but
also as a Prophet, Seer and Revelator. I
know that he is the ONLY person on the earth who receives revelation for the
church. I 100% support him, believe his
teachings and uphold him in this role! I do this because the spirit has
witnessed to me that he is indeed the Living Prophet of God.
This testimony should be all the convincing any member of
the church should need in order to believe that the church is being ran as
Heavenly Father intends it to be ran. I am excited to hear the words of the Living
Prophet, Apostles and Church Leaders at
General Conference in two weeks!
President Ezra Taft Benson gave an address of
the Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet. This talk has been quoted
on multiple occasions and shares more truth about the Latter-day Prophet. Read that talk HERE!
