Obedience to the Prophets
Elder Claudio RM Costa
October 2010 General Conference
Prophet: “A person who has been called by and speaks for God. As a messenger of God, a prophet receives commandments, prophecies, and revelations from God”
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets -- Amos 3:7
The Lord promised us that if we believe in the holy prophets, we should have eternal life. -- see D&C 20:26
From Pres. Ezra Taft Benson, 1980 "14 Fundamentals in Following the Prophet":
1: The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything
2: The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works
3: The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet
4: The prophet will never lead the Church astray
5: The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time
6: The prophet does not have to say ‘Thus saith the Lord’ to give us scripture. . . .
7: The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know
8: The prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning. . . .
9: The prophet can receive revelation on any matter—temporal or spiritual. . . .
10: The prophet may be involved in civic matters. . . .
11: The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich. . . .
12: The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly. . . .
13: The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency—the highest quorum in the Church. . . .
14: The prophet and the presidency—the living prophet and the first presidency—follow them and be blessed; reject them and suffer
An important message!
ReplyDeleteWhich makes me wonder...Why isn't your bishopric teaching on the 5th Sundays in your ward? It seems like they never do. I thought 5th Sunday bishopric meetings were church-wide.
Nevertheless, I have no doubt you did a great job.