A Mormon's Relationship to the Prophet - Trust, Heed, Obey

LDS Apostle L Tom Perry discusses the role of Prophets in 1994 General Conference talk.

"What a comfort it is to know that the Lord keeps a channel of communication open to His children through the prophet. What a blessing it is to know we have a voice we can trust to declare the will of the Lord. As the prophet Amos taught, “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7).

The Lord surely understood the need to keep His doctrines pure and to trust its interpretation to only one source. Of course, we are all admonished to study and gain as much knowledge as we can possibly obtain in this life. We are encouraged to discuss and exchange ideas one with another to further our understanding. However, the Lord has only one source for the declaration of His basic fundamental doctrines. Even as General Authorities of the Church, we are instructed: “In order to preserve the uniformity of doctrinal and policy interpretation, you are asked to refer to the Office of the First Presidency for consideration [of] any doctrinal or policy questions which are not clearly defined in the scriptures or in the General Handbook of Instructions.”

In this way, conflict and confusion and differing opinions are eliminated. President Brigham Young has assured us we can have complete confidence in the prophets. He said:

“The Lord Almighty leads this Church, and he will never suffer you to be led astray if you are found doing your duty. You may go home and sleep as sweetly as a babe in its mother’s arms, as to any danger of your leaders leading you astray, for if they should try to do so the Lord would quickly sweep them from the earth. Your leaders are trying to live their religion as far as [they are] capable of doing so” (in Journal of Discourses, 9:289).

Today, by sustaining a new prophet, we have placed ourselves under solemn covenant to heed his voice."

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Shortly after Tom Perry's " counterfeit families" comment he died. True story.

[fruit-filledolivetree]

Joseph Smith wrote in Jacob 2:24 that being married to more than one wife is an abomination. This is true as God teaches the same thing in 1 Corinthians 7:2, Titus 1:6, 1 Timothy 3:12, and so on.

It is fascinating he wrote this since at the same time he wrote this he had secretly married 16yo Fanny Alger in 1833... unknown to the church until he spoke about it in the 1840s 🤔

[jmalko]

1 Corinthians 14:29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.1 Corinthians 14:30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

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These guys are so far off the mark now it's not even funny.

[hamongog]

...to keep His doctrine pure, and to trust its interpretation to only one source. Even as General Authorities of the Church, we are instructed, in order to preserve uniformity of doctrine and doctrine interpretation, you are asked to refer to the Office of the First Presidency to ensure none of us end up placing our feet firmly in our mouths.

I love the passive-aggressive approach to calling the church out on their inconsistencies and contradictions! It's almost as if Thinker of Thoughts is goading the brethren so that he can become another martyr like Jeremy Runnells, John Dehlin or any of the many others who have come before. Or not. I can't imagine he cares one way or the other.

Not nearly as entertaining as Brother Jake, nevertheless, easily the smartest anti-mormon content available. That there are less than 400 subscribers is a shame. I always love when something new is posted! I was the 12th view of this video today. I suppose I was beat only by 11 key decision makers at 48 E. South Temple. Given this channel's content, the church has to be monitoring it closely and must be deeply concerned about the interweb and its vast connection of tubes!