{"id":11906,"date":"2025-01-17T11:19:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/?p=11906"},"modified":"2025-01-17T11:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:19:41","slug":"prophets-who-speak-for-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/17\/prophets-who-speak-for-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Prophets Who Speak for the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/difficultrun.nathanielgivens.com\/2015\/12\/22\/the-general-conference-odyssey\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Conference Odyssey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> post for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/general-conference\/2008\/04?lang=eng\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priesthood Session of the April 2008 General Conference.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elder Cook spoke on having a prophet. The title of his talk was, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/general-conference\/2008\/04\/give-heed-unto-the-prophets-words?lang=eng\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGive Heed unto the Prophet\u2019s Words.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I live in the Bible belt and it still amazes me how people down here love the Lord, but they absolutely refuse to believe the Lord speaks to us today through a prophet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/brigham-young.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11911\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/brigham-young.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/brigham-young.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/brigham-young.jpeg?w=739&amp;ssl=1 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In his talk, Elder Cook shares an example of President Brigham Young. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brigham Young became aware of their plight, and at the October 1856 general conference he instructed the Saints to drop everything and rescue those stranded on the plains. \u2026 President Young instructed them to do everything they possibly could to save the handcart companies, even at the peril of their own lives. Their acts of bravery were specifically to \u2018follow the prophet Brigham Young\u2019 and by so doing express their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">He gave an example of Naaman, in the Old Testament. Elisha sent a messenger to<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elisha-prophet.webp?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11910\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elisha-prophet.webp?resize=207%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elisha-prophet.webp?resize=207%2C300&amp;ssl=1 207w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Elisha-prophet.webp?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a> tell Naaman to wash in the River Jordan seven times. Being offended, he refused. His servant replied,\u201dIf the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it?\u201d Elder Cook counseled, \u201cLike Naaman, you young priesthood holders might aspire to \u2018do some great thing\u2019 or participate in something dramatic like the handcart rescue. However, your resolve should be to follow the counsel of the prophet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heber_j_grant.webp?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11909\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heber_j_grant.webp?resize=232%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heber_j_grant.webp?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heber_j_grant.webp?resize=793%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 793w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heber_j_grant.webp?resize=768%2C991&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heber_j_grant.webp?resize=1190%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heber_j_grant.webp?resize=1587%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1587w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/heber_j_grant.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>Sharing another example, Elder Cook described how President Grant \u201ccounseled with great vigor\u201d the Word of Wisdom during his presidency. It was several years later when health professionals warned against smoking and too much drinking. And even later, the epidemic of drug use. Listening to the prophet then saved many of our youth years later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">President David O. McKay was a great advocate and<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/david-o-mckay.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11908\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/david-o-mckay.jpeg?resize=288%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/david-o-mckay.jpeg?w=288&amp;ssl=1 288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/david-o-mckay.jpeg?resize=240%2C145&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a> example of strong marriages. This is a touchy subject for many, but members of our church do tend to stay together longer, honoring the sealing bond they entered into in the temple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of our latter-day prophets have given us incredible counsel, but I have to say that Pres. Nelson has probably given us the most direction, with the most detail, to live and stay on the Covenant Path. Every talk he gives has an easy catch-phrase for us to <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/elder-russell-m-nelson-.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/elder-russell-m-nelson-.jpg?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/elder-russell-m-nelson-.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/elder-russell-m-nelson-.jpg?w=590&amp;ssl=1 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>remember as we continue living our busy lives. After telling us <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we need to be doing, he tells us <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">why<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we should do it, and then he teaches us <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to do it. He even leads by example by sharing his own experiences in doing it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">I am so grateful for a prophet who speaks for the Lord, warns us of danger, and counsels us to be obedient to our covenants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a General Conference Odyssey post for the Priesthood Session of the April 2008 General Conference. Elder Cook spoke on having a prophet. 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