There is a quote,
attributed to Brigham Young, and used by many dissidents, in the Church and out,
to create doubt in the words of living Prophets:
“The greatest fear I have is that the
people of this Church will accept what we say as the will of the Lord without
first praying about it and getting the witness within their own hearts that
what we say is the word of the Lord.” – Brigham Young
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| The 2nd Prophet of this Dispensation |
I have seen and heard
this quote numerous times from people who preach that we must be careful to
not take the things prophets teach at face-value. They suggest that every word a prophet speaks
must be challenged and considered before it is accepted as the word of
God. It appears to be a tactic to take
away some of the power of scriptural revelations such as:
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)
Here is a real
shocker!!
The quote
is not from Brigham Young. It is not
correct. And it is not the doctrine of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
A fine young man who was
disturbed by continual reference to the quote did some research and discovered
the genesis of the message.
His post is rather
lengthy (for obvious reasons you will see) but
very useful in debunking the false teachings of those who would cast doubt on
the words of living prophets.
Prophets are fallible
and can make errors in judgment concerning many things. But when they speak by the power of the Holy
Ghost, they are speaking the words of Christ.
Our response is not to doubt, but to confirm the message using the
same method by which the message was given.
This truth is the kind
that you can rely on in all circumstances.
Of course, you will need to have a testimony of prophets and apostles
before it will make sense.
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