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Conference Reports of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ELDER ROBERTO. HALES 17 to carry our sorrows and relieve our President Hinckley burdens that we might be healed from have heard from Elder J Ballard within, be made whole persons, and re- We Washburn of the Seventy, followed by ceive everlasting joy in his kingdom. Bishop Merrill J. Bateman, the Presiding May our faith in the Father and the Son Bishop of the Church. help each of us to become whole. In the Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quo- name of Jesus Christ, amen. rum of the Twelve Apostles will be our next speaker. Elder Robert D. Hales Expression of love for prophets Today I join you in sustaining Presi- dent Gordon B. Hinckley as prophet, President Hinckley, President Mon- seer, and revelator and President of The son, President Faust, as we raised our Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day in the law of consent hands common Saints. We live in a world of turmoil the assembly, gave during solemn we where we find sadness and destruction in our consecration, our love, and our de- every corner, much of which is brought sustain votion to our prophet, and we about by man's failure to listen to the the First Presidency. "We thank thee, O words of the true prophets of God. How for a to guide us in these God, prophet different would the lives have been of latter days" (Hymns, no. 19). those who lived in all dispensations if in have Twice the space of a year we they had listened to the prophet Moses lost prophets who are very dear to us. and followed the Ten Commandments? President Ezra Taft Benson and Presi- There has always been a desperate dent Howard W. Hunter. These two need for the steady and reassuring voice great prophets of God brought truth and of a living prophet of God—one who light joy into our lives. con- and They will speak the mind and will of God in to veyed us the word of God. They showing the way to spiritual safety and taught us about the importance of fam- personal peace and happiness. ily, studying the Book of Mormon, and lives in such that living our a way we The Lord protects Jehoshaphat's people would draw closer to God. They taught us the importance of being kind to one Our loving Heavenly Father has another, obeying the commandments, given the world prophets from the days and how to receive a fulness of joy and of Adam. The prophets of old taught merit eternal life. They have pleaded well the importance of hstening to the with us to live more Christlike lives, to voice of prophets. The story of Jehosha- emulate the Savior in all we do, and to phat found in 2 Chronicles 20 is an ex- qualify ourselves to be worthy of the ample. King Jehoshaphat had several saving and exalting blessings available great armies coming to battle with him only in the holy temples of the Lord. in an attempt to possess his land. Under- They gave us words of encouragement standably he was seized with dreadful and wise counsel to bring more happi- fear, so he proclaimed a fast through- ness and peace into our lives and into out all his kingdom and gathered the the world. We love them for their obedi- people of Judah together to plead for ence and for their concern for us. guidance from the Lord. Jehoshaphat — 18 GENERAL CONFERENCE Saturday, April I, 1995 Morning Session humbly and earnestly prayed, "O our good; it maketh known unto them of God, ... we have no might against this their fathers; and it speaketh of Jesus, great company that cometh against us; and persuadeth them to believe in him, neither know we what to do: but our and to endure to the end, which is life eyes are upon thee" (v. 12). eternal. Then came the answer of the Lord "And it speaketh harshly against sin, through the prophet Jahaziel: "Hearken according to the plainness of the truth; ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of wherefore, no man will be angry at the Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, words which I [the prophet] have written Thus saith the Lord unto you. Be not save he shall be of the spirit of the devil. afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great "/ glory in plainness; I glory in truth; multitude; for the battle is not yours, but I glory in my Jesus, for he hath redeemed God's. my soul from hell" (2 Nephi 33:4-6; ital- "Fear not, nor be dismayed; ... for ics added). the Lord will be with you" (w. 15, 17; italics added). Micaiah speaks plainly to Ahab Jehoshaphat and all the inhabitants account of Jehoshaphat il- of Jerusalem fell in thankful prayer be- Another fore the Lord. lustrates how prophets speak directly Jehoshaphat then gave very impor- and plainly the word of God and let the tant counsel that we today would do well consequence follow. Ahab, the king of to obey. Indeed, just as the people of Israel, invited Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, to join with him in battle against Judah, our lives may depend upon it Syria. even our eternal lives: "Believe in the Jehoshaphat asked Ahab to in- Lord your God, so shall ye be established; quire of the Lord to see if it would be believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper" wise to go against the Syrians. After four of Ahab's so- (v. 20; italics added). hundred As promised, the Lord protected the called prophets told Ahab only what he good people of Judah. As Jehoshaphat's wanted to hear—that he would be vic- forces looked on, those armies which torious over Syria—Jehoshaphat asked came to battle against them fought so if he didn't have any other prophets. fiercely among themselves that they Ahab replied, "There is yet one man, completely destroyed one another be- Micaiah . : but I hate him; for he doth fore they ever reached the people of Ju- not prophesy good concerning me, but dah. Listen to a prophet's voice and evil" (1 Kings 22:8; italics added). Jehoshaphat convinced to obey. There is safety in following the liv- Ahab ing prophet. seek the word of the prophet Micaiah. The messenger who was sent to bring Prophets speak plainly and boldly Micaiah before the kings cautioned Mi- caiah to tell Ahab only what he wanted A characteristic of prophets through- to hear. "And Micaiah said, As the Lord out the ages is that, regardless of the liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that consequences, they have had the strength will I speak" (1 Kings 22:14; italics added). to speak the words of God with plain- Micaiah told Ahab that Israel would not ness and boldness. As Nephi made an return victorious and that Ahab would end to his record, he taught: be killed. "And the words which I have writ- Against the counsel of the prophet, ten in weakness will be made strong Ahab went to battle and lost his life, and unto them; for it persuadeth them to do Israel was defeated. — — . ELDER ROBERT D. HALES 19 Micaiah, as all prophets before him for Elijah the prophet, who was taken to and all who have followed, spoke the heaven without tasting death, stood be- word of God with plainness and truth fore us, and said: and let the consequence follow. "Behold, the time has fully come, which was spoken of by the mouth of Restoration of prophetic authority Malachi—testifying that [Elijah] should be sent, before the great and dreadful "We believe in the same organiza- day of the Lord come tion that existed in the Primitive Church, "To turn the hearts of the fathers to namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, the children, and the children to the fa- evangelists, teachers, and so forth" (Ar- thers, lest the whole earth be smitten ticles of Faith 1:6). with a curse President Joseph Fielding Smith "Therefore, the keys of this dispen- taught that it was necessary for the sation are committed into your hands; Church of Jesus Christ to be restored in and by this ye may know that the great this dispensation and that "all the keys and dreadful day of the Lord is near, and powers of priesthood held by the even at the doors" (D&C 110:11-16). prophets of former dispensations must With the restoration of the priest- be conferred upon God's chosen repre- hood in 1829, there was a restoration of sentatives on the earth" (Doctrines of Sal- prophets in this dispensation. Living vation, comp. Bruce R. McConkie, 3 vols. prophets are leading this church today. [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1954-56], The greatest security of members of The 1:168). Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The prophet Wilford Woodruff said: Saints comes from learning to listen to "This is the last dispensation. He [the and obey the words and commandments Lord] has raised up men and women to that the Lord has given through living carry on his work, and . of us many prophets. I would hope that the world have been held in the spirit world from would understand the importance of the organization of this world, until the having a living prophet on earth today. generation in which we live" (in Journal Discourses, of 21:284). Come, listen to a prophet's voice Joseph Smith, the Lord's chosen prophet to usher in the Restoration, re- The scriptures tell us that prophets corded the following visions received in receive commandments "walking in all the Kirtland Temple in 1836: holiness before me; For his word ye shall "After this vision closed," the scrip- receive, as if from mine own mouth, in tures tell us, "the heavens were again all patience and faith" (D&C 21:4-5).
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