Safety in Counsel

"When the words of prophets seem repetitive, that should rivet our attention and fill our hearts with gratitude to live in such a blessed time."

Pres. Eyring, "Safety in Counsel"

Ensign, June 2008, pg. 6

"Looking for the path to safety in the counsel of prophets makes sense to those with strong faith. When a prophet speaks, those with little faith may think they heave only a wise man giving good advice. Then if his counsel seems comfortable and reasonable, squaring with what they want to do, they take it. If it does not, they either consider it faulty advice or they see their circumstances as justifying their being an exception to the counsel. Those without faith may think they hear only men seeking to exert influence for some selfish motive."

Pres. Eyring, "Safety in Counsel"

Ensign, June 2008, pg. 6

My thoughts:

How far are you willing to go to follow the Prophet of God?

"Korihor was arguing, as men and women have falsely argued from the beginning of time, that to take counsel from the servants of God is to surrender God-given rights of independence. But the argument is false because it misrepresents reality. When we reject the counsel that comes from God, we do not choose to be independent of outside influence. We choose another influence. We reject the protection of a perfectly loving all-powerful, all-knowing Father in Heaven. Whose whole purpose, as that of His Beloved Son, is to give us eternal life, to give us all that He has and to bring us home again in families to the arms of His love. In rejecting His counsel, we choose the influence of another power, whose purpose is to make us miserable and whose motive is hatred." 

Pres. Eyring "Safety in Counsel"

Ensign, June 2008, pg. 6

My thoughts:

When we reject he counsel of the prophets we are opening our hearts so Satan can do the two things he wants most to do...

"destroy [our] peace, and afflict [our] soul..."

2 Nephi 4:27

"Another fallacy is to believe that the choice to accept or not accept the counsel of prophets is no more than deciding whether to accept good advice and gain its benefits or to stay where we are. But the choice not to take prophetic counsel changes the very ground upon which we stand. The ground becomes more dangerous. The failure to take prophetic counsel lessens our power to take inspired counsel in the future."

Pres. Eyring, "Safety in Counsel"

Ensign, June 2008, pg. 6

My thoughts:

Not following the prophets counsel is not trusting God.

And that is risky business.

"When we honor the keys of the priesthood channel by listening and giving heed, we tie ourselves to a lifeline that will not fail us in any storm...

That is one of the reasons the Savior provided priesthood keys, so that those with ears to hear and faith to obey could go to places of safety."

Pres. Eyring, "Safety in Counsel"

Ensign, June 2008, pg. 7