THE GIFT OF PROPHECY AND REVELATION, Part 1 of Ch9 of Holy Priesthood Vol 5

THE GIFT OF PROPHECY AND REVELATION, Ch9 of Holy Priesthood Vol 5  

Pages 101 to 116

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Now it was the custom among all the Nephites to appoint for their chief captains, . . . some one that had the spirit of revelation and also prophecy; . . . (3 Ne. 3:19)

If all the nations and churches selected leaders who had the gift of prophecy and revelation, what a great world it would be! The less revelation received, the more corrupt the world becomes. The Prophet Joseph Smith said:

. . . we can see that the doctrine of revelation far transcends the doctrine of no revelation; for one truth revealed from heaven is worth all the sectarian notions in existence. (TPJS, p. 338)

When a prophet says, “Thus saith the Lord,” people can have a great deal of trust and confidence in that prophet:

We never suffered ourselves to go into any important measure without asking Brother Joseph to inquire of the Lord in relation to it. Such was our confidence in him as a Prophet, that when he said, “Thus saith the Lord,” we were confident it would be as he said; and the more we tried it, the more confidence we had, for we never found his word to fail in a single instance. (Alexander McRae, Des. News, Nov. 1, 1854)