Episode 35 (Sept 2-8): “God Is Not the Author of Confusion, but of Peace”
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The Gift of Prophecy (Sept 1997 Ensign VT)
“We believe in the gift of … prophecy” (A of F 1:7).
With the restoration of the gospel, the gift of prophecy has once again become available. President Harold B. Lee described this gift as “the gift by which [we] may have God revealed” (Stand Ye in Holy Places [1974], 155). With it, living prophets can reveal God’s will for his children—and we may receive inspiration for ourselves.
“Whatsoever They Shall Speak … Shall Be the Will of the Lord”
The word prophet comes from a Greek word that can mean “inspired teacher.” In this sense, those leaders we sustain as prophets serve as inspired teachers of righteousness. Throughout the ages, prophets have often been inspired to foretell future events. But most often, their work has been to forthtell—to teach true doctrine, to act as witnesses of the Savior, to warn against sin, and to lead the Lord’s people by the power of the Spirit.
The Lord teaches that prophets are indispensable to “the work of the ministry” (Eph. 4:12). He declares that “whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy Ghost shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord … and the power of God unto salvation” (D&C 68:4). The President of the Church is the Lord’s prophet, seer, and revelator to the world. Helping him in the ministry are Apostles—men also set apart as prophets, seers, and revelators.
“The Testimony of Jesus Is the Spirit of Prophecy”
From Moses we learn the gift of prophecy is not restricted to Church leaders only. “Would God,” he cried, “that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!” (Num. 11:29.) According to John, “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Rev. 19:10). Through this wonderful gift we can know that the Savior lives and that he loves us.
It is also the gift by which we can know the choices we are making are the right ones. Those who receive the gift of the Holy Ghost can receive revelation “within the sphere of responsibility and authority given to [them]” (Lee, Stand Ye in Holy Places, 155).
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"Once you know the Lord’s will, you can then move forward in faith to fulfill your individual purpose. One sister may be inspired to continue her education and attend medical school, allowing her to have significant impact on her patients and to advance medical research. For another sister, inspiration may lead her to forego a scholarship to a prestigious institution and instead begin a family much earlier than has become common in this generation, allowing her to make a significant and eternal impact on her children now.
“Is it possible for two similarly faithful women to receive such different responses to the same basic questions? Absolutely! What’s right for one woman may not be right for another. That’s why it is so important that we should not question each other’s choices or the inspiration behind them.”
-President M. Russell Ballard
“Women of Dedication, Faith, Determination, and Action” Elder M. Russell Ballard , May 1, 2015 BYU Women’s Conference
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About women speaking in church (1 Corinthians 14:34–35):
From the Enduring Word: In the ancient world, just as in some modern cultures, women and men sat in different groups at church. Among the Christians in Corinth, there seems to have been the problem of women chattering or disrupting the meetings with questions. Paul is saying, “Don’t disrupt the meeting. Ask your questions at home.”
In the Jewish synagogues, men and women sat apart. But if a woman chattered or called out to her husband sitting far off, she would be dealt with severely. The Corinthian church may have adopted the same kind of seating arrangement, but with many women from Gentile backgrounds, they did not know how to conduct themselves at a church meeting. Paul teaches them how.
Paul uses the ancient Greek verb laleo, which means, “to talk, question, argue, profess, or chatter.It has nothing to do with prophecy or prayer; it is not public speaking as such.”
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