Lesson 11 - FOLLOW THE LIVING PROPHET

Come listen to a prophet's voice and hear the word of God . . . .

Sisters we declare to the world that we have a Prophet of God living on the earth today; that he holds the holy priesthood of God, and has the power and authority to speak for God to us. In Amos 3:7 it says "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secrets unto His servants the prophets." We can see through the The Family, Proclamation to the World, which is one of the newer declarations by a Prophet of God, that our prophet knew and understood how quickly the degradation and coarsening of society would happen, and what a horrific attack would be waged against the family, the most effective unit of not only the Church but of society.

We have had 16 prophets since the beginning of the Restoration of the Gospel, but the most important prophet to each of us is the prophet at the time we are living. Why? How many prophets have you lived through?

We sustain President Thomas S. Monson as the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, who holds all of the keys of the priesthood. We also sustain his two counselors and the twelve apostles as prophets, seers and revelators.

Can you think of a time that a prophet spoke and you immediately changed your actions to be more obedient? What blessings came from that?

President Benson talks about the "Grand Key" which, if honored, will crown each of us with God's Glory and bring us victorious against the fury of Satan. What is the Grand Key?

I love your input sisters. Please read the lesson and come Sunday to share your testimonies of the privilege to have a Living Prophet of God to guide us in these latter days.

With love, Karen Bateman