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Re: To Be or Not To be, That IS the Question... [message #115 is a reply to message #105]

Tue, 06 July 2010 10:09

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If you then mistakenly believe you should call up your Elders Quorum President and demand the change be effected, you have overstepped your stewardship. - Drangon

This makes sense to me! When I was in the MTC, our mission president was speaking to our district of 12 male/female missionaries and informed us that one of us would be called to be the district leader. Right then, the spirit informed me that I would be called as the district leader. It was clear and certain. I thought to myself, hmmm, ok, we'll see. Later we held a meeting and I was called to be the district leader. I wasn't about to go tell anyone that they should make me the leader. I figured that if God was in control, I didn't need to do anything.

Another experience I had was also as a missionary. My companion and I were asked to give a lady visiting her family from America blessing. She requested that we come over to her families house after church. As we were walking over to her house, the spirit told me I would be giving the blessing and some minor details like that she had cancer. When the time came to give the blessing, we asked the woman who she would like to anoint and who should bless. She requested that my companion anoint and that I bless. It was a very powerful experience in which her "faith made her whole".

In either case, I could have seen fit to make the spirits promise come true, but I didn't feel the need.

This surprisingly reminds me of Jacob and Esau. Jacob was continually trying to make the promised blessings fulfilled with the arm of flesh and the result was that he didn't get his physical birthright, he bowed down to his brother and served his brother instead of his brother serving him and brought upon himself terrible consequences until he repented and stopped trying to force the blessings God had in store.

So I think the point is that we can receive revelation but not make the decisions for leaders because it isn't our position. What about doctrine?

Can we receive unknown doctrine that is true but not currently accepted by the church?
Can we share that doctrine?
Are there examples of this happening?

~ Seeker

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		To Be or Not To be, That IS the Question... By: Elliaison on Mon, 14 June 2010 12:21
		Re: To Be or Not To be, That IS the Question... By: fairy on Tue, 29 June 2010 20:18
		Re: To Be or Not To be, That IS the Question... By: Seeker on Wed, 30 June 2010 17:05
		Re: To Be or Not To be, That IS the Question... By: Dragon on Sun, 04 July 2010 13:36
		Re: To Be or Not To be, That IS the Question... By: Seeker on Tue, 06 July 2010 10:09
		Re: To Be or Not To be, That IS the Question... By: Dragon on Sat, 10 July 2010 07:44
		Re: To Be or Not To be, That IS the Question... By: Amonhi on Wed, 14 July 2010 21:03
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