Follow the Prophet
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- Carol F. McConkie, First Counselor in the Young Women’s Presidency, describes why God calls prophets. A group of youth discover the importance of listening to the right voices when charting their course.
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The whole time they were yelling at Colton I was just like "Yeah Colton! Look what you did!!" There was a kid in my old ward named Colton.
it gives good peace to me
I know we have a Prophet today who is led by Jesus. This is an anchor in my life and brings me great peace and direction.
Why would we need prophets today if we have the holy sperit witch jesus said he would leave us in John after he leaves this earth?
Shouldn't The Lord be the anchor in our lives, not a man?
@@stevebryner2307 The Lord anchors our life yes, but the prophet helps the Lord, because the Lord gives him revelation to talk to us. So technically the prophet still isn't anchoring us, it's still the Lord.
Great question! If you have any more, let me know!
Did the others gets home safely?
Let's pray that people like this do. In your hardest times remember to Pray
I agree!
And we can help bring them back! I know this was a few years ago, but it's never too late to bring someone back! Even if they've gone into things that makes it seem impossible, but with the Lord we can bring them back to warmth and happiness!
Very inspiring!
This video was so inspiring to me to all ways follow the prophet
Thank you so much Strive to Be! You guys rock!
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love ths!!
Amazing
Love it :)
This is beautiful!!!!
This is beautiful❤
Absolutely
That is good
I love this one! I had no idea someone from Saints Unscripted was in this. Mimi Bascom is a year older than me so I was a junior in high school when this came out. Just tonight was when I learned she was the girl in the red coat. I am subscribed to her CZcams channel and she went live. She revealed that she had been in a Mormon Message video. I was definitely curious! It turned out to be this one!
this was such a good video on following the prophet
i thought jesus said to follow him? not a human being.
@@melanieweider5839 The Lord speaks to us through the prophets. It's not the human prophet that's leading us, it's his relationship with the Lord, and through that the Lord teaches us through the prophet.
It's hard to explain, but the Lord speaks through the prophet, the prophet is just there to help the Lord teach us, be he himself isn't.
If you have any questions (and I know this was 6 years ago) let me know, don't be afraid to ask! :)
This is a wonderful video. Listen to the truth in it, and you will understand through the Spirit that we follow Jesus Christ and recieve guidance from God through prophets and apostles. We sustain and love them. There is only one God. Be positive. I love the meaning of the video.
# I am a Mormon. I love it. I know it. I live it.
WHO should we follow, Jesus Christ, *or* prophets and apostles?
Which is a waste of time and effort. Individual people (like you) can point the way to Jesus Christ without the help of another human being. And you don't need to pay 10% of your entire income to do so.
Are you still a Mormon?
@@elderbroomhead2671 The prophet isn't leading us, we just follow the prophet, because the prophet is a tool the Lord uses to speak to us. The Lord gives revelation to the prophet to talk to us, and teach us. So technically, when you follow the prophet, you're really following God.
As for tithing (giving 10% of your income) that isn't for the prophet. That is for churches, temples, and people who need the help. So by giving 10% away, you're helping thousands of people. It's amazing!
Stick by what you know is true.
Start with what you know.💛
Dang it Colton! Look at all the trouble you cause. Smh.
“You really messed this up, Colton!” could and should be a meme. It’s a crime it isn’t a meme already!
Additionally, if people looked up the origin, it could lead them to the gospel
Great idea!
John 8:12
Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness. But will have light in life."
so follow Jesus,not the prophet
+Kate Hasel The prophet today (Thomas S. Monson) is guided by Christ, just as Peter and the other Apostles were during the early days of the Church. If a prophet of God in the New Testament (Peter) can be guided by the Savior Jesus Christ, then why not in our day? There is a great pattern of prophets being guided by God all through the scriptures, starting from Adam and down on through. As the prophets were guided by God, they in turn were able to warn, exhort, encourage, and call many to repentance. So, by following the prophet we are following Christ, which is as you quoted from John 8:12 to follow the light of the world. By not following the prophet we choose to walk in darkness.
there is no longer any need for prophets. everything we need to know is in the bible. also if what your prophets say contradicts what gods word say then its not from god. even joseph smith contradicted what passages in the BOM say. and he claimed it was the most true book of earth. if that is true then why did he deny passages like moroni 8:18 for example?
Alex Spencer Thanks for your words. They are the explaination that we need to answer the questions here. You did a good job explaining and testifying of the truth.
"Choose ye this day who you will serve, but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
The Lord wants us to follow the prophets. We serve and love Him, and we show it through obedience to Him.
If the Lord wants us to follow the prophets, then what was Jesus Christ's purpose on Earth for?
@@melanieweider5839 Read the Bible much?
Prophet speak from the ground- Isaiah 29:4
Brought low, you will speak from the ground; your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will come ghostlike from the earth; out of the dust, your speech will whisper.
Connected to living Prophets today Amos 3:7- 7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Attached to- Gal 1:9-10 read the next verses. We all know the wicked take the truth to be hard.
How do we know a false prophet? By their fruits. Christ states in Matt 7:15-20.
Paul stands up to the prophetic test and so did Joseph. The gospel was restored and any who look to change it unauthorized have been caught up in pleasing man.
Whoah whoah whoah.... Great message and all but what happened to the other kids? 😰
they ded
I don't know
Is there a way to download this for use in a church building (no You Tube access) ?
Your church has no CZcams access because church leaders don't trust you at all, they fear you'll download some "anti-Mormon" material. The SCMC (Strengthening Church Members Committee) still keeps tabs on church members, reporting acts of apostasy to stake leaders. Face the facts Peggy, this "church" only wants to control you and take your money, and in the end you'll feel duped because this church preached a gospel different from the one Jesus Christ preached.
I believe most of these can be accessed on the church website, if you type in Mormon messages on the search bar I believe it will pull up a list of all the videos.
Ommy! There's Mimi Bascom!
What is the title of the speech?
Oct. 2014 General Conference, Sunday Morning
meaningfuol. Praise Mohammed@!
Don't go astray
... What happened to the other three? Did they die? Did they find help? I NEED ANSWERS!!
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@@strivetobe It appears, by your answer, they all died of hysterical laughter out in the wilderness... The circumstances? Well... Maybe they saw something funny on their perilous adventure. Maybe one of them tripped in the snow and they all died laughing (literally). Your answer is to vague to know exactly what has happened! Now, I will have to lovingly get the answer out of you - as the gospel doesn't allow me to directly harm you or hurt you in any way - if you do not answer forthwith! This story needs completing! If you do not answer, I will lovingly... ugh... lovingly...
I will think of something. Be afraid, for whatever I think of shall come to pass within a fortnight if you do not reveal the truth of this to me... You have been warned.
Is the girl in red Mimi from Saints Unscripted???
Yes! She just did a video on her own channel where she showed us this video.
How do you know if someone is a true prophet?
By reading your scriptures and praying sincerely to God that you might know the answer.
Clusinri But will that be enough? My co-worker says he read the Quran and prayed about it - and is convinced that Muhammed is a true prophet, and that Islam is the only true religion.. (But I think we can both agree on that it is not..) :)
+Helen E All truth is God's true, and there is some truth in all religions. I do not doubt your coworker was able to feel the spirit if he was inspired by God. A testimony of God and his latter day prophets is something that every individual person has to discover for themselves. I can't tell you how to find it because everyone finds it in a different way/time but it is glorious to find the truth for yourself.
Clusinri But isn't there more to it than just feelings? God would be a cruel God if he tricked people into believing in wrong religions, wouldn't he?
My husbands uncle had an angel visiting him, telling him the whole Bible was false because it made people worship Jesus instead of The Father. The angel told him to write a new one. He died of alcohol poisoning before he could finish "the new Bible". God is not the only one speaking to us, so we always need to test what we hear, see and feel.
Paul said:
"6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel- 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!" (Gal 1)
John told us to:
"..test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world." (1 John 4,1)
+Helen E God is the source of all truth. He loves you and wants to answer your questions. He will help you recognize the truth as you sincerely seek it and ask Him for guidance. You can know that what is true see James 1:5-6.
What happened to the other two people!?!
+MyBrainEatsEverything They dead
+MyBrainEatsEverything Figuratively speaking, they did not follow the prophet and received the consequences of their actions.
A UFO picked them up and was never heard from again.
they went on to discover the worlds most ground breaking discoveries but kept them all to themselves. really they are all still alive they're just hiding so they can keep their findings. they then later went on to be the world's greatest pokemon masters but since they had to hide to not only keep their findings safe but also to help prove a point for christians, a UFO came down from literally nowhere and forced them to give them their cards so now they a big bunch ol' sad bois (also there were 3).
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This video is a wonderful metaphor. The LDS Church follows a man instead of the Bible.
they don't follow the Bible, they follow the Book of Mormon
check ur facts
Amen! I thought that too! "Isn't that dangerous" INDEED!
he never said the follow the bible he said they follow a man.
Jesus said Follow me.
bowrudder The LDS church follows the God of Isaac, Abraham and Jacob. And of course Jesus Christ. That is the absolute truth.
Do people actually take these things seriously?
+OscarBo yes it's very metaphorical though
I am a Mormon. An active one. But I have to disagree a little bit with some of these messages. I do believe in modern prophets and I also believe that a "true" prophet would never say anything contrary to what had already been said in the Book of Mormon. Including president Monson. I don't believe he is perfect and contradictory to what other have said he still has and always will have free agency. God will never take away his free agency. Not every single thing that comes out of his mouth was given to him from the Lord. It is prophetic only "when moved upon by the Holy Ghost." There are some out there that would say it was doctrine if he claimed the burger he was eating to be "the best in the world." I also just wanted to point out that prophets in the Book of Mormon (and even some since, like Joseph smith but not many) were bold in saying that they had spoken to God and or seen him. I believe they still should today as God speaks to his prophets the same way he always has. He is unchanging. I have heard ridiculous comments like "anyone that claims to have seen God is lying because they would never tell anyone. It's too sacred!" I don't necessarily believe that. I sustain president monson. but I have never heard him once say "thus sayeth the Lord" except when quoting scripture. All I am trying to say is that Jesus Christ is the only perfect example. God the father is all knowing and is the only person I will ever completely rely on for guidance because I know he cannot lead me astray. We should not worship the prophet. We worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and him alone. I am striving to build a strong relationship with my father in heaven and live by the spirit so that I can be In tune with my fathers guidance and will for me. I want to be so in tune that I already know for myself what I need to know before the prophet ever has to say anything. I don't believe that he will ever say anything that hasn't already been said in the BOM. So sustain President Monson, listen to what he says but ultimately study he BOM and come to know Christ. Establish a relationship with Heavenly Father. I will never blindly fallow a prophet. The church is fact not perfect as it is run by imperfect beings. But the gospel of Jesus Christ and his doctrine are perfect!
Could you be wrong on your belfies?
@@russelledwards7084 We could be. But with faith in God, we know we aren't. :)
That is just my belief. It is totally fine if you believe something else.
This video demonstrates the hazard associated with the "follow the prophet" mentality.
These kids got lost because they didn't follow the map. They trusted in a leader. The scriptures are the map. They clearly show us the path back to our Father. After teaching the Doctrine of Christ, Nephi testified, "And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God."
If we trust any person not to lead us astray, we are putting our trust in the arm of the flesh just like those kids. If the leader chooses to disregard the map (ignoring the scriptures) then we will be "led, that in many instances [we will] err because [we] are taught by the precepts of men."
President George Q. Cannon said, "Do not, brethren, put your trust in a man though he be a bishop, an apostle, or a president. If you do, they will fail you at some time or place; they will do wrong or seem to, and your support be gone."
Don't trust that a prophet will never teach you incorrectly. If they go against the scriptures, side with the scriptures.
Said Joseph Smith: "If any man preaches to you, doctrines contrary to the Bible, the Book of Mormon, or the Book of Doctrine & Covenants, set him down as an imposter."
This was echoed by Harold B. Lee who said, "And if [a leader] says something that contradicts what is found in the standard works (I think that is why we call them "standard" -- it is the standard measure of all that men teach), you may know by that same token that it is false, regardless of the position of the man who says it."
Do not trust in the arm of the flesh. Do not just play follow the leader. Search the scriptures. Feast upon the words of Christ. The words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do!
TannerG Yes!! Someone who understands, thank you!! Too often we members of the church focus too heavily on the prophet and his "teachings." We do no not worship the prophet! We worship Jesus Christ and follow His gospel! The prophet cannot save us or redeem us. No man can. Only Christ alone!
Kassi true! As a convert I came to know the importance of prophets and the reason why they exist in Gods plan! But isn't reading or feasting upon the words of Christ the same thang as listening or reading the words of the living prophets today tho?! I mean the Bible is the records of the prophets or the the "flesh" as one brother said and they're dealings with God in their time! True we don't worship man we worship Christ! And for that a lot of christians turned to the Bible which is not a bad thang at all! But we need to be careful because even the scriptures can be ONE of the GODS that GOD said in one of the commandments that there shall be no other gods before me? I mean feasting upon the words of Christ or the scriptures is faaaaantastic!!!! But in my opinion the scriptures alone don't give you eternal life! Jesus words to the people who tried to accuse him for what he did on the sabbath was; "search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come unto me, that ye might have life."(John 5:39,40) the Bible/scriptures or the Prophets, old and new, dead or alive are all the same to me! They were given to us by our Heavenly Father to guide us back to Him! They're here for a reason, God has been calling them then, and is still today! Just don't take it to a point where we worship them instead of our God or the Christ like u said! We just need to be careful not to make the scriptures or the Bible or any of the Books our "other Gods" like the God says in the 10 commandments. The Bible itself said, in the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. And the word was made flesh! Not a book! (John1 whole chapter) not hating on you guys because I agree with y'all at some point.
We have to take into consideration what the prophet and apostles do. "Their" teachings are directly from God. They aren't just coming up with a bunch of mumbo jumbo to throw you off the path. We still worship God, but though the inspiration given to the prophet and apostles which are for us.
@@Kassiann1 Though Christ is the only one who can save us, the prophet can help! God teaches us through His prophets, that is why we have a prophet. He is helping God unite Zion.
Why do mormons follow the prophet over the bible, and the book of Mormon? It seems that the prophet has a higher authority over the bible or the book of mormon.
When it comes down to polygamy, preventing black people from entering the church, to using water instead of wine. None of these things are commanded by God in the bible, or the book of mormon. The prophet can say anything he wants. And Mormons listen to the prophet over any book. If i'm wrong, with what i'm saying please someone explain. But don't tell me to read the book of mormon and pray about it. Because that's Nothing to do with the prophet. If anything you should tell people that you teach to learn about the prophet and pray about the prophet. It's very sneaky and deceptive with what you do.
The prophet doesn't have higher authority over the Book of Mormon and bible. We LDS people just make it a priority to follow God's prophet because God gives the prophets revelation of what to speak about, and how to lead the LDS people. It isn't the prophet that's leading us, it's God through the prophet.
The prophet is the mouth piece of god. When we follow the prophet we are actually following Jesus Christ.
Nige Tom Hey man there really isn't anything sneaky about the conversion process. It's basic steps or logic. If you read the book of Mormon, pray about it and get a Spiritual witness that what is contained in it is truth and of and from God, then you can trust source by which it came to you (ie Joseph Smith). If he is a vetted or trusted source then other doctrines and revelations (which is what prophets do) can be vetted through the same experiment (study and prayer).
The reason why LDS people put a trump card on a living prophet vs a dead one is b/c God is relevant and has prophets deliver eternal truths (that never change) and they also bring current warnings. Just as the Israelites couldn't have been delivered from Egypt by reading Noah's warnings about the flood, neither can we always avoid pit falls and Satan's cunning devices by only looking to ancient scriptures (although those ancient prophets and apostles did teach core truths that can be applied through all generations).
Take for instance all the different sects and denominations of CHRISTIAN churches that argue over points of doctrine, all deriving their arguments from different vs in the same bible. This is one of several reasons why God calls prophets, to put an end of disputations and to provide clarity and context.
Good luck in your own search for truth. Happy Sabbath
+Jonathan Paul
I know a guy who did that, and now he believes that Warren Jeffs is the living prophet, and the FLDS Church is the only true church on earth.
bowrudder well I believe you stated this in an earlier reply, but you need to check the fruits of the prophet. Good Fruit = good prophet. Joseph Smith - Thomas Monson = good fruits.
If these men have done nothing but give their lives over to serving others and not for any gain, then what else would be their motivation if it weren't for the calling they received from God?
Jonathan Paul
I understand the fruit of a prophet as being prophecy (Mt 7:15-20). If their prophecy comes true, and if they don't preach a different God, then that's good fruit -- that is what a prophet is supposed to produce (Deut 18:20-22, Deut 13:1-5). And a good tree cannot produce bad fruit; a true prophet cannot produce false prophecy or teach a different God (Deut 18:20-22, Deut 13:1-5).
After that it's just an empirical question; you have to roll up your sleeves and look at the facts.
I don't know if Thomas Monson even prophecies. Does he? Does he ever say "Thus saith the Lord" and lay out some new revelation? I get the impression the prophets have fallen silent these days. They never say "Thus saith the Lord" anymore.
Some people say Joseph's false prophecy is bad fruit (e.g. the temple on the Temple Lot).
Some people will go so far as to say that polygamy was bad fruit -- marrying sisters, marrying mothers and daughters, marrying other men's wives, in violation of D&C 132 and Leviticus. Or claiming to have done more than Jesus.
I leave that up to you to sort out. But we know that Jesus is faithful and true. Always keep looking to him. He's the real deal, even if modern prophets turn out to not pan out. God bless.
Jonathan Paul
You say, _"Take for instance all the different sects and denominations of CHRISTIAN churches that argue over points of doctrine, all deriving their arguments from different vs in the same bible. This is one of several reasons why God calls prophets, to put an end of disputations and to provide clarity and context."_
But the same thing could be said of the Mormon church. Have you ever wondered why Emma and Joseph III and David Whitmer, etc., didn't join the Utah sect?
Upon Joseph's death, the Mormon church split into dozens of sects, there are hundreds now. If you live in Utah you know about the various polygamous sects. Each one thinks the other is in apostasy. Each has their own living prophet. Each thinks they're the only true church.
On the flip side, there is far more unity in the Christian world than the picture you painted. Let me give an example. In college there was a group called Campus Crusade. On a Friday night you would find believers there from probably every church in town. They all worshiped together, sang together, praised the Lord. You could find issues on which they disagreed, I'm sure, but they all agreed on the basics. There was unity in diversity, true fellowship.
If you went to a state university you know what I'm talking about (Campus Crusade, Intervarsity, Fellowship of Christian Athetes, etc.).
bowrudder yes Christ is faithful and guess what every prophet since Adam has testified of? That the gospel is true, that there is a plan and their main responsibility as a prophet is to teach those details. And then they warn through prophecy if need be. No prophets have not fallen silent these days my friend.
It is ironic that you said earlier that Mormons follow a man instead of the bible, but the bible was written by men (prophets) and I find it even more ironic that in the bible it says that God doesn't change, and the whole pattern that evens brings us the bible is the passing of the torch from one prophet to another.
Then it came to the greatest prophet and Saviour of the world, who designed a different engine to spread the gospel message beyond Israel (built on a foundation of prophets and apostles) but the world denied it by killing those men.
So a perfect God and an unchanging God after teaching us in his way since time began just says at that point," forget it children you figure it out" and just leaves it to us to sort it out through scripture that has passed through bureaucracies and counsels of men that never even claimed proper authority (which the bible says no one can claim this honor himself, God has to give it to you...so you can't get it by going to school or any way other than being called of God). Scripture that was voted on or some left out for the sole purpose to blind men and leave only partial truths.
No my friend we follow Jesus Christ, we can read his dealings in the past through ancient scripture, but we try to share the message that God loves us just as he loves all his children and he has a prophet to lead and guide us just like he has loved and guided all the other past generations... So long as there are those that will accept the message. And it's as you say there are many.
But his plan has requirements for salvation and that is what a prophet has authority to not only reveal but to perform.
Those off chute branches after Joseph died did not follow what he the prophet said to do and they assumed honor by lineage like a king and presumably gave it to Joseph's son. But that is not how the church was established by Christ both when he was on the Earth or when he restored it through Joseph and he even said as much.
But brother I'm glad you have found common fellowship because arguing doctrine in a contentious tone is not of God even it is correct doctrine. So keep up your studies and continue to look for truth laid out in the scriptures and I would invite you to listen to the talks given in this last session of our general conference and judge for yourself. God bless you too.
Colton, you fool.
come on tell me please how you so blindly believe in a religion that has strayed so far from the bible and the teaching of jesus.
our religion is on the bible and the book of Mormon and literally all of our teaching are on christ and how we can be with him again
What causes you to believe that the doctrine is different? Could you explain?
@@ethandenton3393 have you read the Book or Mormon? Just curious. You can clearly see they are different, but also VERY similar! They all teach about Christ, and how to learn of Him, and how to grow closer to Him.
They are both (Bible and Book of Mormon) testaments of Jesus Christ, the living God. It actually has some science and History to it, that can prove it.
Great question!
If you have any questions please let me know!
That was a great video. I don't follow Josephs Smith though. Those who follow false religion are not saved. Watch Alph Lukau, TB Joshua, Val Wolf and Mark Herman they all do deliverance and heal and they are true prophets.
@ce collie no your following false prophets. Luke 16:16 the laws and prophets were untill john the babtist at this time THE GOSPEL was being preached and everyone was pressing in too it.
I believe Joseph Smith is a true prophet. Just curious, why do you not believe in Joseph Smith? Though all the people you mentioned are great people, they are not the true prophets. Today our Russel M. Nelson is our prophet, because he was called upon God to do so.
If you have any questions, let me know!
I guess Muhammad is not on your prophet list huh. We believe in Jesus as the messiah. As god nor messiah, he not suppose to die. I believe Jesus is alive awaiting his second coming up there in the heaven.
Where's the evidence? no prophet, no god.
Ehhh... the prophet just helps God. Without God there would actually be no prophet. Joseph Smith became a prophet because God told him to. God is alive, and because of Him, we have prophets to guide us.
I recommend watching God's Not Dead, or God's Not Dead #2, if you haven't seen them already. They will help.