Voice of The Lord

D&C 21: 5-6
5. For his word ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith.
6. For by doing these things the gates of hell shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of darkness from before you, and cause the heavens to shake for your good, and his names's glory.

I think about how often we seek to hear the voice of the Lord, how often we seek to get answers to specific questions. Whom to marry, which career to choose, or how to influence a certain family member or friend that seems to be struggling. But what about the things that we don't realize we need answers to? How do we seek an answer to a problem for which we are currently ignorant to? Are we to wait until the problems are upon us and then suppose the Lord will produce new doctrine or revelation that will aide us in our situation? While there are situations where personal revelation are necessary, many times the Lord has already provided answers to our questions--well in advance to our seeking for them--he does this through the voice of his Prophets.
Living prophets are one of the greatest blessings I can imagine. Not only because it testifies of God's love for his children, but because by obedience to their counsel and command we can obtain eternal glory. With this knowledge, who then are we to question any of the brethren's teachings? Can we limit what God wants us to tell us about any subject? No. Is it going to be easy to accept everything that the brethren council us to do? Probably not. But that is not the point. The point is to choose to be obedient to the Lord's commandment. If we choose to sustain the brethren, as prophets, seers, and revelators, then we should choose to accept the doctrine that they teach as well. This conscious choice to be obedient on our part will bring us great blessings.