His Servants, the Prophets

“Are you too close to the brethren to begin thinking of then not as prophets, but as men guessing . . .” Get This Quote

Sometimes we may not always be able to immediately find the desired way before us, but the wisdom of those who have gone before, coupled with the wisdom of those who are with us still, will be our guide if we let them have the reins.

In March 1970, a long hoped-for desire to be of service to the Lord’s chosen servants commenced. From the very outset, opportunities were provided to be directly involved with the Brethren of the Quorum of the Twelve and subsequently with members of the First Presidency for almost four decades. If anyone in our day could be “close enough to the brethren to begin thinking of them as men it would be Michael Watson.

speaking to an assembled group of Church employees and their families President Harold B. Lee posed the question: “Are you too close to the Brethren [so that you] think of them not as prophets but as men just guessing [such counsel] might be a good thing?”

as members of this Church heed the words and commandments the Lord gave to the prophets we will more fully understand that “surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”