There are two types of counsel to have: the kind we obey quietly and the kind for which we stand up and be counted. The former would be counsel like having more fervent prayers, more faith, or to repent. The latter would be calls for temple service, missionary service, service projects, or even bigger calls.

Those who seek to follow inspired priesthood counsel understand that no matter the challenges inherent in the call, the blessings of God will ultimately attend their righteous efforts. For example, the Lord asked for 500 men to join the Zion’s Camp march. The call was answered by just over 200 men. Those men, along with some women and children, walked 1,000 miles, endured harsh conditions, difficult weather, mobs and plagues of disease.

But God’s real purpose in the march was to try those who would humble themselves and obey counsel from their inspired priesthood leader. Those who proved faithful in this difficult task became, in many cases, leaders in the Lord’s church. Following priesthood leadership is often fraught with difficulty, which is why it is a test to our souls.

We are at a critical point in time. Obedience to priesthood leaders in these perilous times may be our only lifeline to safety. We are past the point of easy answers or reliance on the arm of the flesh.

Will you stand up and be counted on the Lord’s side of the line, and fighting for His army?

“Who’s on the Lord’s side? Who? Now is the time to show. We ask it fearlessly: Who’s on the Lord’s side? Who? We wage no common war, cope with no common foe. The enemy’s awake; Who’s on the Lord’s side? Who?”
(Hymns, #260).

All the best,

Editor@DesertSaintsMagazine.com