Blind Faith isn't the Only Faith

In class, we have been talking about prophets and how they guide us through direct revelation from God. Before, I always took that to mean that the prophet was always right because God is always right. It meant that if my personal opinions didn't coincide with the prophet's words that I must be in the wrong. I followed faithfully what the prophet said, but I also followed blindly. Now I know that God does not ask blind faith of me. He asks more than that. He wants me to have a testimony not only of the prophet but of every word the prophet says as a messenger from our Heavenly Father. That will take work on my part. It means that I need to start praying, pondering, and studying about everything the prophet says in order to feel the Holy Spirit testify of the truth of his words. Then my faith will no longer be blind, but firm.