A close acquaintance I stay in contact with took offense at my post from Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s talk (additional text quoted below). I recall many years ago that person was becoming interested in a ‘more enlightening’ (to them) approach where they were receiving ‘greater insights’ than from studying the words of our living oracles, those I raise my hand to the square and sustain in General Conference. It all seemed very interesting, yet a couple of very telling statements turned me away. One teaching was ‘there is no source of evil’… With such statements I flatly rejected it all and warned the acquaintance (a member of the church) to do the same. They did not but continued to look at questionable teachings from non-ordained sources. My thought here is I have so much from ordained sources past, present, and future that there is no point in going outside of them. I’ll never have time enough to read/listen to them all!.. God’s true sources. I feel I am far more blessed in staying with the words of those ordained and I sustained than seeking elsewhere because the Holy Spirit will guide me… kdm (see 2 Tim 4:3-4)
Elder Neal A. Maxwell said; “With the Holy Spirit as our guide, our conscience stays vibrant and alive. Things which we had never supposed come into view. Seeming routine turns out to be resplendent. Ordinary people seem quite the opposite. What we once thought to be the mere humdrum of life gives way to symphonic strains. Circumstances or a mere conversation which look quite pedestrian nevertheless cause a quiet moment of personal resolve, and a decision affecting all eternity is made. Sometimes you and I even sense it as it happens, but there are no bands playing, and there are no headlines. Therefore, a very significant part of getting settled in one’s discipleship consists of coming to terms with the realities around us that seem so routine. Routine, like trials, can bring us closer to God or move us away from him. What seems commonplace seldom is.” ~ Elder Neal A. Maxwell… , (see Grounded, Rooted, Established, and Settled BYU devotional Sept 15, 1981)
