1 Nephi 1:18-20 God calls prophets to denounce sin, warn of its consequences, and testify of Jesus Christ

President Spencer W. Kimball
“Those prophets I have known are the most loving of men. It is because of their love and integrity that they cannot modify the Lord’s message merely to make people feel comfortable. They are too kind to be so cruel” (Spencer W. Kimball, “Listen to the Prophets,” Ensign, May 1978, 77).

Elder Holland: “In addition to teaching, encouraging, and cheering people on (that is the pleasant part of discipleship), from time to time . . . messengers [of the Lord] are called upon to worry, to warn, and sometimes just to weep (that is the painful part of discipleship). They know full well that the road leading to the promised land ‘flowing with milk and honey’ [Exodus 3:8] of necessity runs by way of Mount Sinai, flowing with ‘thou shalts’ and ‘thou shalt nots’ [see Exodus 20:3–17]. “Unfortunately, messengers of divinely mandated commandments are often no more popular today than they were anciently” (“The Cost—and Blessings—of Discipleship,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2014, 7).


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