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I believe in prophets and leaders and revelations they received, but sometimes I doubted them not only the leaders of higher ranking but also local leaders of the church. This doubt has led me not to trust some leaders of the church and at some point, it had affected me in doing my responsibilities as a member such as paying my tithes, fulfilling my callings, and my personal progress. It’s disappointing when you see leaders who are misled by their personal desire. Sometimes I even doubted if our church is a true church of Jesus Christ because of them.
I talk to one of my classmates in the institute
about it and she said sometimes it is easier to see mistakes than good works. I
sometimes tell people what she said, and I never told it to myself, hearing
from a friend those words have galled me in a positive way, it is so strong. It
came in my mind that we are not perfect, even the prophet is still only a human
and it is so important that we need to focus on their good deeds and help them
overcome their flaws by sustaining and praying for them.
The
accounts of Nephi were also inspiring and helped me to trust and obey the leaders
of the church. When Nephi breaks his bow (1 Nephi 16:18-22) everyone murmured
against God even their father Lehi who is a prophet. But Nephi was so faithful,
instead of condemning his father’s murmuring he humbled himself to ask his
father to pray unto God. This account shows meekness and sustaining leaders
amidst of their mistakes because they too are only human who are trying their
best to be a servant of the Lord.
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