When Aurora is born, her parents are overjoyed, and many bring gifts to the newborn child. The three good fairies: Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, come to bless Aurora with wonderful things. But before Merryweather can perform her spell over the baby, the evil Maleficent comes around to ruin everything! Maleficent casts a spell on Aurora, cursing her to die on her sixteenth birthday from the prick of a spinning wheel. Luckily, Merryweather performs a little spell of her own, so that Aurora won't die, but just fall into a deep sleep, and that her true love will come to awake her with a kiss. The King and Queen order every spinning wheel to be burned (not very good for the cloth industry), but they still fear the curse of Maleficent. The three good fairies offer to take Aurora deep into the woods, and to raise her to the best of their ability; they only desire that the child be safe. So, they sneak off in the middle of the night with the baby, and attempt to hide her in a cottage deep in the forest.
This story parallels our own: we are all children of a Heavenly King, who only desires the best for us. Unfortunately, there is an evil adversary, who desires our misery; not cool! Our Father knew that we would have to come to this earth to learn and gain experience; this also meant that He couldn't be with us to guide us all the time. Luckily, He provided us with guides, just like the good fairies, called prophets, who can lead and guide us just like He would.
So what is a prophet? A prophet is a man who receives the priesthood, which is the authority to speak and act in the name of God. They are like the three good fairies: doing everything our Father would do for us, if He were with us, to ensure our safety and happiness. Prophets receive instruction from God, and this is called revelation. This revelation is passed from the Father to His children through the prophet.
"Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." Amos 3:7
The prophet receives the "secret" from the Lord, which he then passes on to us to lead and guide us in the way our Father wants us to go. This "secret" is also known as the gospel of Jesus Christ. This gospel is the plan our Heavenly Father has given us to help us find true happiness, and to help us avoid evil and misery. It is named after Jesus Christ because without His sacrifice, the plan wouldn't be possible.
I am so grateful for the scriptures: that we can have the words of prophets past to help lead and guide us today. But sometimes, it's a little hard for me to understand the scriptures, or to see how it applies to my life right now: has that ever happened to you? Maybe I'm alone, but I don't think so. Luckily, our loving Heavenly Father has once again given his children prophets to lead and guide us! The words these prophets speak, and the ways they help me further understand the teachings of Jesus Christ in the scriptures has blessed my life immensely!
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Tune in next week for part II!
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