Helaman 13:25-27

"And now when ye talk, ye say: If our days had been in the days of our fathers of old, we would not have slain the prophets; we would not have stoned them, and cast them out.
Behold ye are worse than they; for as the Lord liveth, if a prophet come among you and declareth unto you the word of the Lord, which testifieth of your sins and iniquities, ye are angry with him, and cast him out and seek all manner of ways to destroy him; yea, you will say that he is a false prophet, and that he is a sinner, and of the devil, because he testifieth that your deeds are evil.
But behold, if a man shall come among you and shall say: Do this, and there is no iniquity; do that and ye shall not suffer; yea, he will say: Walk after the pride of your own hearts; yea, walk after the pride of your eyes, and do whatsoever your heart desireth—and if a man shall come among you and say this, ye will receive him, and say that he is a prophet."
Helaman 13:25-27


I think that this is true for our day as well. We have a tendency to believe people who flatter us and tell us that we are cool, and a tendency to avoid people who give us the hard facts about our sins.   We read about the Israelites and think... "psh... a golden calf?" and that they were crazy to get so evil in such a short time... but *are* we any better?  Do we listen to the prophet today?  He offers advice, and usually we assume that we are part of the exception rather than the rule.  Do we pick and choose which prophetic advice to follow?
I think this is something to think about for me, and perhaps something that we all need to consider.   Our true allies in life are the ones who will tell us when we're going astray, and also help us to get back on track.  It's nice to think that we're perfect... but we aren't. :)   We all need help, and have work to do in order to return to God's presence.  Let's face it rather than ignore it, and give thanks to the people that help us find the right way. :)