Enos 1:22 -- On Prophets

"And there were exceedingly many prophets among us. And the people were a stiffnecked people, hard to understand."
Enos 1:22


I love the fact that there were "exceedingly" many prophets. Perhaps that was because of the stiffneckedness that he explains after that statement, but it still reminds me of Moses saying "Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets" (Numbers 11:29), which also reminds me of Nephi whose father was a prophet, but he wanted to know for himself, and it was granted to him.

Obviously there needs to be order in God's kingdom and everyone can't lead the church... but if we learn and seek, we can all recieve revelation in our own lives to help move God's kingdom forward. That's what Moses wanted, and I think that is also what God wants for each of us... to learn to be close enough to him to have that spirit in our lives to help guide our path, and assist others in theirs as needed. And as many as will listen are invited because it isn't about divisive direction and our own wills... if we are truly prophets, then we all follow the will of God, helping to unite the world in pursuing God's plan of happiness.

Today, let's be less stiffnecked and more understanding, and let's also make a real effort to grow closer to the Spirit and understand that we all have a real potential to know for ourselves and to be guided in God's paths, if we work to strengthen that connection.