It has been said in
this conference that every member of the Church is entitled to revelation. I
want to testify to you that I have repeatedly sought God in the woods and hills
of Scandinavia, in the wilds of Asia and Africa, upon the high seas, and in
many places when I have been far away from my brethren who were entitled to
give me advice; and I have always received sufficient revelation in answer to
my prayers to lead, guide, and direct me in my movements, and I have never been
led astray when I have sought God in the proper way. This is my testimony. Even
in the midst of political revelations I have always known where I stood. I have
never had to take counsel direct from my brethren on political matters. There is
a God in heaven who reveals his secrets to his servants the prophets, and we
are all prophets in a certain sense, if we are under the influence of the Holy Ghost,
so far as that is concerned; the most humble man or woman in the Church can get
down upon his or her knees in prayer, and the heavens will be opened in such a
way that we will understand the will of God. Our prayers will ascend to God,
and, if we are sincere and honest in our supplication, we will receive an
answer through the still small voice which will guide our footsteps through
life, and which will cause us to do the right thing at the right time and to
take such steps as we shall not subsequently have occasion to regret. (A
Voice in the Wilderness: The 1888-1930 General Conference Sermons of Mormon
Historian Andrew Jenson, ed. Reid L. Neilson and Scott D. Marianno [Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2018], 115-16)
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