Pet Peeve

I have realized in the last couple of days that I have a pet peeve. It really frustrates me when a member of the church that I respect talks ill of any of their priesthood leaders or discredits them because they have made a mistake in the past. I think that this pet peeve dates back to when I was a young Aaronic Priesthood holder and my father was called to be the Stake President. I watched my dad struggle to do the best that he could to follow the will of the Lord even when it was difficult. I watched him and my mother get made fun of and ostracized because of their dedication to following the priesthood. Then I went on my mission and watched missionary after missionary criticize and murmur about my mission president. I have seen people apostatize from the church over a small disagreement with their bishop/stake president/mission president. I don't believe that church leaders are perfect. Believe me, I knew better than anybody else that my Dad was imperfect. But I believe that when the priesthood speaks in its stewardship, all discussion ends. the only discussion that should ensue is how to carry out their directive. Call this blind obedience if you want, but to me it is not blind. I know that God is my father, I know that Jesus is my Savior, and because I know this I know that the Keys of the Kingdom are in the Hands of Thomas S. Monson and the Quorum of the Twelve and the have delegated that authority to our local leaders. It is a very sensitive subject for me because of my history with my Dad being what he was in the church. I find myself getting angry when I hear some one discredit a source because they think that they are smart enough to recognize the error in the statement given by a General Authority. "O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the councles of God." I am grateful for the influence of my parents and the affect that it has had on me. Hold tight to the priesthood and you are holding tight to God.