Comments on: Contradiction in Priesthood Blessings? https://askgramps.org/contradiction-priesthood-blessings/ Moral answers to everyday concerns, curiosities, and uncertainties. Gramps considers all questions on all topics from all sources. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:30:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bret Oborn https://askgramps.org/contradiction-priesthood-blessings/#comment-35413 Tue, 29 Nov 2016 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/?p=11180#comment-35413 Faith should be based on the belief that God’s desire for you (His Will) is what is best for you. Your faith can based on that. Having faith that your own desires will come to pass will only happen if your desires happen to coincide with God’s desires. Obviously, that can happen and probably often does. However, it’s likely that your own biases will interfere with impressions of the Spirit. If you state in a blessing something that you would like to have happen but which is against God’s will, it will not come to pass. That is a great blessing that will keep us out of trouble. However, saying things that are not prompted by the Holy Ghost can damage testimonies rather that bolster them. …When in doubt leave it out…

When we are told that we can grow in priesthood power what is meant is that we can grow in faith that God’s will is what’s best and we can grow in righteousness/worthiness which includes our ability to have the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost–which is the conduit through which revelation comes.

]]> By: Robert https://askgramps.org/contradiction-priesthood-blessings/#comment-33622 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:33:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/?p=11180#comment-33622 I was once given a blessing by a member of my bishopric during a time of deep trouble. In it I was given a promise that absolutely never came to pass, and never will come to pass as circumstances ultimately turned out. Although I was counting on fulfillment of the promise, I realize now that the brother who gave me the blessing was only trying his best, and only spoke his best desires for me, and not words dictated by the Spirit. Bummer. But not the end of the world.

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