Our beloved Prophet

Today in church we sang "We Thank Thee O God For Prophet"

I've probably sung it about a thousand times,

give or take a few.

"We thank thee, O God, for a prophet to guide us in these latter days.  We thank thee for sending the gospel to lighten our minds with its rays.  We thank thee for every blessing bestowed by thy bounteous hand.  We feel it a pleasure to serve thee and love to obey thy command."

I have it memorized.

I sang it without looking at the hymn book.

"When dark clouds of trouble hand o'er us and threaten our peace to destroy, there is hope smiling brightly before us, and we know that deliverance is nigh.  we doubt not the Lord nor his goodness.  We've probed him in days that are past.  The wicked who fight against Zion will surely be smitten at last."

The third verse really sunk in with me today though:

"We sing of his goodness and mercy.  We'll praise him by day and by night, rejoice in his glorious gospel, and bask in its life-giving light.  Thus on to eternal perfection the honest and faithful will go, while they who reject this glad message shall never such happiness know."
Really just the last sentence here, "while they who reject this glad message shall never such happiness know."  The message that we have to share is a message of happiness!  I know that is definitely true, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has brought me so much 

joy.

happiness.

peace.

comfort.

knowledge.

It is a wonderful thing to know that we have a true prophet on the earth today.  President Thomas S. Monson is a wonderful man.  He listens to the whisperings of the spirit and he guides our church well.  In the April 2008 conference (the first one after President Hinkley's passing) many speakers started out their talks by testifying that President Monson was the Lord's prophet on the earth today.  That helped to strengthen my testimony of President Monson.  He is a wonderful man and I am so grateful that I have the knowledge of a true prophet on earth.  I'm so grateful for the joy it brings me.

Love this man

We Thank Thee O God For a Prophet was written by William Fowler, if you want to listen to the song go here