personal revelation
Does anyone know of a talk by a General Authority that talks about how you cannot receive personal revelation for anyone but yourself? I need one to get my mom off my back...
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19 comments:
Go to lds.org and search "revelation for others" or something similar.
Sorry, but according to LDS tradition, you are incorrect. People have been having revelations for others within the LDS community since Joseph had revelations in behalf of the multiple women God said should marry him.
Every time a bishop extends a calling he is having personal revelation in behalf of someone else.
Perhaps you should use a different (and more grown-up) argument with your mother: It is your life. Which means that while you value her input, your decisions are yours to make.
It is noted also that parents have stewardship over their children and the right to receive revelation for their well-being. That being said, if you are an adult who is in tune to the spirit and understands the way personal revelation works, your revelation is obviously meant for you personally and cannot be 'overridden' by anyone else.
God, Mormons are stupid.
My mom had a dream that I would marry someone who was from *******. Sometimes I wanted her to be wrong. Every time I was dating or liked someone who wasn't from there I would try to rationalize because I liked him. It never worked out until I did end up marrying someone who was from ******* and it all worked out the way my mom was told it would. It made me mad but my mom was right. I don't know if that makes sense.
I know mothers can be annoying and not all of them are doing the right thing by meddling in our lives. I wish you would explain more so we could understand what it is you are getting at.
Ditto 8:41.
seriously, why, why, why, must lds people constantly be filling this blog with questions that make all mormons sounds like blubbering idiotic morons?! makes me mental!!! stop people!!! go talk with your rs prez or something. but for the love.. please STOP with all the lds questions. there are A LOT of people that contribute to this blog that ARE NOT lds.
do you not realize that questions such as this one, and others posted are what make non-lds people have such insane views on our religion and culture, because we make ourselves out to be total nut cases!!!
Good grief you twits, this is the Ask ANYTHING Blog, which gives everyone the right to ask ANYTHING, LDS question or not.
If you don't want to read the LDS questions ... skip them! No one asked you to contribute!
8:41 and 10:16 - So don't waste your time on reading the answers to the LDS questions! Like 11:52 said this is the ASK ANYTHING blog after all!
Like 8:06 said, parents can receive revelation for their children. I don't know your situation, but especially if you are not living worthy to receive revelation for yourself, this would be the case.
The prophet has stewardship over all the members of the church, a stake president has stewardship over all the members of his stake, a bishop has stewardship over all the members of his ward, and parents have stewardship over their children.
People cannot receive revelation for anyone that they do not have stewardship over.
The way that you worded your question suggests that you may not really believe what you are saying, you just want your mom to leave you alone. Maybe it's just that she is telling you something you don't want to hear?? Even though it may be right?
To the people with snide remarks about "Mormons," get over it. While there may be a lot of people on here that are not LDS, there are a lot that are. Get over it. The blog is Ask ANYTHING. If that bothers you, start the Ask Anything Except Things Related to Mormonism blog.
Your mom may think they knows what's best for you and even have had a "revelation" but ultimately if you don't receive the same one then what you think should happen will always take precedent over what she does. I had a friend in high school who's mom told her that she KNEW she was supposed to marry ***** whom she had dated, but broken up with. Her mom was outright rude to any other boy she brought home until she told her that she was engaged and her mom was forced to get over it. ***** ended up going to jail for child porn. Parent's revelations are always right!
I meant to say may think SHE knows what's best for you
I also meant parent's revelation aren't always right. I really need to proof read!
If you have a problem with LDS questions, then gloss over them. No one is making you read them. There is no reason to get angry or to insult someone because of their beliefs. It's amazing what sets people off. And, just because you don't understand it or want to understand it doesn't make it stupid. Oh well...
Look, your mom might be right, and she might be wrong. No conference talk will be able to tell you if she is or not. Just pray about it and make your own decision. Respect her and her opinion. Obviously she cares about you. Let her know that you are praying about what she told you and that you want to know for yourself.
OP here... jeez, people. Okay, those of you with your "Mormons are stupid" comments... despite your rudeness, I agree to an extent! There are a lot of idiotic Mormons out there and trust me, I've read some of their comments on this blog. But saying ignorant stuff like that is like saying all Muslims are terrorists. Grow up. There are good people and bad people in every religion. To those of you whining about LDS questions, like others said, this is an ask ANYTHING blog and since a lot of readers ARE LDS, it's a good stop for asking strangers, outsiders without emotions in a situation, for their opinion and possible help looking for something. And those trying to correct my beliefs, I KNOW the Prophet, Bishops, etc get revelation for people. And parents get revelation for their children. But when their children grow up and aren't young, they make their own decisions if they are living worthily. Thank you, 8:06.
That said... yeah, I AM an adult. My mom isn't claiming to have had revelation for me, but with my OWN personal revelation, I'd like some Prophet/Apostle back up to give her (that tends to work for her) that she needs to deal with it, that she needs to stop trying to influence my decisions. I have to make a big one and she thinks it's the wrong one. But I know it's the right one. Sorry I can't get into details because she may be reading this, others I know may be reading it... get the point?
This is a tough spot. You have the right to receive personal revelation, and as long as you are worthy to receive, I really don't think that there's anyone more qualified than you who can receive it on your behalf. However, I don't think it's out of the realm of appropriateness for parents to try to still influence their children (even grown children), especially with major life decisions. There's a difference, however, between influence and manipulation, between influence and pushiness. It sounds like your issue leans more toward the pushiness side.
I can't come up with any "get off my back" talks, and to be honest, I doubt there are any out there. However, one of my favorite General Authority talks of all time is on personal revelation. It is Jeffrey R. Holland's Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence.
Read this talk. Make your decision. If you feel it's right, stick with your guns. If you mom continues to push, tell her that you feel very strongly that you've made the right decision, and kindly share the talk with her, not in a "back off" sort of way.
Here's audio of the talk, if you'd like to listen to it.
8:41 - did you get a response? You seemed to be asking God a question and I figured he'd disagree :)
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