Dreams and other people's dreams

I'm sorry that I haven't written much lately but since we were released from the calling of Stake Welfare Specialists, I have been pretty busy with my new calling.  I do want to share something that I have discovered, through my daughter Cyndi that I have probably have felt but didn't know it until now.  There have been several "firesides" in the Mesa area lately that have been attended by members in our Stake that have come to my attention.  They sound really interesting and most have been by members of the Church.  That always makes it more "REAL", right?  I have been made aware of these types of meetings or books before but there has almost always been something inside me saying "be careful".  We read the introduction of this particular one on Amazon.com as the author/speaker has two books out on her experience now.  The first one sounded interesting enough that we even downloaded it.  I stopped reading it about in the middle after having that feeling again.  It is about a real life story of a woman who had a near death experience and was "just now allowed to reveal it".  We told our daughter Cyndi about it and she downloaded it and read it.  She called me two weeks ago and said the author was coming to speak near her and she wanted to go but her husband was against it.  I told her that she needed to support her husband and if the author was coming back here in the future to speak, I would not go.  She agreed and that was that.  Today, she made two posts on Facebook.  Both were from President Joseph Fielding Smith.  I will share them here.

Joseph Fielding Smith noted that it was inappropriate to either publicize or seek out such dreams and revelations from rank-and-file members of the Church:
It seems that periodically it becomes necessary to call attention to the true order the Lord has given us in regard to revelation. During the past three or four months I have received a number of communications, coming from various parts of the Church, asking if certain purported revelations or dreams or purported visions are reliable and have the endorsement of the Authorities of the Church….

Now, the Lord will give revelations to this Church, and he will give commandments to this Church from time to time…but always in accordance with his own law; and we do not have to run around and invite individuals who are without authority to relate to us purported visions, or revelations or commandments, for the guidance of this people…."

"If a man comes among the Latter-day Saints, professing to have received a vision or a revelation or a remarkable dream, and the Lord has given him such, he should keep it to himself. It is all out of order, in this Church, for somebody to invite him into a sacrament service to relate that to the Church, because the Lord will give his revelations in the proper way, to the one who is appointed to receive and dispense the word of God to the members of the Church….
Now, these stories of revelation, that are being circulated around, are of no consequence, except for rumor and silly talk by persons who have no authority….When you know God’s truth, when you enter into God’s rest, you will not be hunting after revelations from Tom, Dick and Harry all over the world. You will not be following the will-o’-the-wisp of the vagaries of men and women who advance nonsense and their own ideas."-Joseph Fielding Smith-

I thank my Father in Heaven every day for the inspiration and blessings he gives to me and my family and in particular, today, for our daughter sharing that on Facebook.  We have a Prophet that leads us in the way we should go.  He will NEVER lead us astray.

Bob and LouAnn