FOLLOW THE PROPHET

The First Presidency of my church, whom we accept and honor as prophets, seers, and revelators in these modern days, released this statement on Thursday:

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

We find ourselves fighting a war against the ravages of COVID-19 and its variants, an unrelenting pandemic. We want to do all we can to limit the spread of these viruses. We know that protection from the diseases they cause can only be achieved by immunizing a very high percentage of the population.

To limit exposure to these viruses, we urge the use of face masks in public meetings whenever social distancing is not possible. To provide personal protection from such severe infections, we urge individuals to be vaccinated. Available vaccines have proven to be both safe and effective.

We can win this war if everyone will follow the wise and thoughtful recommendations of medical experts and government leaders. Please know of our sincere love and great concern for all of God’s children.

The First Presidency - Russell M. Nelson, Dallin H. Oaks, Henry B. Eyring

 

This seems pretty straight forward – at least to me.

So why am I not in the least surprised to see all of our bishopric and visiting stake leaders completely unmasked this Sunday? At least they made promised to begin next week with social distancing.

Everyone is “Follow The Prophet” when the prophet is saying what you support.

But then suddenly he is not. He's asking you to do what Fox News has been screaming for months you do not need to do.

This should get interesting.