We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet

President Monson passed away this week.  The passing of a prophet is always sad, but you have to be happy for him.  He was in bad health and he finally got to be reunited with his wife, who he missed so much.  Although it is sad when the prophet dies, it is always interesting and exciting as one of the apostles fills the vacancy.

A prophet has always been a part of Christ's church.  The Bible and Book of Mormon are full of prophets, they are written by prophets.  During my mission, people tried to convince me over and over again that prophets had ended and that we don't need them any more.  They claimed that when Christ came, we no longer needed prophets.

My response has always been that of course we still need prophets.  If we didn't need prophets, then why did Christ leave Peter in charge when He left.  Why did the apostles replace Judas in the 12 in Acts chapter 1.  A lot of people told me that we don't need prophets any more because we already have the words of the ancient prophets.  My response was that the words of Adam would have never saved the people of Noah from the flood.  The people of Moses needed a prophet and they had one.

There is evil in this world and it isn't disappearing any time soon.  We need a prophet to guide us through the physical and spiritual floods of today.  Prophets to instruct us to gather food storage, to be prepared, to know of the dangers of sin, and Satan's tactics to lull us into that sin.  God gives us a prophet because He cares and He knows that we need one.  Our loving Father in Heaven will always make sure that we have what we need.  We thank thee, o God, for a prophet to guide us in these latter days.