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The gift of discerning of spirits, also, is one that is of
great importance to the Elders who are laboring in the
ministry. We have known Elders become so filled with
zeal and so desirous to do good, or what they supposed to
be good, that they exposed themselves to the influence of
the adversary. They would be filled with a species of what
has been called "wildfire," and, carried away by zeal, they
would go too far; they would say and do imprudent things
and yet, being prompted by the purest and best motives,
would feel entirely justified in their course. In the history
of the Church there have been many illustrations of this.
Elders can work themselves up beyond that which is
proper and wise and be led to say and do many imprudent
things and overstep the line of propriety. Now, the gift of
discerning of spirits is necessary to keep these kind of
feelings in check.Share
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