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I am disappointed by the brethren that talk of their humility in the responsibility of their current calling. If one calling is not above another then they should not feel to need to be more humble, called to the first presidency, than they should feel humbled to be called to assist in the nursery.
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In defense of our Leaders whom I love:
There are callings, and there are positions of leadership, and though one calling nor man/woman is above another in the Lord's eyes, our duties are not all the same. As a parent one has to answer to the Lord for the sins of the children to the extent that they weren't taught or raised properly; a bishop must answer to the Lord for his conduct and decisions concerning all the members of his ward, and so forth and so on. The First Presidency and the Apostles must stand before the Lord and answer for their efforts, conduct, and decisions concerning the millions of members of our church and the billions of people whom they have been called to bear witness to.
How many of us could have possibly accepted Joseph Smith's mission and followed it through to the end? The prophets and apostles see and bear things we can hardly fathom. Their mission is filled with so much more than we can possibly know, so much more than just standing behind the podium giving a nice talk and bearing their testimonies.
I'm not criticizing.