Decisions

It was interesting to read about Decisions from the Topical Guide this morning, particularly since Sunday School this week was on personal revelation. So, I guess I was thinking they would be related. I was surprised to see however, that all of the entries for Decisions were related to Church courts, decisions made by the different levels of the priesthood in such situations. In spite of the obvious disparity between the two subjects, there were some interesting external applications. For example, the fact that decisions could be appealed to a higher level of authority was an indication that even within the office of a calling, such as bishop, where the person did have the stewardship and authority to receive the revelation regarding a particular decision, mistakes could be made and the Lord recognized that, making the provisions for the appeal. So, as this applies to us, as we have stewardship over our own decisions regarding our personal lives, we can still sometimes make mistakes, and so we don't need to beat ourselves up about it. In some cases, we could ask for assistance from those in authority over us, for example.