Darkened In Their Minds

I love this quote: 

"President Joseph Smith read the 14th chapter of Ezekiel--said the Lord had declared by the Prophet, that the people should each one stand for himself, and depend on no man or men in that state of corruption of the Jewish church--that righteous persons could only deliver their own souls--applied it to the  present state of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--said if the people departed from the Lord, they must  fall--that they were depending on the Prophet, hence were darkened in their minds, in consequence of neglecting the duties devolving upon themselves, envious towards the innocent, while they afflict the virtuous with their shafts of envy."
~ TPJS p. 237-238 

If the minds of the Saints were darkened from depending on Joseph, how much more darkened are the minds depending on those leaders today who do not even have that discourse with heaven? 

Go directly to God!!!! 

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