Honestly, when I realize that the reader is also put off by members of the First Presidency, the Quorum of the Apostles, and past leaders of the church, I don't feel insulted by the remark. Either you have faith in the prophet or you don't. It really is as simple as that. And there must be opposition in all things. So with every change in policy or every new move, there will be good for some and bad for others that accompanies it. When a person wants to know why a certain thing happened, he can inquire one of two ways: ask in faith like Nephi, truly believing, and seeking the wisdom of the decision, or he can ask in a murmuring tone like Laman and Lemuel, who said "The Lord makes no such thing known unto us." In the first Devotional of the current school year, BYU President Worthlin pointed out that Laman and Lemuel were probably active members of the church, but simply riding their father's coat tails and being present in body only, did very little for them.
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