When God gives his will on matters, many expect this would be through revelation or inspiration. When we look at Church leaders, we generally expect they would be recipients of revelation or inspiration and if we do not see the results of this, some of us may become saddened, disappointed or even disheartened because we work with the hope that our Church leaders (local leaders or the General Authorities) are led by God.
I hear upset or disappointment come from members every so often of how this leader or that leader failed here or should of done something there. As much as this is “murmuring” and we should not do it, we do get caught into that habit from time to time. It is part of being mortal, but this is not what you like to hear and instead you would likely want to know something that helps you deal with these struggles and frustrations felt and experienced about Church leaders. Well, there is something that will help.
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One day, when I was in the Sunday School Presidency, we had to find a replacement teacher for one of the Sunday school classes. We sat for about thirty minutes, making a list of names of members that would be able to take the calling. Then we spent more time to narrow the list down to three names, making a short list, but once done, we could not come to a decision as to who would be first on the list, which would be our recommendation to the Bishop. 
