PROVO, Utah — Benjamin J. Knowlton taught a class Aug. 19 at BYU Education Week called "If It's On the Prophet's Mind, It Matters."

The class highlighted and discussed several themes that have recently shown up in addresses and articles written by church president Thomas S. Monson.

"I don't know if you can prioritize the prophets, seers and revelators," Knowlton said. "It's very difficult. You have this group of 15 men that we sustain as prophets, seers and revelators, and all of them (speak) prophetic words. We know their warnings are all prophetic, we know what they would have to say is what the Lord would like us to hear.

"But when it comes right down to it, you have to say the president of the church and what he is saying has really got to make a difference and we've got to find a way to prioritize it."Knowlton suggested duty is one of President Monson's favorite topics to speak about.

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"No matter what (President Monson) talks about, he's going to talk about certain things," Knowlton said. "You can guarantee it. You can almost mark your words and just think, 'OK, I wonder when he's going to bring this up.'

"Every conference I always think to myself, 'When is he going to say this four-letter word we call duty?' He loves it."

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