Why the Church isn't perfect

I was just thinking a bit about this, and had a thought I decided was worth sharing. To answer the question of why the church, which we claim to be run by God, is not perfect, I would encourage an examination of the raising of Lazarus from the dead with two questions in mind. What did Christ do? What did he have others do? Feel free to look up the story, but to be brief, Christ didn't actually do much himself. He had others lead him to the tomb, others open the tomb, others remove the ceremonial wrappings. All Christ did was command Lazarus to arise. In other words, the only thing he did was the thing that only he could do.

So why isn't the Church perfect? It is because he lets us do most of the work and only steps in when he feels it is essential to do so. If we think church policies are flawed then it is up to us to first seek confirmation from the spirit that our cause is just, and then to encourage others to do the same. We should be willing to raise our voices, and hope that through our efforts the Church can be a little more perfect. We can do this without criticizing church leaders. They are inspired to keep us headed in the right direction, but they are only going to be guaranteed to get the guidance that is essential to their calling. We can all help to increase the amount of inspiration driving the church. If "by the power of the holy ghost [we] may know the truth of all things" then we can know when there is truth that is not being fully lived up to.