A Prophet's Reward

The grace vs. works debate (which has been the subject of several recent posts in the bloggernacle, here, here, and here), and also the discussion about the important of being average, has got me thinking about the following scriptures:

Matthew 10:41: He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

2 Nephi 1:28-29 And now my son, Laman, and also Lemuel and Sam, and also my sons who are the sons of Ishmael, behold, if ye will hearken unto the voice of Nephi ye shall not perish. And if ye will hearken unto him I leave unto you a blessing, yea, even my first blessing. But if ye will not hearken unto him I take away my first blessing, yea, even my blessing, and it shall rest upon him.

Surely, few people can claim to have done more righteous works than a prophet, but yet somehow if we accept the teachings of the prophet, we receive a reward equal to his. Apparently our reward is not proportional to the works that we do, which can only be explained by the fact that it is by the grace of Christ that we are saved. But of course, in order to receive that grace, we must do what Christ told us to do. By our faith, obedience, and repentance we receive grace, and by grace we receive a prophet's reward.