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Prophets and Church leaders
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Contents
- 1 Mormonism and prophets
- 2 Revelation after Joseph Smith
- 2.1 Joseph Fielding Smith
- 2.2 Joseph Fielding Smith claimed that man would never walk on the Moon
- 2.3 John Taylor 1886 revelation
- 2.4 Missouri myths?
- 2.5 Wilford Woodruff's 1889 revelation
- 2.6 Other related issues and claims
- 2.7 LDS prophets don't prophesy?
- 2.8 Prophetic inerrancy?
- 2.9 Mormonism and prophets
- 2.10 False revelation or private matters
- 2.11
- 2.12 Further reading and additional sources responding to these claims
Mormonism and prophets
General
Brigham Young's sermons are scripture?
Summary: Did Brigham Young declare that his sermons were scripture?Revelation after Joseph Smith
Summary: If every President of the Church is a prophet, seer, and revelator, why have so few revelations after Joseph Smith been added to the Doctrine and Covenants? Revelations used to be printed in Church periodicals such as the Times and Seasons and the Evening and Morning Star. Why are revelations no longer published on an ongoing basis?
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- Modern prophets and prophecy
- Apostles as personal witnesses of Christ
- Divine manifestations since the time of Joseph Smith
- Fulfillment of prophecy
- Blessings given by Oliver Cowdery
- Brigham Young ordination blessing
- Criticisms of Thomas S. Monson
- Joseph F. Smith at the Reed Smoot hearings
Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Fielding Smith claimed that man would never walk on the Moon
Summary: It is claimedthat Joseph Fielding Smith taught or "prophesied" than man would never walk on the moon. Because of this, critics insist that Pres. Smith was a false prophet, or that nothing he taught can be replied upon.
Others
John Taylor 1886 revelation
Summary: Did John Taylor receive a revelation on September 27, 1886 that promised that “polygamy would never be abandoned?”Missouri myths?
Summary: Will members "walk back to Jackson County" before the second coming of Christ? Will the whole Church return to Jackson county before the second coming?- Walk back to Missouri?—
Brief Summary: Myth #1: We’re going to walk to Missouri to prepare for the Second Coming. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Return to Jackson County, Missouri?—
Brief Summary: Myth #2: The entire Church will be gathered to Missouri. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Heber C. Kimball–"dead yellow dog"—
Brief Summary: Myth #3: Destruction in Missouri. Did early leaders prophesy destruction against Jackson County before the second coming of Christ? (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Walk back to Missouri?—
Wilford Woodruff's 1889 revelation
Summary: Did Wilford Woodruff receive a revelation on November 24, 1889 the said that the Church would prevail against the Government effort to seize the Church's assets?LDS prophets don't prophesy?
Summary: Some critics say that Latter-day Saint prophets aren't really "prophets" because they don't prophesy by foretelling unknown events. They commonly issue challenges such as, "If Gordon B. Hinckley is a prophet, tell me one event that he's prophesied." Do LDS prophets "prophesy"?Prophetic inerrancy?
Summary: Critics sometimes impose absolutist assumptions on the Church by holding inerrantist beliefs about scriptures or prophets, and assuming that the LDS have similar views. Critics therefore insist, based upon these assumptions, that any statement by any LDS Church leader represents LDS doctrine and is thus something that is secretly believed, or that should be believed, by Latter-day Saints.Mormonism and prophets
Summary: It is claimed that General Authorities are very silent about some issues, and that the Maxwell Institute takes their placeFalse revelation or private matters
Summary: Statements by leaders of the Church on the propriety of Church members teaching new doctrines, or publicizing personal revelations, dreams, visions, etc.