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A FAIR Analysis of: MormonThink A work by author: Anonymous
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A FAIR Analysis of MormonThink page "Prophets after Joseph Smith"
FAIRMORMON'S VIEW OF THE CRITICS' CONCLUSIONS
The positions that the MormonThink article "Prophets after Joseph Smith" appears to take are the following:
FAIRMORMON'S RESPONSE AND SUPPORTING DATA
On their old website, MormonThink claims...
No prophet since Joseph Smith has really prophesied, acted as a seer or provided any real revelation except undoing what Joseph Smith had done such as ending polygamy or allowing black men to have the priesthood. If we as Latter-day Saints believe that Joseph Smith restored the gospel and was indeed the first prophet of the restoration, then why hasn't any prophet since then exhibited the same prophetic gifts that Joseph appeared to have?
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- The author is pretending to be a believer —The critics pretend to be believers by using phrases such as "we believe," even though they do not.
The critics portray themselves as active Latter-day Saints—they are not. They do not believe that Joseph Smith restored the gospel and that he was the first prophet of the restoration, but they are trying to get you to identify with them by claiming that they do. - Prophets have many roles, only one of which is to prophesy future events. Most modern LDS prophets have been forthtellers rather than foretellers. The key issue is the possession of divine authority, in that they give whatever message(s) God wishes communicated to His children.
Additional information
- Latter-day prophets don't prophesy—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"? (Link)
On their old website, MormonThink claims...
Why haven't the prophets that followed Joseph performed any prophetic duties as seer for the church?
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