Prophets and Church leaders

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Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith

Summary: Claims and questions about Joseph Smith, first prophet of the restoration

Post-Joseph Smith and non-Joseph Smith prophecies

Revelation after Joseph Smith

• • Must all apostles literally see Christ? (Click here for full article)
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• Oliver Cowdery
  • Orson Hyde ordination blessing (Click here for full article)
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  • Orson Hyde ordination blessing: altered in History of the Church? (Click here for full article)
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  • Lyman Johnson to live until gathering accomplished (Click here for full article)
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  • William Smith to remain on the earth until Christ comes (Click here for full article)
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• Martin Harris
  • Heber C. Kimball - stand until the coming of the Lord (Click here for full article)
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• Joseph Smith, Sr.
  • Joseph Smith, Jr., to continue in the priest's office until Christ comes (Click here for full article)
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• Joseph Fielding Smith
  • Joseph Fielding Smith claimed that man would never walk on the Moon (Click here for full article)
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• David Whitmer
  • Brigham Young ordination blessing (Click here for full article)
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• Others
  • Heber C. Kimball–"dead yellow dog" (Click here for full article)
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  • John Taylor 1886 revelation (Click here for full article)
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  • Joseph F. Smith on revelation at Smoot hearings (Click here for full article)
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  • Missouri myths? (Click here for full article)
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  • Return to Jackson County, Missouri? (Click here for full article)
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  • Walk back to Missouri? (Click here for full article)
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  • Wilford Woodruff's 1889 revelation (Click here for full article)
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Other related issues and claims

LDS prophets don't prophesy?

Prophetic inerrancy?

• When the Prophet speaks, the thinking is done? (non-wiki)

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Nature of prophets

Joseph Smith

Prophets don't wrestle

Summary: The History of the Church makes references to Joseph Smith "wrestling." It is claimed that this indicates that Joseph was a violent man. However, these quotes are simply speaking of the recreational sport of wrestling.

Prophets don't fight

Summary: It is claimed that references to a struggle involving a "pulling up" motion indicates that Joseph was a violent man. However, this is a description that would, in fact, fit one of Joseph Smith's favorite recreational games: Stick-pulling.

Accusations of false prophecies

Summary: Specific accusations of Joseph Smith having uttered "false prophecy" are treated in these subarticles.

Latter-day

Latter-day 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"?

Further reading

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