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Prophets and Church leaders/Revelation after Joseph Smith/Oliver Cowdery
Blessings given by Oliver Cowdery
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Blessings given by Oliver Cowdery
Summary: Oliver Cowdery gave a number of blessings that contained promises to specific individuals.- Oliver Cowdery's blessing and promise to Orson Hyde—
Brief Summary: It is claimed that the ordination blessing given to Orson Hyde is an example of false prophecy. They also claim that Hyde's blessing was altered in the History of the Church for propaganda reasons. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Blessing given by Oliver to Lyman Johnson that he would live until the gathering was accomplished—
Brief Summary: It is claimed that the ordination blessing given to Lyman Johnson of the Twelve was a false prophecy. Given that Lyman Johnson apostatized and forsook his role in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, any promise made to him in a blessing would have been forfeited. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗ - Blessing given by Oliver to William Smith that he would remain on the earth until Christ comes—
Brief Summary: It is claimed that the ordination blessing given to William Smith, is an example of false prophecy. Since William Smith apostatized and was not true to his calling as an apostle, any promise made to him is arguably forfeit. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Oliver Cowdery's blessing and promise to Orson Hyde—