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Prophets and Church leaders/Revelation after Joseph Smith
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Criticism
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?
Response
The Doctrine and Covenants contains foundations revelations establishing core doctrines, the organization of the Church and the priesthood, and the manner of ordinances. Prophets after Joseph Smith have and continue to receive revelation, but only in a few circumstances have these revelations been foundational enough to necessitate them being added to the LDS canon.
This pattern is reflected in the Bible as well. Moses, the founding prophet of that dispensation, produced five books of scripture. The books that followed for the next couple centuries were mostly historical accounts (Joshue, Judges, Ruth), with only occasional revelations recorded by subsequent prophets.
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
External links
- Boyd K. Packer, "[Talk link and title]", General Conference, October 2005.