Prophecies about Joseph Smith
"A choice seer will I raise up out of the fruit of [Joseph, son of Jacob's] loins"
Name given
See also The Dead Sea Scrolls, "The Damascus Document", Geniza A, Col. 6 for and ancient interpretation that supports the idea that this verse is referring to a prophet.
"the book is deliviered to him that is not learned"
Same as Isaiah 29.
"My grandfather, Asahel Smith, heard of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, and he said it was true, for he knew that something would turn up in his family that would revolutionize the world."
- History of the Church, 2:443
Also quoted in "Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith", p. 45
"My grandfather, Asael Smith, long ago predicted that there would be a prophet raised up in his family, and my grandmother was fully satisfied that it was fulfilled in me. My grandfather Asael died in East Stockholm, St. Lawrence county, New York, after having received the Book of Mormon, and read it nearly through; and he declared that I was the very Prophet that he had long known would come in his family."