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- "... by the spirit are all things made known unto the prophets, which shall come upon the children of men according to the flesh."
- Only the prophet is authorized to receive revelations for the church.
- Duties of the President of the Church. Derscription of his calling.
- "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the Prophets."
- "If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream."
- We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
- Ezra Taft Benson, "Fourteen Fundamentals ...", Tambuli, June 1981
- Brigham Young Cited: "I would rather have the living oracles than all the writing in these book." (Refering to the scriptures.)
- George Q. Cannon, "Gospel Truth"
- Scriptures insufficient to guide us w/o living prophets.
- Tad R. Callister, "The Inevitable Apostasy and the Promised Restoration", p. 77
- Cites Papias in the early second century as follows:
- "For I imagined that what was to be got from books [the scriptures] was not so profitable to me as what came from the living and abiding voice."
- Cites Ralph Waldo Emerson (as cited by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, "Prophets, Seers, and Revelators", p. 8) as follows:
- "It is my duty to say to you that the need was never greater [for] new revelation than now. The doctrine of inspiration is lost. ... Miracles, prophecy, ... the holy life, exist as ancient history [only]. ... Men have come to speak of ... revelation as somewhat long ago given and done, as if God were dead. ... It is the office of a true teacher to show us that God is, not was; that He speaketh, not spake."
- Talks about prophets as examples and models to follow.
- The prophet is the only an who speaks for the Lord in everything.
- The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works.
- The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet.
- The prophet will never lead the Church astray.
- The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
- The prophet does not have to say "Thus saith the Lord" to give us scripture.
- The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know.
- The prophet is not limited by men's reasoning.
- The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual.
- The prophet may be involved in civic matters.
- The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich.
- The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly.
- The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency--the highest quorum in the Church.
- The prophet and the presidency--the living prophet and the First Presidency--follow them and be blessed; reject them and suffer.
- Joseph Smith, compiled by Joseph Fielding Smith, "Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith", p. 88
- Reflections by the prophet upon a man's being surprised that Joseph Smith was nothing but a man. Prophets are men "subject to like passions as we are".
- Joseph Smith, compiled by Joseph Fielding Smith, "Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith", p. 120
- "Fifth - 'Do you believe Joseph Smith, Jun., to be a Prophet?'
- Yes, and every other man who has the testimony of Jesus. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.-Rev. 19:10."
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