Tag Archives: revelation

Mormonism and its “vital revelations flowing in a never-ending stream”

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Sharon Lindbloom

John Taylor, the third prophet of the Mormon Church, explained: “We require a living tree—a living fountain—living intelligence, proceeding from the living priesthood in heaven, through the living priesthood on earth. … And from the time that Adam first received … Continue reading →

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The America That Mormon Prophets Never Foresaw

Posted on November 28, 2011 by grindael

Joseph Smith made some crucial prophecies about the Second Coming that caused many other Mormon “authorities” to make additional ones, and voice the expectation that the United States would be destroyed as a nation, and Jesus would return by the … Continue reading →

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Prophet-Preferred Prophet-Test

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Sharon Lindbloom

On November 1, 1831 Joseph Smith convened a conference of ten Mormon elders. The agenda for the meeting was to make decisions regarding the publication of Joseph’s revelations. According to an article in Mormon Times, “Joseph said that since the … Continue reading →

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