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The following are additional topic areas related to Prophets. If there is a bracket number after the topic, that number indicates how many actual articles there are related to that subject. If the link for the topic is not live, it simply means the topic is a 'planned area' for future growth.

FAIR Resources

These links are either to Web pages hosted on the FAIR Website, or to FAIR Papers. FAIR Papers are short articles about specific topics or questions, written by members of FAIR. These articles can be downloaded and read in PDF format and are intended to be distributed by e-mail or print for the general use of our patrons. (To read FAIR Papers you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader. It can be downloaded free from the Adobe Web site.) Click on a title below to visit a FAIR Web page or to read the latest version of a FAIR Paper.

Michael W. Fordham, "A Non-Prophetic Report of Mormonism 101's Failing Grade," Mormonism 201 (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR) In response to the arguments presented by McKeever and Johnson, Fordham examines the nature of prophecy and some of Joseph's Smith supposedly failed prophecies.

J. Cooper Johnson, "The Church and Its Leadership," Mormonism 201 (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR) Mormonism 101 would have us believe that there are no more prophets and that we can not trust LDS prophets to reveal the word of God. Cooper Johnson compares LDS prophets to Biblical prophets and explains how prophets can be both men and inspired leaders and how members can discern when they are speaking the will of the Lord.

John A. Tvedtnes, "The Nature of Prophets and Prophecy," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, January 2003) When is a prophet a prophet? A highly readable examination of what it means to be a prophet and how prophecy should be evaluated.

Encyclopedia of Mormonism

The resources listed below are articles available in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

Ralph A. Britsch, Todd A. Britsch and David Noel Freedman; "Prophet," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 1164-1170

William O. Nelson, "Quorum of the Twelve Apostles," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 1185-1189

Richard E. Turley, "Seer Stones," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 1293

Ensign Articles

These articles cited below provide information on the topic of this page. The Ensign is one of the official publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When you click on one of the article links below, you are whisked to the article found in the archives of the Church's Web site.

Edward J. Brandt, "'And He Gave Some, Apostles' (Eph. 4:11),," Ensign, July 1999, 14. The pattern of apostolic leadership so well documented in the book of Acts continues in the Church today.

Robert J. Matthews, "A Crisis, a Council, and Inspired Leadership," Ensign, October 1995, 54. With the help of the Spirit, the Lord's chosen leaders resolved a doctrinal question troubling the growing Church of Jesus Christ. Why inspired leadership is necessary for the Church.

Boyd K. Packer, "The Twelve Apostles," Ensign, November 1996, 6.

A. Theodore Tuttle, "What Is a Living Prophet?," Ensign, July 1973, 18.

Other Resources

The resources listed below are related items available on the Web that should be of interest. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

"Presidents of the Church: Student Manual," CES (2003) This is a complete copy of the Church's Institute Student Manual on the study of Church Presidents (course 345). This manual discusses the lives and influences of past LDS prophets.

"Urim and Thummim," LDS Bible Dictionary (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979), 786

Jeff Lindsay, Didn't Prophets End With Christ?.

Jeff Lindsay, Prophets in Latter-day Saint Religion. Answers many of the questions about Prophets in general. Answers many questions about Joseph Smith's "failed" prophecies.

Gerald Smith, Urim and Thummim, the First Computer.