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Joseph Smith: The Profile of a Prophet

July 15, 2011 by Stephen Smoot

The following PDF attachment is an exploration into Joseph Smith meeting the criteria of an authentic prophet. It was originally part of my review of Joel Kramer’s anti-Mormon DVD The Bible vs. Joseph Smith. Upon the wise suggestion of Greg Smith, a fellow FAIR volunteer, I excised this portion of my review and rewrote parts of it to stand alone as a separate article. As you may discover upon reading, this article does have a sort of devotional flavor to it. But I hope that the main point behind this article is easily recognizable.

With that in mind, I offer for the reader’s consideration Joseph Smith: The Profile of a Prophet for those interested. Feel free to download and keep a copy if you wish.

Joseph Smith: The Profile of a Prophet

Filed Under: Apologetics, LDS History Tagged With: Hugh B. Brown, Joseph Smith, prophet

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  1. BH says

    July 16, 2011 at 9:19 am

    A devout believer, I can’t help but wrestle a little with this list. How many of these criteria do Pres. Monson or Pres. Hinckley meet?

  2. Stephen Smoot says

    July 16, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    BH –

    That is a good question that I have not been able to adequately explore. The only thing off the top of my head that Presidents Hinckley and Monson seem to not qualify for would be number 5, a prophet beginning with “thus saith the Lord”. The others are open for exploration and probing.

  3. Kevin Christensen says

    July 26, 2011 at 11:53 am

    There is also “Biblical Keys for Discerning True and False Prophets”, for more discussion.

    http://www.fairlds.org/Bible/prophettestsfv5.pdf

    Kevin Christensen
    Pittsburgh, PA

  4. Stephen Smoot says

    July 26, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Kevin –

    Thanks for stopping by!

    I mentioned your paper in my own article, and I can also recommend it to those interested in finding out more about this subject.

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