What do prophets do

How fortunate are the Latter-day Saints! We know that God communicates to the Church through His prophet. A prophet is a man called by God to be His representative on earth. A prophet is also a special witness for Christ, testifying of His divinity and teaching His gospel. A prophet teaches truth and interprets the word of God.

He calls the unrighteous to repentance. He receives revelations and directions from the Lord for our benefit. He may see into the future and foretell coming events so that the world may be warned. A prophet may come from various stations in life. He may be young or old, highly educated or unschooled.

He may be a farmer, a lawyer, or a teacher. Ancient prophets wore tunics and carried staffs. Modern prophets wear suits and carry briefcases.

What, then, identifies a true prophet? A true prophet is always chosen by God and called through proper priesthood authority see Articles of Faith There have been prophets on the earth since the days of Adam. Experiences of these great men excite and inspire us. Moses, an Old Testament prophet, led thousands of his people out of Egypt and slavery to the promised land. He wrote the first five books of the Old Testament and recorded the Ten Commandments. Abbot Barnabas Senecal is a very talented photographer.

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A glorious vision, in which the prophet 's lips are cleansed: he foretelleth the obstinacy of the Jews. The standard of the Prophet was raised in the bazaar and a fanatical mob rallied round it. Then Isaias the prophet came to king Ezechias, and said to him: What said these men, and from whence came they to thee? Form not in my mind such a picture as that of the mighty prophet in his robes being "it.

This is spoken by the prophet in the person of the Jews at the time when, for their sins, they were given up to their enemies. Someone who brings a message from God to people.

The best-known prophets are those of the Old Testament. Their most frequent themes were true worship of God, upright living, and the coming of the Messiah. They often met with bitter resistance when they spoke against the idol worship and immorality of their people.

Prophets also appear in the New Testament.