Poll time! Pick your Prophet!

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_son of Ishmael
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LittleNipper wrote:So what exactly do Mormon prophets predict?



The same things that other prophets predict. They make stuff up as they go just like the ones in the Bible did.
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son of Ishmael wrote:
LittleNipper wrote:So what exactly do Mormon prophets predict?



The same things that other prophets predict. They make stuff up as they go just like the ones in the Bible did.


I think you can put Joseph Smith in that category. I don't believe any other LDS prophet since him would qualify. Certainly the further away in time you get from Joseph Smith, the less prophetlike the head of the LDS Church has appeared.
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Fence Sitter wrote:
son of Ishmael wrote:The same things that other prophets predict. They make stuff up as they go just like the ones in the Bible did.


I think you can put Joseph Smith in that category. I don't believe any other LDS prophet since him would qualify. Certainly the further away in time you get from Joseph Smith, the less prophetlike the head of the LDS Church has appeared.



Good point. I was trying to point all that all prophets throughout all time were full of crap. But the current batch of LDS prophet, seers, and revelators don't even phone in a performance anymore. At least Joseph Smith put on a good show for the folks...when he wasn't putting the moves on the local women and girls.
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Re: Poll time! Pick your Prophet!

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Mktavish wrote:
Fence Sitter wrote:I think you can put Joseph Smith in that category. I don't believe any other LDS prophet since him would qualify. Certainly the further away in time you get from Joseph Smith, the less prophetlike the head of the LDS Church has appeared.


Actually I think its the other way around.

Joseph Smith borrowed from other sources , and all the rest of the prophets spend their time making up reasons to believe him.


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