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Other issues such as government restrictions on polygamy also created a greater wedge between the two groups, reinforcing Latter-day Saint ideas that signs of "wickedness" observed within the government meant "the last days" were upon them. [21] Joseph Smith, the prophet of the church at the time stated, "Who is so big a fool as to cry, 'The law!
Zenock is described as a prophet [11] who lived in the Old World some time after the "days of Abraham". [12] Nephi quotes Zenock, along with Zenos, while enscribing the small plates of Nephi. [13] The Book of Mormon narrates that Zenock taught that Jesus would be the Son of God, [14] and would die as part of the Christian atonement. [15]
The D&C teaches that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church". [11] This applies to adding new scripture. LDS Church president Harold B. Lee taught "The only one authorized to bring forth any new doctrine is the President of the Church, who, when he does, will declare it as revelation from God, and it will be so accepted by the Council of the Twelve and sustained ...
Latter Day Saints also teach that revelation is the foundation of the church established by Jesus Christ and that it remains an essential element of his true church today. Continuous revelation provides individual Latter Day Saints with a "testimony", described by Richard Bushman as "one of the most potent words in the Mormon lexicon". [1]
Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter-day Saint movement, is viewed by the movement's adherents as a prophet in the tradition of the ancient prophets recorded in the Bible. During his life, Smith made several prophecies, many documented in the Doctrine and Covenants, a book of scripture in several of the movement's denominations.
According to the Book of Mormon, Zenos (/ ˈ z iː n ə s /) [1] was an old world prophet whose pre-Christian era writings were recorded upon the plates of brass.Zenos is quoted or paraphrased a number of times by writers in the Book of Mormon, including Nephi, [2] Jacob, [3] Alma, son of Alma, [4] Nephi, son of Helaman, [5] Samuel the Lamanite, [6] and Mormon.
Sweet is the Word: Reflections on the Book of Mormon, Its Narrative, Teachings, and People. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications. pp. 49– 59. ISBN 1-55503-925-1. Austin, Michael (2024). The Testimony of Two Nations: How the Book of Mormon Reads, and Rereads, the Bible. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252045356.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Book of Mormon: . The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421.