Joseph Smith Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, h ...

, founder of the

Latter Day Saint movement The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by Jo ...

, is viewed by the movement's adherents as a

prophet In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the ...

in the tradition of the ancient prophets recorded in the

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus ...

. During his life, Smith made several prophecies, many documented in the

Doctrine and Covenants The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C or D. and C.) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Originally published in 1835 as Doctrine and Covenants of the Chu ...

, a book of scripture in several of the movement's denominations. There is much dispute surrounding the known and alleged prophecies of Smith. Some critics contend that Smith could not be a genuine prophet because they claim that some of his prophecies did not come true. Latter Day Saint adherents have responded to these claims by putting forth the following six arguments: #Some prophecies that critics claim have failed have actually been fulfilled; #Some of Smith's statements have been mischaracterized as "prophecies"; #Some prophetic statements ascribed to Smith have not been verified as legitimate by either Latter Day Saint or non–Latter Day Saint historians; #Some prophecies should be interpreted metaphorically, not literally; #Some legitimate prophecies were conditional and did not happen because the conditions precedent to those prophesies were not satisfied; and #Some legitimate prophecies remain unfulfilled but are expected to be fulfilled in the future.

Table of prophecies organized by date

Prophecies from 1823 to 1830

Prophecies from 1831 to 1832

Prophecies from 1833 to 1834

Prophecies from 1835 to 1839

Prophecies from 1840 to 1844

Notes

References

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External links

;Favorable
Doctrine and Covenants"World of Abraham"
from FAIR
Fulfilled Prophecies of Joseph Smith
;Unfavorable

by Ed Decker
Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry
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