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Failed Prophecies [16]
Personal Beliefs of Prophets [5]
Testimony (Witness of the Holy Ghost) [31]

Encyclopedia of Mormonism

The resources listed below are articles available in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site.

Chauncey C. Riddle, "Revelation," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 1225-1228

Ensign Articles

These articles cited below provide information on the topic of this page. The Ensign is one of the official publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When you click on one of the article links below, you are whisked to the article found in the archives of the Church's Web site.

Joseph Anderson, "The Rock of Revelation," Ensign, July 1973, 105.

James E. Faust, "Continuing Revelation," Ensign, August 1996, 2.

James E. Faust, "Continuous Revelation," Ensign, November 1989, 8.

Gaylen Hinton, "I need help in praying for and receiving guidance and personal revelation.," Ensign, October 1993, 60.

Jay E. Jensen, "Have I Received an Answer from the Spirit?," Ensign, April 1989, 21.

Spencer W. Kimball, "Gospel Forum: Continuing Revelation," Ensign, February 1971, 20. Question: The official revelations to the Church apparently ended with the 1890 Manifesto issued by President Wilford Woodruff. What is the position of the Church on continuous revelation?

Robert J. Matthews, "A Crisis, a Council, and Inspired Leadership," Ensign, October 1995, 54. With the help of the Spirit, the Lord's chosen leaders resolved a doctrinal question troubling the growing Church of Jesus Christ. Why inspired leadership is necessary for the Church.

Neal A. Maxwell, "God Will Yet Reveal," Ensign, November 1986, 52. Will there be more revelations in the future?

Charles Muldowney, "What did Jesus mean when he said to Peter, as recorded in Matthew 16:18, that 'the gates of hell shall not prevail against [my church]'?," Ensign, August 1993, 52.

LeGrand Richards, "Prophecy," Ensign, May 1974, 115.

LeGrand Richards, "Prophets and Prophecy," Ensign, November 1975, 50.

Stephen D. Ricks, "Many times in prophecy, the present and past tenses are used, even though the prophecy refers to a future event. Can you explain the use of verb tenses in prophecy?," Ensign, August 1988.

Dean Sorensen, "Is the gift of prophecy limited to those whom we sustain as prophets, seers, and revelators?," Ensign, April 1990.

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