The Living Prophet and his Keys
The Prophet
is the Lord’s Spokesman
The Lord Leads the Church by
Continuous Revelation
The Word of the Lord to Living Prophets is Timely
The Lord Will Never Permit the Living Prophet to Lead the Church Astray
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The responsibilities of the President of the Church?
Presiding over all priesthood quorums and the general membership of the church.
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What does President Harold B. Lee say about the directness of the Lord’s revelation to us?
The Lord will give it to his prophets, not to some guy.
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What does President Kimball say in this chapter about revelation?
The heavens are still open and the Lord guides His Church from day to day.
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Who taught the need for a living prophet by indicating that Adam’s revelations did not tell him to build an ark, and Noah’s revelations did not tell him to flee from Sodom?
President John Taylor
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What are the fourteen fundamentals of following the Prophet?
1) The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything. 2) The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works. 3) The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet. 4) The prophet will never lead the Church astray. 5) The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time. 6) The prophet does not have to say “Thus saith the Lord” to give us scripture. 7) The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know. 8) The prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning. 9) The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual. 10) The prophet may be involved in civic matters. 11) The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich. 12) The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly. 13) The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency—the highest quorum in the Church. 14) The prophet and the presidency—the living prophet and the First Presidency—follow them and be blessed; reject them and suffer.
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What did President Kimball teach in Denmark about keys and prophets?
That prophets hold the keys of the priesthood like Peter of old and they use them every day. Bonus: What city was President Kimball in when he taught this?
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What does President Benson teach in this chapter about living prophets?
We should value the words of the prophets more than those of any other person.
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The Lord reveals His ____ and ____ to His prophet. Fill in the blanks.
Mind and will
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Which books was Brigham Young referring to when he said, “Those books are nothing to me; those books do not convey the word of God direct to us now, as do the words of a Prophet”?
He was referring to the Book of Mormon, Bible and Doctrine and Covenants. He compared the living oracles (living prophets) to the books.
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Who stated that the Lord would never allow the current prophet to lead the Church astray?
President Wilford Woodruff: “The Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as President of this Church to lead you astray.”
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How many people can hold and exercise all priesthood keys in their fullness at one time?
Just one: The prophet.
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Who said this quote: “Of all mortal men, we should keep our eyes most "firmly fixed" on the captain, the prophet, seer, and revelator, and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is the man who stands closest to the fountain of living waters..."
President Ezra Taft Benson
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President Kimball warned Church members about errors made in previous generations. What was an error he mentioned concerning the prophets? What was an error he mentioned concerning revelation?
“Expecting the spectacular, one may not be fully alerted to the constant flow of revealed communication…”
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Doctrines of the Church never change, but what can change?
New and different problems and many variations of old problems.
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Some leading brethren in the early days of the Church met secretly to determine how to overthrow the Prophet Joseph Smith. They made the mistake of inviting one brother who assured them their attempt would sink their souls to hell. Who was this brother?
Brigham Young
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What ordinances can the Prophet of the Church perform, and why can he perform them?
All ordinances of the gospel can be performed by the Prophet. All teaching of the truths of salvation is authorized and through the keys which he holds, salvation itself is made available to men of his day.
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All men are entitled to ________. Fill in the blank
Inspiration
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Where are revelations recorded that come continually - “month to month and day to day”?
“The vaults and files of the Church contain these revelations which come month to month and day to day…the communication line is unbroken” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1977, 114-15)
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The living prophet’s words take ________ over other statements on the same issue. Fill in the blank.
Presidence
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What connection did President Harold B. Lee make that has real significance with the term living prophet?
The Lord would remove him (the prophet) out of his place before He would ever allow that (leading His people astray) to happen.
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How does the Prophet make salvation available to the people of his day?
By teaching of the truths of salvation is authorized and through the keys which he holds, salvation itself is made available to men of his day.
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BONUS: Who said this quote: "A good way to measure your standing with the Lord is to see how you feel about, and act upon, the inspired words of his earthly representative, the prophet-president. The inspired words of the president are not to be trifled with.
President Ezra Taft Benson
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What was organized and will remain on the earth as long as time shall last?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Who said this quote: “The sound of the voice of the Lord is a continuous melody and a thunderous appeal. For nearly a century and a half there has been no interruption.”
President Spencer W. Kimball
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What did President Lee say happened when the Prophet Joseph Smith was killed?
More people started to accept him as a prophet. It is an age old problem that many people seem to think that prophets who are dead are true prophets and living prophets are just men standing behind a pulpit.
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