The Lord declared that the Book of Mormon contains “the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ” (Doctrine and Covenants 20:9; see also Doctrine and Covenants 42:12). On September 22, 1827, an angel named Moroni—the last Book of Mormon prophet—delivered these records to the Prophet Joseph Smith. Am I overstating this to the point of being totally wrong? He is a preacher of righteousness. Some prophets overlap, lived in different areas, or the chronology cannot be estimated with any accuracy. The word Mormon originally derived from the Book of Mormon, a religious text published by Smith, which he said he translated from golden plates with divine assistance. (KUTV) — At least six people are suing the daughter and son-in-law of Russell M. Nelson, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Another breaking news alert notification pops up. Which prophets were killed? p. 69. CHAPTER XXXII 4.. OF THE DEATH OF THE PROPHETS; HOW THEY DlED, AND (WHERE) EACH ONE OF THEM WAS BURIED 5.. MANASSEH the son of Hezekiah slew Isaiah with a wooden saw; he was buried before the outfall of the waters which Hezekiah concealed by the side of Siloah 6.. Hosea the son of Beeri, of the tribe of Issachar, (was) from the town of Be`elmâth. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with religious historian Matthew Bowman … The Mormon prophet Thomas S. Monson died this week at the age of 90. The upshot of my curiosity is, does the death of Jesus fall into that category, as the death of a prophet? There are over 300 prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the Messiah—Jesus—many involving His death and resurrection. “Israel” didn’t like the prophets so the prophets were killed. The President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is God’s prophet on earth today. (Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Wendy Nelson Maxfield, daughter of church President Russell M. Nelson, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, after a battle with cancer. I didn’t pick up on the death of prophets in my reading of the Old Testament. Most of these prophecies were given hundreds or even thousands of years before Jesus was born; yet we see that He fulfilled all of them. This list details all the major and minor Old Testament prophets, though not necessarily in perfect chronological order. On occasion, prophets may be inspired to foretell the future for the benefit of mankind. Mormonism is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity started by Joseph Smith in Western New York in the 1820s and 30s.. Where is the death and resurrection of Messiah prophesied in Hebrew Scriptures? Mormon is allegedly a prophet-historian who was the native American believed by Mormons to have written the Book of Mormon - the main religious text of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormonism). The 93-year-old Nelson, a cardiothoracic-surgeon-turned-Mormon-apostle, is poised to become the 17th president of the nearly 16 million-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His primary responsibility, however, is to bear witness of Christ. A prophet denounces sin and foretells its consequences. Found in the Footnotes: President Nelson Shares What Will Help Us When Surrounded by Uncertainty and Fear Lindsey Williams - Editor's note: Our weekly Friday column, “ Found in the Footnotes ,” explores some of the footnotes from remarks given by General Authorities and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.