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Some sects in the Latter Day Saint movement do not accept the office of
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on April 6, 1830, declared that "there shall be a record kept among you; and in it shalt be called a seer, a translator, a prophet, an apostle of Jesus Christ, an elder of the church through the will of God the Father, and the grace of your Lord Jesus Christ". In 1835, Smith further clarified the
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I made a short address, and called upon the several quorums, and all the congregation of Saints, to acknowledge the
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the president in these roles, and the signalling for any in opposition is also allowed. Additionally, the counselors in the First
Presidency and the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are sustained by the membership as "prophets, seers, and revelators". Until October 1979, the
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as sacred text. In the church, only the
Prophet-President is considered to be a prophet, seer, and revelator, and so far, each person to hold this position has presented additional revelations or spiritual writings to the church, which have been added to the Doctrine and Covenants.
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as his successor. In
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for the church, a revelation to Smith stated that "no one shall be appointed to receive commandments and revelations in this church excepting my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., for he receiveth them even as Moses." This established Smith's exclusive right to lead the church.
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would have a single presiding officer arose in late 1831. Initially, after the church's formation on April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith referred to himself as merely "an apostle of Jesus Christ, and elder of the church." However, there was one other
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of the church. The 1835 revision also added a verse referring to the office of "president of the high priesthood (or presiding elder)", which had since been added to the church hierarchy.
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Though there has never been a popular movement in the church to have a president removed or punished, he could theoretically be removed from his position or otherwise disciplined by the
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authority on earth, with the exclusive right to receive revelations from God on behalf of the entire church or the entire world. The
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in 1834. The Council determined that Joseph Smith had "acted in every respect in an honorable and proper manner with all monies and properties entrusted to his charge."
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is presented to the members as "prophet, seer, and revelator and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". Members are invited to
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and four other men "to the high priesthood", and Wight in turn ordains eighteen other men, including Smith, "to the high priesthood".
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the whole church." Smith was ordained to this position and sustained by the church on January 25, 1832, at a conference in
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in 1844 without having indisputably established who was to be his successor. Therefore, his death was followed by a
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conferences. These procedures are mandated by the theology of the LDS Church, which dictates governance by the "
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as President of the Church's corporate assets, most FLDS members continue to regard Jeffs as a prophet.
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is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. It was the office held by
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President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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The President of the LDS Church is the church's leader and the head of the
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should also be accepted by the church as prophets, seers, and revelators:
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Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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The phrase "prophet, seer, and revelator" is derived from a number of
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Different accounts of this meeting give the date as June 3, 4, or 6.
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leader of the church. The position is composed of several roles: (1)
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of the church, making the formal hierarchy of the church unclear.
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would be Prophet-President designate. Veazey had been serving as
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gave them superior authority than that of other high priests.
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Priesthood of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Criticism of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Eyewitness accounts associated with the Joseph Smith Papyri
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and other "crowning ordinances" of the Gospel, such as the
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Note that in the Minute Book 2 entry, Smith first ordains
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continued to believe in the lineal succession through the
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Cunning folk traditions and the Latter Day Saint movement
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broke with the precedent of lineal succession by naming
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considers June 3 to be the "best guess" for the date.
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Smith said he received after the organization of the
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and other early LDS leaders, the fundamentalists in
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President of the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
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2712:Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2519:President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1092:"Prophet Seer, and Revelator: Like Unto Moses"
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222:Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ
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1413:"The President—Prophet, Seer, and Revelator"
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1866:List of Reorganized Restorationist churches
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1426:"Living Prophets, Seers, and Revelators"
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2002:Spectrums of orthodoxy and practice
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1259:"The Sustaining of Church Officers"
854:We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet
824:We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet
492:Church Boards of Trustees/Education
370:of the LDS Church, the name of the
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2141:List of prophecies of Joseph Smith
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611:president of the Council of Twelve
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1397:"Prophets, Seers, and Revelators"
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1055:Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
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1669:Criticism of Mormon sacred texts
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1371:"Prophet, Seer, and Revelator"
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1571:Community of Christ history
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422:President of the LDS Church
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1389:, August 1996, p. 2.
1360:, churchofjesuschrist.org
1358:"Gospel Topics: Prophets"
944:(Church of Christ, n.d.).
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173:claimed to have received
169:In September 1830, after
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2428:Latter Day Saints Portal
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1547:Mormon handcart pioneers
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1875:Doctrines and practices
1381:"Continuing Revelation"
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1839:Mormon fundamentalism
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2373:Joseph Smith Papyri
2022:Women and Mormonism
1952:Law of consecration
1942:Islam and Mormonism
1922:Gifts of the Spirit
1807:Community of Christ
1530:Extermination Order
774:Wendell Loy Nielsen
694:, headquartered in
510:Community of Christ
393:Presiding Bishopric
385:general authorities
381:Presiding Patriarch
295:Other denominations
287:Presiding Patriarch
162:—and several other
117:Community of Christ
2727:Patriarch emeritus
2665:Aaronic priesthood
2274:Mormon pornography
2243:Placement marriage
2182:Mormon blogosphere
1557:Mormon Reformation
1393:Jeffrey R. Holland
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1967:Plan of salvation
1892:Articles of Faith
1882:Adam–God doctrine
1787:LDS denominations
1772:Granville Hedrick
1767:William Bickerton
1689:Lectures on Faith
1600:William Bickerton
1535:Succession crisis
1485:Fundamental ideas
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1065:978-1-4000-7753-3
789:is governed by a
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