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A '''prophet''' is one who speaks for God through divine revelation.  Prophets in the [[Bible]] usually predict future events and the words of a prophet must always come to pass.  If they do not, then he is a false prophet and must be put to death.  A large portion of the Bible deals with prophets and prophecy.

A '''prophet''' is one who speaks for God through divine revelation.  Prophets in the [[Bible]] usually predict future events and the words of a prophet must always come to pass.  If they do not, then he is a false prophet and must be put to death according to the book of [[Deuteronomy]].

Prophets in the [[Old Testament]] also have the distinction of being largely ignored by the Jewish people who they are trying to reach.

Members of the [[ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (Mormons) believe that there are modern day prophets. Mormons sustain the President of the Church as prophet, [[seer]], and [[revelator]]. <ref>[http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.3933737ad2ff28132eb22a86942826a0/?vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&index=16&sourceId=c6549c57af139010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____ LDS.org - Gospel Topics - Prophets]</ref>

There have been sixteen prophets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first prophet was [[Joseph Smith]]. The current prophet is [[Thomas Monson|Thomas S. Monson]].  

A large portion of the Bible deals with prophets and prophecy, including two sections of the books of the Bible, the Major Prophets and the Minor Prophets.  Note that the Minor Prophets is in reference to the length of their texts, not that they themselves were less of a prophet than the Major Prophets.

The list of Mormon prophets in order of succession:

The Major Prophets:

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