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 according to the Bible deals with prophets and prophecybook of [[Deuteronomy]].
==Mormon Beliefs==Members of Prophets in the [[ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOld Testament]] (Mormons) believe that there are modern day prophets. Mormons sustain also have the President distinction of being largely ignored by the Church as prophet, [[seer]], and [[revelator]]Jewish people who they are trying to reach. <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 A large portion of the Bible deals with prophets and prophecy, including two sections of the Church books of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsthe Bible, the Major Prophets and the Minor Prophets. The first prophet was [[Joseph Smith]]. The current prophet Note that the Minor Prophets is [[Thomas Monson|Thomas S. Monson]]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 successionMajor Prophets:
#[[Joseph Smith]]* Isaiah#[[Brigham Young]]* Jeremiah#[[John Taylor]]#[[Wilford Woodruff]]#[[Lorenzo Snow]]#[[Joseph F. Smith]]#[[Heber J. Grant]]#[[George Albert Smith]]#[[David O. McKay]]#[[Joseph Fielding Smith]]#[[Harold B. Lee]]#[[Spencer W. Kimball]]#[[Ezra Taft Benson]]#[[Howard W. Hunter]]#[[Gordon B. Hinckley]]#[[Thomas Monson|Thomas S. Monson]]<ref>[http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b3bc55cbf541229058520974e44916a0/?vgnextoid=32c41b08f338c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=0cba7befabc20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____ LDS.org - Sunday School Chapter Detail - Prophets of God] </ref>* Ezekiel
==References==<small><references/></small>The Minor Prophets:
* Daniel* Hosea* Joel* Amos* Obadiah* Jonah* Micah* Nahum* Habakkuk* Zephaniah* Haggai* Zechariah* Malachi There are other prophets in the Bible as well that don't have books named after them, such as [[Elijah]] and [[Elisha]]. Furthermore, while discussion of prophets is less pronounced in the [[New Testament]] of the Bible than it is in the [[Old Testament|Old]], there are prophets in the New Testament as well, such as [[Agabus]]. == Prophets outside the Bible == Many religions that were set up after [[Jesus]] have labeled their founders as prophets, such as [[Islam]] with [[Mohammed]]. The [[Mormon]] Church believes in a succession of [[Prophets (Mormon)|Later Day Prophets]] who have come in modern times. [[Charismatic Church|Charismatic]] preachers, especially in the faith movement, will often refer to themselves as prophets. [[Category:Bible]][[Category: Religion]]