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{{Joseph Smith, Jr.}}
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[[Joseph Smith]], founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]], is viewed by the movement's adherents as a [[prophet]] in the tradition of the ancient prophets recorded in the [[Bible]]. During his life, Smith made several prophecies, many documented in the [[Doctrine and Covenants]], a book of scripture in several of the movement's [[List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement|denominations]].
[[Joseph Smith]], founder of the [[Latter-day Saint movement]], is viewed by the movement's adherents as a [[prophet]] in the tradition of the ancient prophets recorded in the [[Bible]]. During his life, Smith made several prophecies, many documented in the [[Doctrine and Covenants]], a book of scripture in several of the movement's [[List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement|denominations]].


There is much dispute surrounding the known and alleged prophecies of Smith. Some critics contend that Smith could not be a genuine prophet because they claim that some of his prophecies did not come true.<ref name="Abanes 2003 461-467">{{Cite book|
Mainstream sources note Smith's prophecies failed to come true.<ref name="Abanes 2003 461-467">{{Cite book|
title=One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church|
title=One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church|
publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press|
publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press|
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first=Richard|last=Abanes}}</ref><ref name="irr.org">{{Cite web
first=Richard|last=Abanes}}</ref><ref name="irr.org">{{Cite web
|url=http://irr.org/mit/js-failed-prophecies.html
|url=http://irr.org/mit/js-failed-prophecies.html
|title=IRR web site list of false prophecies|date=16 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="Tanners list of false prophecies">{{Cite web
|title=IRR web site list of false prophecies|date=16 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="Tanners list of false prophecies">{{Cite web|url=http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/falseprophecies.htm|title=A Sample of Joseph Smith's False Prophecies|website=www.utlm.org}}</ref> After Smith famously gave a public prophecy that Missouri Governor Boggs would be violently killed within a year, Boggs was shot in an assassination attempt; Multiple Smith confidants reported firsthand knowledge that Smith had attempted to have Boggs killed.
|title=Tanners list of false prophecies
|url=http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/falseprophecies.htm
}}</ref> Latter Day Saint adherents have responded to these claims by putting forth the following six arguments:


==Mormon views==
#some prophecies that critics claim have failed have actually been fulfilled;
Members of the LDS church regard Smith as a prophet who correctly predicted the rise of their church,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Haroldsen|first=Edwin O.|title=Good and Evil Spoken Of|journal=[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]|date=August 1995|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1995/08/good-and-evil-spoken-of?lang=eng|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> They argue that Joseph Smith predicted he would find "three witnesses to the word of God", and later found three men who would corroborate his story of the plates. After his loss in the [[Mormon War (1838)|1838 Mormon War]] Smith correctly predicted that he and his fellow prisoners would not be killed; The group were allowed to escape custody and flee to Illinois.<ref>Dona Hill, ''Joseph Smith: The First Mormon'' (Doubleday and Company, Garden City, New York, 1977) p.&nbsp;244.</ref> Smith prophesied that Mormon enforcer Porter Rockwell would never be harmed by bullet or blade; Though he violently killed others and was repeatedly charged with murder, Rockwell died in jail of natural causes. <ref>{{citation |first= Kristen |last= Sonne |date= June 21, 1998 |title= Rockwell's colorful history recounted |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/637159/Rockwells-colorful-history-recounted.html?pg=all |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021174508/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/637159/Rockwells-colorful-history-recounted.html?pg=all |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 21, 2013 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] }}</ref>
#some of Smith's statements have been mischaracterized as "prophecies";
#some prophetic statements ascribed to Smith have not been verified as legitimate by either Latter Day Saint or non–Latter Day Saint historians;
#some prophecies should be interpreted metaphorically, not literally;
#some legitimate prophecies were conditional and did not happen because the conditions precedent to those prophesies were not satisfied; and
#some legitimate prophecies remain unfulfilled but are expected to be fulfilled in the future.


==Mainstream views==
==Table of prophecies organized by date==
Mainstream sources note many of Smith's predictions failed to come true. Smith predicted that his firstborn son would one day translate the Golden Plates; the son died in infancy.<ref>Joshua M'Kune statement, quoted by Vogel</ref> During the Winter of 1829–30, Smith predicted that a buyer for the Book of Mormon copyright would be found in Canada; The trip to Canada failed to find result in a buyer. Smith later reported that some revelations are "of the devil".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wm8EAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42 | title=The Mormon Delusion. Volume 1. Paperback Version | isbn=978-1-4092-5904-6 | last1=Whitefield | first1=Jim | date=August 2012 | publisher=Lulu.com }}</ref>

On December 25, 1832, at the height of the [[nullification crisis]] where South Carolina threatened civil war, Smith predicted a war "that will shortly come to pass". In actuality, the crisis was averted and the United States remained at peace throughout Joseph Smith's lifetime.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pn20CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA155 | title=The Mormon Church and Blacks: A Documentary History | isbn=978-0-252-09784-3 | last1=Harris | first1=Matthew L. | last2=Bringhurst | first2=Newell G. | date=15 November 2015 | publisher=University of Illinois Press }}</ref>

In 1841, Joseph Smith publicly prophesied Missouri Governor [[Lilburn W. Boggs]] would be assassinated within the year. This event occurred within the context of heated conflict between Mormons and Missourians. Boggs was shot by an unknown assailant on the evening of May 6, 1842. He was seriously injured but survived and lived until 1860, contradicting Smith's prediction. [[Orrin Porter Rockwell]], an associate and bodyguard of Smith, was arrested on suspicion of the crime but ultimately released as a [[grand jury]] found no evidence of his involvement.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Miller |first=Rod |title=The assassination of Governor Boggs |date=2011 |publisher=Bonneville Books |isbn=978-1-59955-863-9 |location=Springville, Utah}}</ref> Smith confidants [[John C. Bennett|John C. Bennett]], [[Joseph H. Jackson (Nauvoo Legion)|Joseph Jackson]], and [[William Law (Latter Day Saints)|William Law]] would each later report that Smith had ordered Boggs be murdered.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_izMO9Xdq2UC&pg=PA468 | title=Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling | isbn=978-1-4000-7753-3 | last1=Bushman | first1=Richard Lyman | date=13 March 2007 | publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing }}</ref>

Throughout his career, Smith made comments suggesting the end of the world was near and the current generation of followers would not perish without witnessing it. <!--==Table of prophecies organized by date==


===Prophecies from 1823 to 1830===
===Prophecies from 1823 to 1830===
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|| [[Joseph Smith–History]] [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-h/1.33?lang=eng 1:33]; ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''1''':11–12
|| [[Joseph Smith–History]] [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/js-h/1.33?lang=eng 1:33]; ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''1''':11–12
|| September 21, 1823 (reported in 1838)
|| September 21, 1823 (reported in 1838)
|| Latter Day Saints state that this prophecy has been fulfilled. As evidence, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (Church of Jesus Christ) has cited discussions of Smith by American, German and Finnish scholars, as well as the Church of Jesus Christ's extensive [[Mormon missionary|missionary]] program, which leads many people around the world to speak of Smith for both good and ill.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Haroldsen|first=Edwin O.|title=Good and Evil Spoken Of|journal=[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]|date=August 1995|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1995/08/good-and-evil-spoken-of?lang=eng|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>
|| Latter-day Saints state that this prophecy has been fulfilled. As evidence, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (Church of Jesus Christ) has cited discussions of Smith by American, German and Finnish scholars, as well as the Church of Jesus Christ's extensive [[Mormon missionary|missionary]] program, which leads many people around the world to speak of Smith both positively and negatively.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Haroldsen|first=Edwin O.|title=Good and Evil Spoken Of|journal=[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]|date=August 1995|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1995/08/good-and-evil-spoken-of?lang=eng|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
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| '''Three witnesses to testify of the Book of Mormon''': At the request of [[Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints)|Martin Harris]], who desired to witness the golden plates containing the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith received the revelation that "the testimony of three witnesses would be sent forth of God's word." By the time the revelation was given, neither [[Oliver Cowdery]] nor [[David Whitmer]] (the two remaining witnesses and later supporters) had met Smith.
| '''Three witnesses to testify of the Book of Mormon''': At the request of [[Martin Harris (Latter-day Saints)|Martin Harris]], who desired to witness the golden plates containing the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith received the revelation that "the testimony of three witnesses would be sent forth of God's word." By the time the revelation was given, neither [[Oliver Cowdery]] nor [[David Whitmer]] (the two remaining witnesses and later supporters) had met Smith.
|| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 5|verse=15}}
|| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 5|verse=15}}
|| March 1829
|| March 1829
|| Latter Day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled.<ref>{{cite book |author=Gilbert W. Scharffs |title=The Truth About the "God Makers" |section-url=https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/archive/publications/the-truth-about-the-god-makers/ic |section=Appendix C: Samples of Prophecies of Joseph Smith that have been Fulfilled |date=1989 |via=FairLatterdaySaints.org}}</ref>
|| Latter-day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled.<ref>{{cite book |author=Gilbert W. Scharffs |title=The Truth About the "God Makers" |section-url=https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/archive/publications/the-truth-about-the-god-makers/ic |section=Appendix C: Samples of Prophecies of Joseph Smith that have been Fulfilled |date=1989 |via=FairLatterdaySaints.org}}</ref>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}}
|-
|-
| '''Jesus comes to the temple''': "I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God; wherefore, gird up your loins and I will suddenly come to my temple. Even so. Amen."
| '''Jesus comes to the temple''': "I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God; wherefore, gird up your loins and I will suddenly come to my temple. Even so. Amen."
|| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 36|verse=8}}
|| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 36|verse=8}}
|| December 9, 1830
|| December 9, 1830
|| Latter Day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled during Smith's lifetime. Smith stated that Jesus Christ appeared to him and [[Oliver Cowdery]] on April 3, 1836, in the [[Kirtland Temple]].<ref>[[Doctrine and Covenants]] [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/110.1-10?lang=eng 110:1–10].</ref>
|| Latter-day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled during Smith's lifetime. Smith stated that Jesus Christ appeared to him and [[Oliver Cowdery]] on April 3, 1836, in the [[Kirtland Temple]].<ref>[[Doctrine and Covenants]] [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/110.1-10?lang=eng 110:1–10].</ref>
|-
|-
| '''Copyright sale''': [[Hiram Page]] and [[Oliver Cowdery]] were to find a buyer for copyright of the Book of Mormon in Canada.
| '''Copyright sale''': [[Hiram Page]] and [[Oliver Cowdery]] were to find a buyer for copyright of the Book of Mormon in Canada.
| [[B. H. Roberts]], ''[[A Comprehensive History of the Church|Comprehensive History of the Church]], '' '''1''':165 (1930)
| [[B. H. Roberts]], ''[[A Comprehensive History of the Church|Comprehensive History of the Church]], '' '''1''':165 (1930)
| Winter 1829–30
| Winter 1829–30
| Latter Day Saints claim that the conditions precedent for the fulfilment of this prophecy were not satisfied.<ref>[[Marlin K. Jensen]], [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2009/07/the-joseph-smith-papers-the-manuscript-revelation-books?lang=eng "The Joseph Smith Papers: The Manuscript Revelation Books"], ''[[Liahona (magazine)|Liahona]]'', July 2009.</ref> Page argued in an 1848 letter that the revelation was therefore fulfilled.<ref>Letter to [[William E. McLellin]], February 2, 1848, as cited in [[Dan Vogel]], ''Early Mormon Documents'' '''5''':257–59.</ref>
| Latter-day Saints claim that the conditions precedent for the fulfilment of this prophecy were not satisfied.<ref>[[Marlin K. Jensen]], [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2009/07/the-joseph-smith-papers-the-manuscript-revelation-books?lang=eng "The Joseph Smith Papers: The Manuscript Revelation Books"], ''[[Liahona (magazine)|Liahona]]'', July 2009.</ref> Page argued in an 1848 letter that the revelation was therefore fulfilled.<ref>Letter to [[William E. McLellin]], February 2, 1848, as cited in [[Dan Vogel]], ''Early Mormon Documents'' '''5''':257–59.</ref>
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|-
|| '''Gather in one place''': The Latter Day Saints shall be gathered in one place "against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked"
|| '''Gather in one place''': The Latter-day Saints shall be gathered in one place "against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked"
| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 29|verse=8}}
| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 29|verse=8}}
|| September 1830
|| September 1830
|| Latter Day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled. Adherents recognize several meanings for "[[gathering (LDS Church)|gathering]]", stemming from their concepts of [[Zion (Latter Day Saints)|Zion]]. Indeed, [[general authorities]] have stated that the concept of gathering to Zion refers to the [[stake (Latter Day Saints)|stakes]] of Zion wherever they are located, and not to a single geographic and physical location.<ref>[[Harold B. Lee]], [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1973/07/strengthen-the-stakes-of-zion?lang=eng "Strengthen the Stakes of Zion"], ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', July 1973.</ref><ref>[[Bruce R. McConkie]], [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/1977/09/building-zion?lang=eng "Building Zion"], ''[[Liahona (magazine)|Liahona]]'', September 1977.</ref><ref>[[Bruce R. McConkie]], [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1977/05/come-let-israel-build-zion?lang=eng "Come: Let Israel Build Zion"], ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', May 1977.</ref>
|| Latter-day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled. Adherents recognize several meanings for "[[gathering (LDS Church)|gathering]]", stemming from their concepts of [[Zion (Latter-day Saints)|Zion]]. Indeed, [[general authorities]] have stated that the concept of gathering to Zion refers to the [[stake (Latter-day Saints)|stakes]] of Zion wherever they are located, and not to a single geographic and physical location.<ref>[[Harold B. Lee]], [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1973/07/strengthen-the-stakes-of-zion?lang=eng "Strengthen the Stakes of Zion"], ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', July 1973.</ref><ref>[[Bruce R. McConkie]], [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/1977/09/building-zion?lang=eng "Building Zion"], ''[[Liahona (magazine)|Liahona]]'', September 1977.</ref><ref>[[Bruce R. McConkie]], [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1977/05/come-let-israel-build-zion?lang=eng "Come: Let Israel Build Zion"], ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', May 1977.</ref>
|-
|-
|| '''Hour is nigh''': The "hour is nigh and day soon at hand" when Jesus will return.
|| '''Hour is nigh''': The "hour is nigh and day soon at hand" when Jesus will return.
| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 29|verse=9|range=-11}}
| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 29|verse=9|range=-11}}
|| September 1830
|| September 1830
|| Latter Day Saints claim this prophecy has yet to be fulfilled. Adherents believe that Jesus has not yet returned in his [[Second Coming of Jesus|Second Coming]],<ref name="Abanes, p 462"/> and Latter Day Saints advocate that the words "hour" and "day" are metaphorical and represent centuries or millennia, i.e., in a similar manner as is generally used in the same context in some instances in the Bible.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org">FAIR Latter Day Saints, [http://en.fairlatterdaysaints.org/Joseph_Smith/Alleged_false_prophecies Joseph Smith: Alleged false prophecies].</ref>
|| Latter-day Saints claim this prophecy has yet to be fulfilled. Adherents believe that Jesus has not yet returned in his [[Second Coming of Jesus|Second Coming]],<ref name="Abanes, p 462"/> and Latter-day Saints advocate that the words "hour" and "day" are metaphorical and represent centuries or millennia, i.e., in a similar manner as is generally used in the same context in some instances in the Bible.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org">FAIR Latter-day Saints, [http://en.fairlatterdaysaints.org/Joseph_Smith/Alleged_false_prophecies Joseph Smith: Alleged false prophecies].</ref>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}}
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|| '''Land purchase''': The Latter Day Saints were to gather riches and purchase a place of refuge and safety, where the wicked would not come, and the wicked would refuse to battle the Saints.
|| '''Land purchase''': The Latter-day Saints were to gather riches and purchase a place of refuge and safety, where the wicked would not come, and the wicked would refuse to battle the Saints.
|{{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 45|verse=64|range=-74}}
|{{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 45|verse=64|range=-74}}
|| March 7, 1831
|| March 7, 1831
|| Latter Day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/> [[Richard Abanes]] claims this was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 462">Abanes, p 462.</ref> Members of the Church of Jesus Christ claim that the "place of refuge and safety" that was purchased is in the [[Salt Lake Valley]], and that many, including the U.S. government, refused to battle with the Mormons shortly after their relocation to Utah.
|| Latter-day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}} [[Richard Abanes]] claims this was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 462">Abanes, p 462.</ref> Members of the Church of Jesus Christ claim that the "place of refuge and safety" that was purchased is in the [[Salt Lake Valley]], and that many, including the U.S. government, refused to battle with the Mormons shortly after their relocation to Utah.
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|| '''Zion in Missouri''': Missouri is named as the place for the "City of Zion"; the land will be purchased for "an everlasting inheritance".
|| '''Zion in Missouri''': Missouri is named as the place for the "City of Zion"; the land will be purchased for "an everlasting inheritance".
|{{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 57|verse=1|range=-5}}
|{{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 57|verse=1|range=-5}}
|| July 20, 1831
|| July 20, 1831
|| In the Doctrine and Covenants, {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 124|verse=49|range=-51}} the project was postponed. Hence, Latter Day Saints claim that a subsequent prophecy of Smith's replaced a prior prophecy.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/> In any case, many adherents generally believe that a [[temple (Latter Day Saints)|temple]] will eventually be constructed on the site prepared, based on additional statements by Smith. The [[Community of Christ]] has constructed a [[Independence Temple|temple]] on the Greater [[Temple Lot]]. The [[Church of Christ (Temple Lot)]] and the Church of Jesus Christ still own land on the Greater Temple Lot.
|| In the Doctrine and Covenants, {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 124|verse=49|range=-51}} the project was postponed. Hence, Latter-day Saints claim that a subsequent prophecy of Smith's replaced a prior prophecy.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}} In any case, many adherents generally believe that a [[temple (Latter-day Saints)|temple]] will eventually be constructed on the site prepared, based on additional statements by Smith. The [[Community of Christ]] has constructed a [[Independence Temple|temple]] on the Greater [[Temple Lot]]. The [[Church of Christ (Temple Lot)]] and the Church of Jesus Christ still own land on the Greater Temple Lot.
|-
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|| '''Strong hold in Kirtland for the space of five years''': Elder Frederick G. Williams should not sell his farm because "[The Lord wills] to retain a strong hold in the land of Kirtland, for the space of five years".
|| '''Strong hold in Kirtland for the space of five years''': Elder Frederick G. Williams should not sell his farm because "[The Lord wills] to retain a strong hold in the land of Kirtland, for the space of five years".
|{{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 64|verse=21}}
|{{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 64|verse=21}}
|| September, 1831
|| September, 1831
|| Latter Day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/> A majority of Latter Day Saints fled from Kirtland to Far West, Missouri between 1837 and 1838 to escape mob violence.
|| Latter-day Saints claim that this prophecy was fulfilled.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}} A majority of Latter-day Saints fled from Kirtland to Far West, Missouri between 1837 and 1838 to escape mob violence.
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|| '''Zion in this generation''': Zion and its temple will be built at Independence, Missouri, "in this generation".
|| '''Zion in this generation''': Zion and its temple will be built at Independence, Missouri, "in this generation".
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Another plausible explanation that this prophecy was fulfilled can be taken at face value from this revelation (D&C 84), in that it was received in Kirtland, Ohio. And though verse 3 indicates that the place of the temple (in Independence, MO) was indicated "by the finger of the Lord" (previously), the phrase in verse 4 "beginning at this place" is rather a transition of reference to Kirtland, Ohio, where Joseph Smith was at when this revelation was received by him<ref>Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, September 22 and 23, 1832. HC 1:286–295. (Doctrine and Covenants | Section 84:Heading)</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2021}} And, indeed, the Kirtland Temple was built and finished and dedicated by the spring of 1836.
Another plausible explanation that this prophecy was fulfilled can be taken at face value from this revelation (D&C 84), in that it was received in Kirtland, Ohio. And though verse 3 indicates that the place of the temple (in Independence, MO) was indicated "by the finger of the Lord" (previously), the phrase in verse 4 "beginning at this place" is rather a transition of reference to Kirtland, Ohio, where Joseph Smith was at when this revelation was received by him<ref>Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, September 22 and 23, 1832. HC 1:286–295. (Doctrine and Covenants | Section 84:Heading)</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2021}} And, indeed, the Kirtland Temple was built and finished and dedicated by the spring of 1836.


The reference to building "New Jerusalem" in this context then is not one of physical edifices (though the 'temple' being reared "in this generation" was, but occurred in Kirtland, OH, and not in Independence, or Jackson County, MO)—but, rather indicated that 'building' or developing the future inhabitants of that city (yet to be built physically) began in earnest, spiritually, by the reception of priesthood keys,<ref>Spiritual keys given by Moses, Elias, and Moses [all either [[Translation (Mormonism)|translated]] or resurrected beings] on April 6, 1836 in the [[Kirtland Temple]] to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery - see D&C 110)</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2021}} as well as priesthood organization of quorums, and temple practices and ordinances revealed by Joseph Smith to holders of both the Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthood among duly ordained male members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Kirtland who received these things were begun in the temple there, Ohio finished within four years from the year this prophecy was given.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=December 2021}}
The reference to building "New Jerusalem" in this context then is not one of physical edifices (though the 'temple' being reared "in this generation" was, but occurred in Kirtland, OH, and not in Independence, or Jackson County, MO)—but, rather indicated that 'building' or developing the future inhabitants of that city (yet to be built physically) began in earnest, spiritually, by the reception of priesthood keys,<ref>Spiritual keys given by Moses, Elias, and Moses [all either [[Translation (Mormonism)|translated]] or resurrected beings] on April 6, 1836 in the [[Kirtland Temple]] to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery - see D&C 110)</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2021}} as well as priesthood organization of quorums, and temple practices and ordinances revealed by Joseph Smith to holders of both the Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthood among duly ordained male members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kirtland who received these things were begun in the temple there, Ohio finished within four years from the year this prophecy was given.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=December 2021}}


The Community of Christ has constructed the [[Independence Temple]] on the Greater Temple Lot.
The Community of Christ has constructed the [[Independence Temple]] on the Greater Temple Lot.
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| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 84|verse=114}}
| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 84|verse=114}}
|| September 22 or 23, 1832
|| September 22 or 23, 1832
|| Richard Abanes contends that this prophecy was not fulfilled because both cities still exist.<ref name="Abanes, p 463">Abanes, p. 463.</ref> But Latter Day Saints believe that the conditions precedent for this prophecy were not fulfilled, because the gospel was accepted, not rejected, in both New York and Boston. Smith went to New York and Boston to preach and there are large groups of Latter Day Saints in both cities today.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>
|| Richard Abanes contends that this prophecy was not fulfilled because both cities still exist.<ref name="Abanes, p 463">Abanes, p. 463.</ref> But Latter-day Saints believe that the conditions precedent for this prophecy were not fulfilled, because the gospel was accepted, not rejected, in both New York and Boston. Smith went to New York and Boston to preach and there are large groups of Latter-day Saints in both cities today.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}}
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|| '''Civil War''': there will be a war between the northern states and the southern states beginning in South Carolina; the southern states will call upon Great Britain for assistance; that after this, war will be "poured out on all nations"; and that "slaves shall rise up against their masters, who shall be marshaled and disciplined for war".
|| '''Civil War''': there will be a war between the northern states and the southern states beginning in South Carolina; the southern states will call upon Great Britain for assistance; that after this, war will be "poured out on all nations"; and that "slaves shall rise up against their masters, who shall be marshaled and disciplined for war".
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|| December 25, 1832
|| December 25, 1832
|| Latter Day Saints believe that the [[American Civil War]] fulfilled this prophecy, in part: it was a war between the northern and the southern states, the war began in South Carolina, and the southern states did call upon the United Kingdom for military assistance.<ref>{{Citation | last = Peterson | first = Paul H. | contribution = Civil War Prophecy | contribution-url = http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/EoM/id/5606 | pages = 287–288 | editor1-last = Ludlow | editor1-first = Daniel H | editor1-link = Daniel H. Ludlow | title = Encyclopedia of Mormonism | location = New York | publisher = [[Macmillan Publishing]] | year = 1992 | isbn = 0-02-879602-0 | oclc = 24502140 | title-link = Encyclopedia of Mormonism }}.</ref> The prediction that after this, war would "be poured out upon all nations" is disputed, but Latter Day Saints argue that the wars that have occurred since the American Civil War—which include two world wars—adequately fulfill this prophecy.<ref>''Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Educational System, 2001) § 87.</ref>
|| Latter-day Saints believe that the [[American Civil War]] fulfilled this prophecy, in part: it was a war between the northern and the southern states, the war began in South Carolina, and the southern states did call upon the United Kingdom for military assistance.<ref>{{Citation | last = Peterson | first = Paul H. | contribution = Civil War Prophecy | contribution-url = http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/EoM/id/5606 | pages = 287–288 | editor1-last = Ludlow | editor1-first = Daniel H | editor1-link = Daniel H. Ludlow | title = Encyclopedia of Mormonism | location = New York | publisher = [[Macmillan Publishing]] | year = 1992 | isbn = 0-02-879602-0 | oclc = 24502140 | title-link = Encyclopedia of Mormonism }}.</ref> The prediction that after this, war would "be poured out upon all nations" is disputed, but Latter-day Saints argue that the wars that have occurred since the American Civil War—which include two world wars—adequately fulfill this prophecy.<ref>''Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Educational System, 2001) § 87.</ref>
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|| August 2, 1833
|| August 2, 1833
|| The Latter Day Saints were not able to build a temple as commanded because they were driven out of Missouri by [[Missouri Executive Order 44|Executive Order 44]]. {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 101|verse=1|range=-3}} Latter Day Saints argue that the Latter Day Saints' disobedience led to this result, thus nullifying the prophecy.
|| The Latter-day Saints were not able to build a temple as commanded because they were driven out of Missouri by [[Missouri Executive Order 44|Executive Order 44]]. {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 101|verse=1|range=-3}} Latter-day Saints argue that the Latter-day Saints' disobedience led to this result, thus nullifying the prophecy.
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||'''Stars fall from heaven''': According to Philo Dibble, while preaching in [[Kirtland, Ohio]], Smith said, "Forty days shall not pass and the stars shall fall from heaven."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Edwin|first=Perry|title="Philo Dibble Narrative." Stories about Joseph Smith.|year=1934|location=Salt Lake City}}</ref> ||Philo Dibble Narrative|
||'''Stars fall from heaven''': According to Philo Dibble, while preaching in [[Kirtland, Ohio]], Smith said, "Forty days shall not pass and the stars shall fall from heaven."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Edwin|first=Perry|title="Philo Dibble Narrative." Stories about Joseph Smith.|year=1934|location=Salt Lake City}}</ref> ||Philo Dibble Narrative|
||October 5, 1833
||October 5, 1833
||On November 13, 1833, the [[Leonids]] [[meteor shower]] occurred, and it was such a brilliant and heavy meteor shower that some people thought that the world was ending.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Horack|first=John M.|title=The Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833|url=http://spacescience.spaceref.com/newhome/headlines/ast22jun99_2.htm}}</ref> Some critics of the Dibble narrative say that he simply invented the story after the fact. Others assume that Smith must have studied celestial events and deduced that the Leonids shower would occur again soon, as records exist of its occurrence in 902, 1630, and 1799.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brief history of the Leonid shower|url=http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/history.html}}</ref> Smith himself records the events in his own history: "About 4 o'clock a.m. I was awakened by Brother Davis knocking at my door, and calling on me to arise and behold the signs in the heavens. I arose, and to my great joy, beheld the stars fall from heaven like a shower of hailstones.... I was led to exclaim, 'How marvelous are Thy works, O Lord! I thank Thee for Thy mercy unto Thy servant; save me in Thy kingdom for Christ's sake. Amen.'"<ref>{{Cite book|title=HC 1:439}}</ref>
||On November 13, 1833, the [[Leonids]] [[meteor shower]] occurred, and it was such a brilliant and heavy meteor shower that some people thought that the world was ending.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Horack|first=John M.|title=The Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833|url=http://spacescience.spaceref.com/newhome/headlines/ast22jun99_2.htm}}</ref> Some critics of the Dibble narrative say that he simply invented the story after the fact. Others assume that Smith must have studied celestial events and deduced that the Leonids shower would occur again soon, as records exist of its occurrence in 902, 1630, and 1799.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brief history of the Leonid shower|url=http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/history.html|url-status=dead|access-date=2012-07-25|archive-date=2012-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522025820/http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/history.html}}</ref> Smith himself records the events in his own history: "About 4 o'clock a.m. I was awakened by Brother Davis knocking at my door, and calling on me to arise and behold the signs in the heavens. I arose, and to my great joy, beheld the stars fall from heaven like a shower of hailstones.... I was led to exclaim, 'How marvelous are Thy works, O Lord! I thank Thee for Thy mercy unto Thy servant; save me in Thy kingdom for Christ's sake. Amen.'"<ref>{{Cite book|title=HC 1:439}}</ref>


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|| April 23, 1834
|| April 23, 1834
|| Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 464">Abanes, p 464</ref> Members of the Church of Jesus Christ claim that the adjectives "everlasting ... immutable and unchageable" may refer to the divine source of the United Order rather than a prophecy that it will always be practiced. They also argue that the United Order is part of the eternal gospel and that its practice is simply in abeyance pending other events.<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1986/06/i-have-a-question?lang=eng "I Have a Question"], ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', June 1986.</ref> Members also argue that similar phraseology is used in the bible.<ref>http://en.fairlatterdaysaints.org/Joseph_Smith/Alleged_false_prophecies/United_Order_is_everlasting</ref>
|| Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 464">Abanes, p 464</ref> Members of the Church of Jesus Christ claim that the adjectives "everlasting ... immutable and unchageable" may refer to the divine source of the United Order rather than a prophecy that it will always be practiced. They also argue that the United Order is part of the eternal gospel and that its practice is simply in abeyance pending other events.<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1986/06/i-have-a-question?lang=eng "I Have a Question"], ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', June 1986.</ref> Members also argue that similar phraseology is used in the bible.<ref>http://en.fairlatterdaysaints.org/Joseph_Smith/Alleged_false_prophecies/United_Order_is_everlasting {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}}
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|| '''Missouri victory''': Speaking through Smith, God says regarding Missouri: "I will fight your battles ... the destroyer I have sent forth to destroy and lay waste mine enemies; and not many years hence they shall not be left to pollute mine heritage, and to blaspheme my name upon the lands which I have consecrated for the gathering together of my saints".
|| '''Missouri victory''': Speaking through Smith, God says regarding Missouri: "I will fight your battles ... the destroyer I have sent forth to destroy and lay waste mine enemies; and not many years hence they shall not be left to pollute mine heritage, and to blaspheme my name upon the lands which I have consecrated for the gathering together of my saints".
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|| Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 464"/> As stated above, the Latter-day Saints maintain that the bloody Civil War laid waste to the land under General Order 11, and saw the destruction of their enemies and their property as prophesied by Joseph Smith.
|| Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 464"/> As stated above, the Latter-day Saints maintain that the bloody Civil War laid waste to the land under General Order 11, and saw the destruction of their enemies and their property as prophesied by Joseph Smith.
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|| '''Zion in Missouri''': The Latter Day Saints should be ready to move into Jackson County, Missouri, on September 11, 1836, "the appointed time for the redemption of Zion"
|| '''Zion in Missouri''': The Latter-day Saints should be ready to move into Jackson County, Missouri, on September 11, 1836, "the appointed time for the redemption of Zion"
| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''2''':145
| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''2''':145
|| August 16, 1834
|| August 16, 1834
|| Richard Abanes claims that this was not fulfilled: the Latter Day Saints fled Missouri in 1839.<ref name="Abanes, p 464"/> Latter Day Saints claim that the Saints did move into Jackson County on the appointed date, thus forfeiting the conditional prophecy.
|| Richard Abanes claims that this was not fulfilled: the Latter-day Saints fled Missouri in 1839.<ref name="Abanes, p 464"/> Latter-day Saints claim that the Saints did move into Jackson County on the appointed date, thus forfeiting the conditional prophecy.
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|| '''Church to fill the world''': As reported by Wilford Woodruff, Joseph Smith prophesied that "this Church will fill North and South America—it will fill the world.’”
| As quoted in [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-wilford-woodruff/chapter-3?lang=eng Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff].
|| Spring 1834
|| As of 2023, nominal membership in the LDS Church and other denominations number over 17 million. Nominal church growth has slowed from prodigious growth rates seen in the later 20th century.
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| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of Church]]'' '''2''':182
|| February 14, 1835
|| February 14, 1835
|| Critic [[Richard Abanes]] claims this prophecy was not fulfilled because the Second Coming of Jesus did not happen within 56 years of the statement.<ref name="Abanes, p 464"/> Latter Day Saints claim that this was not necessarily a prophecy because it was not contained in a revelation and that Smith may have been expressing an opinion on the timing of the Second Coming.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
|| Critic [[Richard Abanes]] claims this prophecy was not fulfilled because the Second Coming of Jesus did not happen within 56 years of the statement.<ref name="Abanes, p 464"/> Latter-day Saints claim that this was not necessarily a prophecy because it was not contained in a revelation and that Smith may have been expressing an opinion on the timing of the Second Coming.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Richard LLoyd |title=Joseph Smith and the Millenarian Time Table |journal=BYU Studies Quarterly |date=1 October 1961 |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=55–66 |url=https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol3/iss3/6 |access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref>


In 1843, Smith related the following: "I was once praying very earnestly to know the time of the coming of the Son of Man, when I heard a voice repeat the following: Joseph, my son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore let this suffice, and trouble me no more on this matter. I was left thus, without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing, or whether I should die and thus see his face. I believe the coming of the Son of Man will not be any sooner than that time."<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/130.14-17?lang=eng Doctrine and Covenants 130:14–17].</ref>
In 1843, Smith related the following: "I was once praying very earnestly to know the time of the coming of the Son of Man, when I heard a voice repeat the following: Joseph, my son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore let this suffice, and trouble me no more on this matter. I was left thus, without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing, or whether I should die and thus see his face. I believe the coming of the Son of Man will not be any sooner than that time."<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/130.14-17?lang=eng Doctrine and Covenants 130:14–17].</ref>

Latter Day Saints argue that in this later instance, Smith did not claim to know the timing of the Second Coming, which should cause us to question whether his 1835 statement was a prophetic statement.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}


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|| August 4, 1836
|| August 4, 1836
|| Latter Day Saints argue that the revelation did not say that Smith would receive the wealth on his 1836 trip to Salem, but rather that it would occur "in due time". The Church of Jesus Christ teaches that "in Salem was a treasure of much greater value to the kingdom than that for which they had come. There were many souls in Salem whom the Lord knew would accept the gospel. ... [in the early 1840s,] Elder [Erastus] Snow baptized over one hundred people" in the city.<ref>''Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Educational System, 2001) at § 111.</ref>{{third-party inline|date=December 2021}}
|| Latter-day Saints argue that the revelation did not say that Smith would receive the wealth on his 1836 trip to Salem, but rather that it would occur "in due time". The Church of Jesus Christ teaches that "in Salem was a treasure of much greater value to the kingdom than that for which they had come. There were many souls in Salem whom the Lord knew would accept the gospel. ... [in the early 1840s,] Elder [Erastus] Snow baptized over one hundred people" in the city.<ref>''Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church Educational System, 2001) at § 111.</ref>{{third-party inline|date=December 2021}}
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|| '''Marsh exalted''': [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|Apostle]] [[Thomas B. Marsh]] would be "exalted" and would preach "unto the ends of the earth ... among ... many nations".
|| '''Marsh exalted''': [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|Apostle]] [[Thomas B. Marsh]] would be "exalted" and would preach "unto the ends of the earth ... among ... many nations".
| {{sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 112|verse=3|range=-11}}
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|| July 23, 1837
|| July 23, 1837
|| Though Marsh was excommunicated shortly thereafter,<ref name="Abanes, p 465">Abanes, p. 465</ref> in 1857, he was rebaptized into the Church of Jesus Christ. Marsh wrote an autobiography in 1864, documenting his significant missionary service. Latter Day Saints therefore believe that the prophecy was fulfilled as it pertains to Marsh's preaching.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=December 2021}}
|| Though Marsh was excommunicated shortly thereafter,<ref name="Abanes, p 465">Abanes, p. 465</ref> in 1857, he was rebaptized into the Church of Jesus Christ. Marsh wrote an autobiography in 1864, documenting his significant missionary service. Latter-day Saints therefore believe that the prophecy was fulfilled as it pertains to Marsh's preaching.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=December 2021}}
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| '''Oliver Granger''': "And again, I say unto you, I remember my servant [[Oliver Granger]]; behold, verily I say unto him that his name shall be had in sacred remembrance from generation to generation, forever and ever, saith the Lord."
| '''Oliver Granger''': "And again, I say unto you, I remember my servant [[Oliver Granger]]; behold, verily I say unto him that his name shall be had in sacred remembrance from generation to generation, forever and ever, saith the Lord."
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|| Dona Hill, ''Joseph Smith: The First Mormon'' (Doubleday and Company, Garden City, New York, 1977) p.&nbsp;244.
|| Dona Hill, ''Joseph Smith: The First Mormon'' (Doubleday and Company, Garden City, New York, 1977) p.&nbsp;244.
|| November 1838
|| November 1838
|| Latter Day Saints assert that this prophecy was fulfilled, because neither Smith nor any of his companions were killed during their imprisonment in [[Liberty Jail]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
|| Latter-day Saints assert that this prophecy was fulfilled, because neither Smith nor any of his companions were killed during their imprisonment in [[Liberty Jail]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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|| '''Enemies punished''': While in prison, God stated through Smith that "cursed are all those that shall lift up the heel against mine anointed", that Smith's enemies would be taken "in their own craftiness", and that "not many years hence ... [they] and their posterity shall be swept from under heaven, saith God, that not one of them is left to stand by the wall".
|| '''Enemies punished''': While in prison, God stated through Smith that "cursed are all those that shall lift up the heel against mine anointed", that Smith's enemies would be taken "in their own craftiness", and that "not many years hence ... [they] and their posterity shall be swept from under heaven, saith God, that not one of them is left to stand by the wall".
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|| March 20, 1839
|| March 20, 1839
|| The meaning of this prophecy, its referenced target, and the extent of its fulfillment has long been controversial. Although some of the known persecutors of Smith met gruesome and ugly deaths, others died peacefully of old age.<ref>Poulsen, Richard "Fate and the Persecutors of Joseph Smith: Transmutations of An American Myth" ''[[Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought]]'' '''11'''(4) (winter 1978): 63–68.</ref> Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 465"/>
|| The meaning of this prophecy, its referenced target, and the extent of its fulfillment has long been controversial. Although some of the known persecutors of Smith met gruesome and ugly deaths, others died peacefully of old age.<ref>Poulsen, Richard "Fate and the Persecutors of Joseph Smith: Transmutations of An American Myth" ''[[Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought]]'' '''11'''(4) (winter 1978): 63–68.</ref> Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 465"/>
Latter Day Saints argue that the unfortunate events which befell some of Smith's enemies is evidence that the prophecy was fulfilled.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/> Another argument set forth by adherents is that the prophecy applied more to spiritual punishments in the afterlife rather than temporal punishments.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>
Latter-day Saints argue that the unfortunate events which befell some of Smith's enemies are evidence that the prophecy was fulfilled.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}} Another argument set forth by adherents is that the prophecy applied more to spiritual punishments in the afterlife rather than temporal punishments.<ref name="en.fairlatterdaysaints.org"/>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}}
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|| '''Orson Hyde's Dedicatory Prayer[At the Request of Joseph Smith]''': On October 24, 1841, [[Orson Hyde]] dedicated the Holy Land for the return of Judah and the House of Israel generally at the request of Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith said "In due time thou shalt go to Jerusalem, the land of thy fathers, and be a watchman unto the house of Israel; and by thy hands shall the Most High do a great work, which shall prepare the way and greatly facilitate the gathering together of that people." During the 1840 April church conference, Joseph Smith commissioned Elder Hyde to go to Palestine and there dedicate that land for the return of the Jewish people. Jews "Have been scattered abroad among the Gentiles for a long period; and in our estimation, the time of the commencement of their return to the Holy Land has already arrived." The [[Orson Hyde Memorial Garden]] is a dedicated space to this prophecy in Jerusalem.
| [[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]], 4:457 & 375.
|| April 28, 1842
|| Latter Day Saints believe the return of the Jews to their ancestral home was brought about by the exercising of priesthood keys conferred upon the saints by Moses in the Kirtland Temple at the same time Elijah returned and conferred his keys of binding the hearts of the children to their fathers and vice versa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/2009/05/lds-history-1836-april-3.html|title=Kirtland Temple, Kirtland, Ohio, April 6, 1836}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2021}} Within a few decades, [[Theodor Herzl|Theodor Hertzl]] began the Zionist movement, and Latter Day Saints contend that the establishment and continued survival of the nation of Israel to be fulfillment of Hyde's prophetic calling.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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|| '''Relief Society''': "I now prophecy that before ten years shall roll around, the queens of the earth shall come and pay their respects to this society" [spoken at a [[Relief Society]] meeting].
|| '''Relief Society''': "I now prophecy that before ten years shall roll around, the queens of the earth shall come and pay their respects to this society" [spoken at a [[Relief Society]] meeting].
| [[D. Michael Quinn]], ''The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power'', p.&nbsp;634
| [[D. Michael Quinn]], ''The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power'', p.&nbsp;634
|| April 28, 1842
|| April 28, 1842
|| Critic [[Richard Abanes]] claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 466">Abanes, p. 466.</ref> Latter Day Saints claim that the conditions precedent for the fulfillment of this prophecy were not satisfied.<ref>{{cite web|title=Question: Did Joseph Smith give a false prophecy by claiming that queens would pay respect to the Relief Society within ten years?|access-date=October 19, 2018|url=https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Question:_Did_Joseph_Smith_give_a_false_prophecy_by_claiming_that_queens_would_pay_respect_to_the_Relief_Society_within_ten_years%3F}}</ref> All Relief Society meetings were suspended in 1844 and the organization went on ''hiatus'' until it was reorganized in 1867 by Brigham Young.
|| Critic [[Richard Abanes]] claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 466">Abanes, p. 466.</ref> Latter Day Saints claim that the conditions precedent for the fulfillment of this prophecy were not satisfied.<ref>{{cite web|title=Question: Did Joseph Smith give a false prophecy by claiming that queens would pay respect to the Relief Society within ten years?|access-date=October 19, 2018|url=https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Question:_Did_Joseph_Smith_give_a_false_prophecy_by_claiming_that_queens_would_pay_respect_to_the_Relief_Society_within_ten_years%3F}}</ref>{{third-party inline|date=March 2024}} All Relief Society meetings were suspended in 1844 and the organization went on ''hiatus'' until it was reorganized in 1867 by Brigham Young.
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| '''Saints to settle in Rocky Mountains''': "I prophesied that the Saints would continue to suffer much affliction and would be driven to the Rocky Mountains, many would apostatize, others would be put to death by our persecutors or lose their lives in consequence of exposure or disease, and some of you will live to go and assist in making settlements and build cities and see the Saints become a mighty people in the midst of the Rocky Mountains."
| '''Saints to settle in Rocky Mountains''': "I prophesied that the Saints would continue to suffer much affliction and would be driven to the Rocky Mountains, many would apostatize, others would be put to death by our persecutors or lose their lives in consequence of exposure or disease, and some of you will live to go and assist in making settlements and build cities and see the Saints become a mighty people in the midst of the Rocky Mountains."
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':85
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':85
|| August 1842
|| August 1842
|| Members of the Church of Jesus Christ contend that this prophecy was fulfilled. Not long after Smith's death, the majority of Latter Day Saints followed [[Brigham Young]] in relocating to the [[Salt Lake Valley]], where they established [[Salt Lake City]] and other settlements in Utah. Critics [[Jerald and Sandra Tanner]] claim that this alleged prophesy was inserted into Smith's ''History'' after his death and that it was written in handwriting that does not match Smith's.<ref>Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''The Changing World of Mormonism'', p. 404</ref><ref>Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Mormonism: Shadow or Reality?'', pp. 134–35.</ref>
|| Members of the Church of Jesus Christ contend that this prophecy was fulfilled. Not long after Smith's death, the majority of Latter-day Saints followed [[Brigham Young]] in relocating to the [[Salt Lake Valley]], where they established [[Salt Lake City]] and other settlements in Utah. Critics [[Jerald and Sandra Tanner]] claim that this alleged prophesy was inserted into Smith's ''History'' after his death and that it was written in handwriting that does not match Smith's.<ref>Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''The Changing World of Mormonism'', p. 404</ref><ref>Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Mormonism: Shadow or Reality?'', pp. 134–35.</ref>
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| '''Smith will not return to Missouri ''': When Smith was captured by Missouri agents in Illinois, he stated that he would not set foot in Missouri again either dead or alive.
| '''Smith will not return to Missouri ''': When Smith was captured by Missouri agents in Illinois, he stated that he would not set foot in Missouri again either dead or alive.
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':216
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':216
|| 1842
|| 1842
|| Latter Day Saints believe that this prophecy was fulfilled. Smith did not return to Missouri even though he was captured by Missouri agents in Illinois. He never entered Missouri again and was killed and buried in Illinois.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
|| Latter-day Saints believe that this prophecy was fulfilled. Smith did not return to Missouri even though he was captured by Missouri agents in Illinois. He never entered Missouri again and was killed and buried in Illinois.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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||''' Rising Generation''': "There are those of the rising generation who shall not taste death till Christ comes."
||''' Rising Generation''': "There are those of the rising generation who shall not taste death till Christ comes."
| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':336
| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':336
|| April 6, 1843
|| April 6, 1843
||Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 466"/> Latter Day Saints claim that the term "rising generation" is vague and could mean future generations and not just apply to those generations that existed in Smith's time.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
||Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 466"/> Latter-day Saints claim that the term "rising generation" is vague and could mean future generations and not just apply to those generations that existed in Smith's time.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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|| ''' [[White Horse Prophecy]] ''': A lengthy discourse in which Smith reportedly said, "You will see the Constitution of the United States almost destroyed. It will hang like a thread as fine as a silk fiber ... and it will be preserved and saved by the efforts of the White Horse"; and that the temple in Jackson County, Missouri, "will be built in this generation."
|| ''' [[White Horse Prophecy]] ''': A lengthy discourse in which Smith reportedly said, "You will see the Constitution of the United States almost destroyed. It will hang like a thread as fine as a silk fiber ... and it will be preserved and saved by the efforts of the White Horse"; and that the temple in Jackson County, Missouri, "will be built in this generation."
| Journal of John J. Roberts, March 2, 1902
| Journal of John J. Roberts, March 2, 1902
|| May 6, 1843
|| May 6, 1843
|| The Church of Jesus Christ does not accept the White Horse Prophecy as authentic.<ref name=penrod>{{cite journal | author=Don L. Penrod | title=Edwin Rushton as the Source of the White Horse Prophecy | journal=[[BYU Studies]] | volume=49 | issue=3 | year=2010 | pages=75–131 | url=http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=8625 | access-date=November 2, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106002805/http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=8625 | archive-date=November 6, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=Mormon Doctrine | url=https://archive.org/details/mormondoctrine00mcco | url-access=registration | edition=2nd | author=McConkie, Bruce R. | publisher=Bookcraft | year=1966 | page=[https://archive.org/details/mormondoctrine00mcco/page/835 835]}}</ref><ref name=LDS_Disclaimer>[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/blog/2010/01/church-statement-on-white-horse-prophecy-and-political-neutrality.html "Church Statement on 'White Horse Prophecy' and Political Neutrality"], Public Affairs Department, Church of Jesus Christ, January 6, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2011.</ref> Although other authenticated statements by Smith appear to echo the claim that the United States Constitution would be threatened and that faithful Latter Day Saints would save it, the authenticity of the White Horse Prophecy is debated and has never been resolved among historians.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
|| The Church of Jesus Christ does not accept the White Horse Prophecy as authentic.<ref name=penrod>{{cite journal | author=Don L. Penrod | title=Edwin Rushton as the Source of the White Horse Prophecy | journal=[[BYU Studies]] | volume=49 | issue=3 | year=2010 | pages=75–131 | url=http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=8625 | access-date=November 2, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106002805/http://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=8625 | archive-date=November 6, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=Mormon Doctrine | url=https://archive.org/details/mormondoctrine00mcco | url-access=registration | edition=2nd | author=McConkie, Bruce R. | publisher=Bookcraft | year=1966 | page=[https://archive.org/details/mormondoctrine00mcco/page/835 835]}}</ref><ref name=LDS_Disclaimer>[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/blog/2010/01/church-statement-on-white-horse-prophecy-and-political-neutrality.html "Church Statement on 'White Horse Prophecy' and Political Neutrality"], Public Affairs Department, Church of Jesus Christ, January 6, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2011.</ref> Although other authenticated statements by Smith appear to echo the claim that the United States Constitution would be threatened and that faithful Latter-day Saints would save it, the authenticity of the White Horse Prophecy is debated and has never been resolved among historians.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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|| ''' Government Overthrown''': "I prophesy in the name of the Lord God of Israel, unless the United States redress the wrongs committed upon the Saints in the state of Missouri and punish the crimes committed by her officers that in a few years the government will be utterly overthrown and wasted, and there will not be so much as a potsherd left for their wickedness."
|| ''' Government Overthrown''': "I prophesy in the name of the Lord God of Israel, unless the United States redress the wrongs committed upon the Saints in the state of Missouri and punish the crimes committed by her officers that in a few years the government will be utterly overthrown and wasted, and there will not be so much as a potsherd left for their wickedness."
| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':394
| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':394
|| May 18, 1843
|| May 18, 1843
|| Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled;<ref name="Abanes, p 466"/> however, in 1861, the secession of [[Missouri]] was in dispute. During the war, Missouri was claimed by both the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] and the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], and had two competing [[State governments of the United States|state governments]], sending representatives to both the [[United States Congress]] and the [[Congress of the Confederate States|Confederate Congress]]. Missouri was hotly contested during the war and her Confederate government was utterly overthrown and wasted when the state was laid waste by Union troops. Many people who had driven the saints from their homes were themselves ousted and their property burned, their livestock slaughtered or confiscated under [[General Order No. 11 (1863)|General Order 11]]. Other Latter Day Saints argue that Smith may have been referring to the ruling [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]], which was defeated in the [[1852 United States presidential election|presidential election of 1852]], later to dissolve and disappear from the political sphere.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_prophecies.shtml|access-date=1 December 2017|title=Fulfilled Prophecies of Joseph Smith}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2021}}{{POV statement|date=December 2021}} Still other Latter Day Saints argue that formal apologies have been delivered to the Saints by government officials, including an official apology from Missouri in 1976. They argue that allowing Utah—which was dominated by Latter Day Saints—to obtain statehood in 1896 could be regarded as "redress" of the wrongs committed.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
|| Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled;<ref name="Abanes, p 466"/> however, in 1861, the secession of [[Missouri]] was in dispute. During the war, Missouri was claimed by both the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] and the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], and had two competing [[State governments of the United States|state governments]], sending representatives to both the [[United States Congress]] and the [[Congress of the Confederate States|Confederate Congress]]. Missouri was hotly contested during the war and her Confederate government was utterly overthrown and wasted when the state was laid waste by Union troops. Many people who had driven the saints from their homes were themselves ousted and their property burned, their livestock slaughtered or confiscated under [[General Order No. 11 (1863)|General Order 11]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_prophecies.shtml|access-date=1 December 2017|title=Fulfilled Prophecies of Joseph Smith}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2021}}{{POV statement|date=December 2021}} Other Latter-day Saints argue that Smith may have been referring to the ruling [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]]{{cn|date=April 2023}}, which was defeated in the [[1852 United States presidential election|presidential election of 1852]], later to dissolve and disappear from the political sphere. Still other Latter-day Saints argue that formal apologies have been delivered to the Saints by government officials, including an official apology from Missouri in 1976. They argue that allowing Utah—which was dominated by Latter-day Saints—to obtain statehood in 1896 could be regarded as "redress" of the wrongs committed.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
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| '''Stephen A. Douglas to run for president''': Smith stated that [[Stephen A. Douglas]] would run for the presidency of the United States. Smith also predicted that if Douglas slandered the Latter Day Saints then he would feel the weight of the hand of the Almighty upon him.
| '''Stephen A. Douglas to run for president''': Smith stated that [[Stephen A. Douglas]] would run for the presidency of the United States. Smith also predicted that if Douglas slandered the Latter-day Saints then he would feel the weight of the hand of the Almighty upon him.
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':394
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''5''':394
|| May 1843
|| May 1843
|| Latter Day Saints believe that this prophecy was fulfilled. Douglas ran for U.S. president in [[1860 United States presidential election|1860]]. He did make some negative comments towards the Latter Day Saints,{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} and he did not win the 1860 election, and later died in 1861.
|| Latter-day Saints believe that this prophecy was fulfilled. Douglas ran for U.S. president in [[1860 United States presidential election|1860]]. He did make some negative comments towards the Latter-day Saints,{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} and he did not win the 1860 election, and later died in 1861.
This prophecy was not published until 1856, when [[William Clayton (Mormon)|William Clayton]] claimed he had recorded it in his journal.<ref>{{Cite book |title=History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / 5 : Period I, History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet / by himself. |date=1978 |publisher=Deseret News |author=Smith, Joseph |isbn=0-87747-693-4 |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |oclc=311557948}}</ref> Previously that same year, Douglas had tried and failed to get the Democratic nomination.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Holt, Michael F. |title=Franklin Pierce |date=2010 |publisher=Times Books/Henry Holt and Co |isbn=978-0-8050-8719-2 |edition=1st |location=New York |oclc=435711537}}</ref> A later compilation of Clayton's journals showed no mention of the prophecy from May 1843.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://archive.org/stream/WilliamClaytonJournal/WilliamClaytonJournal_djvu.txt|title=William Clayton Journal|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=|language=English}}</ref>
This prophecy was not published until 1856, when [[William Clayton (Mormon)|William Clayton]] claimed he had recorded it in his journal.<ref>{{Cite book |title=History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / 5 : Period I, History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet / by himself. |date=1978 |publisher=Deseret News |author=Smith, Joseph |isbn=0-87747-693-4 |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |oclc=311557948}}</ref> Previously that same year, Douglas had tried and failed to get the Democratic nomination.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Holt, Michael F. |title=Franklin Pierce |date=2010 |publisher=Times Books/Henry Holt and Co |isbn=978-0-8050-8719-2 |edition=1st |location=New York |oclc=435711537}}</ref> A later compilation of Clayton's journals showed no mention of the prophecy from May 1843.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://archive.org/stream/WilliamClaytonJournal/WilliamClaytonJournal_djvu.txt|title=William Clayton Journal|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=|language=English}}</ref>
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| '''Stakes established in Boston and New York''': "In the great cities, as Boston, New York, etc., there shall be [[stake (Latter Day Saints)|stakes]]"
| '''Stakes established in Boston and New York''': "In the great cities, as Boston, New York, etc., there shall be [[stake (Latter-day Saints)|stakes]]"
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''6''':319
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''6''':319
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|| Latter Day Saints believe that this prophecy has been fulfilled. Several [[Stake (Latter Day Saints)|stakes]] of the Church of Jesus Christ have established in those cities. There are stakes of the Church of Jesus Christ in many other "great cities" of the United States and the world.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
|| Latter-day Saints believe that this prophecy has been fulfilled. Several [[Stake (Latter-day Saints)|stakes]] of the Church of Jesus Christ have established in those cities. There are stakes of the Church of Jesus Christ in many other "great cities" of the United States and the world.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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||''' Government broken up''': "While discussing the petition to Congress, I prophesied, by virtue of the holy Priesthood vested in me, and in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that, if Congress will not hear our petition and grant us protection, they shall be broken up as a government, and God shall damn them. And there shall nothing be left of them—not even a grease spot."
||''' Government broken up''': "While discussing the petition to Congress, I prophesied, by virtue of the holy Priesthood vested in me, and in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that, if Congress will not hear our petition and grant us protection, they shall be broken up as a government, and God shall damn them. And there shall nothing be left of them—not even a grease spot."
| ''[[Millennial Star]]'' '''29''':455; ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''6''':116
| ''[[Millennial Star]]'' '''29''':455; ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''6''':116
|| December 16, 1843
|| December 16, 1843
|| Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 467">Abanes, p. 467.</ref> Latter Day Saints argue that years later Congress did grant protection to the Latter Day Saints and that adherents are now free to practice their religion in the United States. Since the conditions for the protection of the Saints were eventually met, it is argued that prophecy never came to fruition.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
|| Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled.<ref name="Abanes, p 467">Abanes, p. 467.</ref> Latter-day Saints argue that years later Congress did grant protection to the Latter-day Saints and that adherents are now free to practice their religion in the United States. Since the conditions for the protection of the Saints were eventually met, it is argued that prophecy never came to fruition.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
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| '''Orrin Porter Rockwell protected from enemies''': "I prophesy, in the name of the Lord, that you—[[Orrin Porter Rockwell]]—so long as ye shall remain loyal and true to thy faith, need fear no enemy. Cut not thy hair and no bullet or blade can harm thee."
| '''Orrin Porter Rockwell protected from enemies''': "I prophesy, in the name of the Lord, that you—[[Orrin Porter Rockwell]]—so long as ye shall remain loyal and true to thy faith, need fear no enemy. Cut not thy hair and no bullet or blade can harm thee."
|| {{citation |first= Kristen |last= Sonne |date= June 21, 1998 |title= Rockwell's colorful history recounted |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/637159/Rockwells-colorful-history-recounted.html?pg=all |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] }}
|| {{citation |first= Kristen |last= Sonne |date= June 21, 1998 |title= Rockwell's colorful history recounted |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/637159/Rockwells-colorful-history-recounted.html?pg=all |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021174508/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/637159/Rockwells-colorful-history-recounted.html?pg=all |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 21, 2013 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] }}
|| December 25, 1843
|| December 25, 1843
|| Latter Day Saints contend this prophecy was fulfilled: Rockwell died of natural causes at an old age, having never been wounded by a bullet or a blade. However he did cut his hair in 1855, several years after Joseph's statement, to make a wig for Agnes Smith, the widow of [[Don Carlos Smith]], Joseph's younger brother.<ref>{{citation |first= Kristen |last= Sonne |date= June 21, 1998 |title= Rockwell's colorful history recounted |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/637159/Rockwells-colorful-history-recounted.html?pg=all |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] }}</ref>
|| Latter-day Saints contend this prophecy was fulfilled: Rockwell died of natural causes at an old age, having never been wounded by a bullet or a blade. However he did cut his hair in 1855, several years after Joseph's statement, to make a wig for Agnes Smith, the widow of [[Don Carlos Smith]], Joseph's younger brother.<ref>{{citation |first= Kristen |last= Sonne |date= June 21, 1998 |title= Rockwell's colorful history recounted |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/637159/Rockwells-colorful-history-recounted.html?pg=all |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021174508/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/637159/Rockwells-colorful-history-recounted.html?pg=all |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 21, 2013 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] }}</ref>
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|| '''Son David''': Smith prophesied that his unborn child will be named David and will be "church president and king over Israel".
|| '''Son David''': Smith prophesied that his unborn child will be named David and will be "church president and king over Israel".
| [[D. Michael Quinn]], ''The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power'', p.&nbsp;644
| [[D. Michael Quinn]], ''The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power'', p.&nbsp;644
|| April–May 1844
|| April–May 1844
|| There is dispute between critics and apologists over the authenticity of this prophecy. The son [[David Hyrum Smith]] became a member of the [[First Presidency (Community of Christ)|First Presidency]] of the [[Community of Christ|Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Community of Christ)]]. Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled, as David did not become the president of the Community of Christ or any other Latter Day Saint church.<ref name="Abanes, p 467"/> Members of the Church of Jesus Christ dispute the authenticity of the prophecy.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
|| There is dispute between critics and apologists over the authenticity of this prophecy. The son [[David Hyrum Smith]] became a member of the [[First Presidency (Community of Christ)|First Presidency]] of the [[Community of Christ|Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Community of Christ)]]. Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled, as David did not become the president of the Community of Christ or any other Latter-day Saint church.<ref name="Abanes, p 467"/> Members of the Church of Jesus Christ dispute the authenticity of the prophecy.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
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| '''Dr. Richards will not have hole in garment''': Shortly before his imprisonment in [[Carthage Jail]], Smith told [[Willard Richards]] that the time would come that the balls would fly around him like hail, and he should see his friends fall on the right and on the left, but that there should not be a hole in his garment.
| '''Dr. Richards will not have hole in garment''': Shortly before his imprisonment in [[Carthage Jail]], Smith told [[Willard Richards]] that the time would come that the balls would fly around him like hail, and he should see his friends fall on the right and on the left, but that there should not be a hole in his garment.
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''6''':619
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''6''':619
|| More than a year before June 1844
|| More than a year before June 1844
|| Latter Day Saints believe that this prophecy was fulfilled. Although he was in the room where Smith and his brother [[Hyrum Smith|Hyrum]] were shot and killed, Richards escaped from the incident uninjured.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
|| Latter-day Saints believe that this prophecy was fulfilled. Although he was in the room where Smith and his brother [[Hyrum Smith|Hyrum]] were shot and killed, Richards escaped from the incident uninjured.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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| '''Joseph and Hyrum Smith to die if re-captured''': Five days before his death, Smith wrote: "I told Stephen Markham that if I and Hyrum were ever taken again we should be massacred, or I was not a prophet of God"
| '''Joseph and Hyrum Smith to die if re-captured''': Five days before his death, Smith wrote: "I told Stephen Markham that if I and Hyrum were ever taken again we should be massacred, or I was not a prophet of God"
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|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''6''':601
|| ''[[History of the Church (Joseph Smith)|History of the Church]]'' '''6''':601
|| July 26 or 27, 1844
|| July 26 or 27, 1844
|| Latter Day Saints believe this prophecy was fulfilled. Although Jones was ill and believed to be dying of an illness at the time of his conversation with Smith,{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} Jones recovered and later went to Wales as a [[Mormon missionary|missionary]] for the Church of Jesus Christ.
|| Latter-day Saints believe this prophecy was fulfilled. Although Jones was ill and believed to be dying of an illness at the time of his conversation with Smith,{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} Jones recovered and later went to Wales as a [[Mormon missionary|missionary]] for the Church of Jesus Christ.
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of non-canonical revelations in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|List of non-canonical revelations in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]]
* [[List of non-canonical revelations in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|List of non-canonical revelations in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]]
* [[Miracles of Joseph Smith]]
* [[Miracles attributed to Joseph Smith]]
* [[One Mighty and Strong]]
* [[One Mighty and Strong]]


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Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter-day Saint movement, is viewed by the movement's adherents as a prophet in the tradition of the ancient prophets recorded in the Bible. During his life, Smith made several prophecies, many documented in the Doctrine and Covenants, a book of scripture in several of the movement's denominations.

Mainstream sources note Smith's prophecies failed to come true.[1][2][3] After Smith famously gave a public prophecy that Missouri Governor Boggs would be violently killed within a year, Boggs was shot in an assassination attempt; Multiple Smith confidants reported firsthand knowledge that Smith had attempted to have Boggs killed.

Mormon views

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Members of the LDS church regard Smith as a prophet who correctly predicted the rise of their church,[4] They argue that Joseph Smith predicted he would find "three witnesses to the word of God", and later found three men who would corroborate his story of the plates. After his loss in the 1838 Mormon War Smith correctly predicted that he and his fellow prisoners would not be killed; The group were allowed to escape custody and flee to Illinois.[5] Smith prophesied that Mormon enforcer Porter Rockwell would never be harmed by bullet or blade; Though he violently killed others and was repeatedly charged with murder, Rockwell died in jail of natural causes. [6]

Mainstream views

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Mainstream sources note many of Smith's predictions failed to come true. Smith predicted that his firstborn son would one day translate the Golden Plates; the son died in infancy.[7] During the Winter of 1829–30, Smith predicted that a buyer for the Book of Mormon copyright would be found in Canada; The trip to Canada failed to find result in a buyer. Smith later reported that some revelations are "of the devil".[8]

On December 25, 1832, at the height of the nullification crisis where South Carolina threatened civil war, Smith predicted a war "that will shortly come to pass". In actuality, the crisis was averted and the United States remained at peace throughout Joseph Smith's lifetime.[9]

In 1841, Joseph Smith publicly prophesied Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs would be assassinated within the year. This event occurred within the context of heated conflict between Mormons and Missourians. Boggs was shot by an unknown assailant on the evening of May 6, 1842. He was seriously injured but survived and lived until 1860, contradicting Smith's prediction. Orrin Porter Rockwell, an associate and bodyguard of Smith, was arrested on suspicion of the crime but ultimately released as a grand jury found no evidence of his involvement.[10] Smith confidants John C. Bennett, Joseph Jackson, and William Law would each later report that Smith had ordered Boggs be murdered.[11]

Throughout his career, Smith made comments suggesting the end of the world was near and the current generation of followers would not perish without witnessing it.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Abanes, Richard (2003). One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church. Thunder's Mouth Press. pp. 461–67. ISBN 1-56858-283-8.
  2. ^ "IRR web site list of false prophecies". 16 August 2011.
  3. ^ "A Sample of Joseph Smith's False Prophecies". www.utlm.org.
  4. ^ Haroldsen, Edwin O. (August 1995). "Good and Evil Spoken Of". Ensign. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  5. ^ Dona Hill, Joseph Smith: The First Mormon (Doubleday and Company, Garden City, New York, 1977) p. 244.
  6. ^ Sonne, Kristen (June 21, 1998), "Rockwell's colorful history recounted", Deseret News, archived from the original on October 21, 2013
  7. ^ Joshua M'Kune statement, quoted by Vogel
  8. ^ Whitefield, Jim (August 2012). The Mormon Delusion. Volume 1. Paperback Version. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4092-5904-6.
  9. ^ Harris, Matthew L.; Bringhurst, Newell G. (15 November 2015). The Mormon Church and Blacks: A Documentary History. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-09784-3.
  10. ^ Miller, Rod (2011). The assassination of Governor Boggs. Springville, Utah: Bonneville Books. ISBN 978-1-59955-863-9.
  11. ^ Bushman, Richard Lyman (13 March 2007). Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling. Knopf Doubleday Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4000-7753-3.

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