Joseph Smith on Prophecy

Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith

Salvation cannot come without revelation; it is in vain for anyone to minister without it. No man is a minister of Jesus Christ without being a Prophet. No man can be a minister of Jesus Christ except he has the testimony of Jesus; and this is the spirit of prophecy. Whenever salvation has been administered, it has been by testimony.

Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, page 160, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1976

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