Teachings of the Living Prophets Student Manual - Religion 333

Teachings of the Living Prophets Student Manual - Religion 333

• UNIT 1 Living Prophets, Seers, and Revelators
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
    • Chapter 1 - Introduction
    • 1-1 Today’s Problems Require Divine Solutions
    • 1-2 The Lord Reveals His Will to Men Now As He Has Done in All Past Ages
    • 1-3 Our Greatest Need Is to Listen to the Prophets
  • Chapter 2 - What Are Prophets, Seers, and Revelators?
    • Chapter 2 - What Are Prophets, Seers, and Revelators?
    • 2-1 What Are the Oracles of God?
    • 2-2 What Is a Prophet?
    • 2-3 What Is a Seer?
    • 2-4 What Is a Revelator?
    • 2-5 God Selects His Prophets, Seers, and Revelators and Gives Them Authority
    • 2-6 Today, Only the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Are Prophets, Seers, and Revelators
    • 2-7 Further Study and Application
  • Chapter 3 - The Living Prophet
    • Chapter 3 - The Living Prophet
    • 3-1 Revelation to a Living Prophet Is the Foundation of True Religion
    • 3-2 It Is Vital to Understand the Importance of a Living Prophet
    • 3-3 The Living Prophet Possesses All the Keys of the Holy Priesthood
    • 3-4 All Other Church Leaders Serve under the Direction of the Living Prophet
    • 3-5 The Living Prophet Alone May Speak Authoritatively to and for the Whole Church
    • 3-6 A Prophet Needs No Credentials Other Than Divine Appointment
    • 3-7 The Lord Will Never Permit the Living Prophet to Lead the Church Astray
    • 3-8 What Should We Remember about the Prerogatives of the Living Prophet?
    • 3-9 Further Study and Application
  • Chapter 4 - The Living Prophet and Scripture
    • Chapter 4 - The Living Prophet and Scripture
    • 4-1 What Is Scripture and How Is It Obtained?
    • 4-2 The Standard Works Should Be Used to Judge the Truth of All Teachings
    • 4-3 Living Prophets Provide the Additional Scripture Every Generation Needs
    • 4-4 The Most Vital Scripture Is Current Scripture
    • 4-5 The Standard Works and Living Prophets Must Be Accepted or Rejected Together
    • 4-6 When Are the Words of Living Prophets to Be Considered as Scripture?
    • 4-7 Must a Prophet Always Preface His Remarks with “Thus Saith the Lord” for Them to Be Binding upon the Church?
    • 4-8 Prophetic Counsel Will Always Be Helpful
    • 4-9 Further Study and Application
  • Chapter 5 - The First Presidency
    • Chapter 5 - The First Presidency
    • 5-1 The First Presidency Presides over All Priesthood Functions in the Church
    • 5-2 The First Presidency is Responsible for the Administration of the Church
    • 5-3 What the First Presidency Says Is Scripture
    • 5-4 Doctrinal Interpretation is the Province of the First Presidency
    • 5-5 Latter-day Saints Are to Look to the First Presidency for Their Instructions
    • 5-6 Those Who Follow the First Presidency Will Never Go Astray
    • 5-7 Further Study and Application
  • Chapter 6 - The Quorum of the Twelve
    • Chapter 6 - The Quorum of the Twelve
    • 6-1 Oliver Cowdery Gave the Charge to the Original Quorum of the Twelve in This Dispensation
    • 6-2 Apostles Are Special Witnesses of Christ
    • 6-3 The Twelve Act Only under the Direction of the First Presidency
    • 6-4 All of the Keys of the Kingdom Are Given to the Apostles
    • 6-5 The Twelve Preside over the Church at the Death of the President
    • 6-6 The Apostles Help Keep the Church from Going Astray
    • 6-7 Further Study and Application
  • Chapter 7 - Succession in the Presidency
    • Chapter 7 - Succession in the Presidency
    • 7-1 The Lord Has Established the Order of Succession
    • 7-2 God Controls Succession in the Presidency
    • 7-3 The Saints Should Stop Their Supposing about Succession
    • 7-4 How Is a New President of the Church Selected?
    • 7-5 The Manner of Succession Was Illustrated at the Death of Harold B. Lee
    • 7-6 How Does the Formal Sustaining of a New President of the Church Take Place?
    • 7-7 Further Study and Application
• UNIT 2 Following the Living Prophets
  • Chapter 8 - Proper Perspective: A Safeguard against Deception
    • Chapter 8 - Proper Perspective: A Safeguard against Deception
    • 8-1 Mortal Perspective Is Limited
    • 8-2 Truth Harmonizes with Truth Whatever the Source
    • 8-3 Prophets Guide Us to Truth
    • 8-4 They Are Wise Who Put Their Trust in God and His Prophet
    • 8-5 Those Who Take the Word of God as a Guide Will Not Be Deceived
    • 8-6 Further Study and Application
  • Chapter 9 - Free Agency and Obedience
    • Chapter 9 - Free Agency and Obedience
    • 9-1 Following Divine Will Does Not Nullify Agency
    • 9-2 There Is a Proper Balance between Individual Freedom and Obedience
    • 9-3 The Church Will Not “Tell” Anyone What to Do
    • 9-4 When Men Obey God, It Is Not Blind Obedience
    • 9-5 Latter-day Saints Should Gain an Unshakable Testimony That Prophets Are Inspired
    • 9-6 Further Study and Application
  • Chapter 10 - What Does It Mean to Sustain a Prophet?
    • Chapter 10 - What Does It Mean to Sustain a Prophet?
    • 10-1 There Is a Formal Procedure for Sustaining Church Leaders
    • 10-2 To Sustain a Prophet Is to Follow That Prophet
    • 10-3 Truly Converted Latter-day Saints Sustain the Prophets
    • 10-4 Sustaining a Prophet Includes Sustaining Other Church Leaders
    • 10-5 Can One Have a Different Point of View and Still Sustain the Brethren?
    • 10-6 Further Study and Application
  • Chapter 11 - The Consequences of Following or Rejecting the Prophets
    • Chapter 11 - The Consequences of Following or Rejecting the Prophets
    • 11-1 Prophets Are Rejected for Unsound Reasons
    • 11-2 Those Who Oppose or Reject the Counsel of Prophets Lose the Spirit of the Lord
    • 11-3 Individuals Who Persist in Condemning Church Leaders Will Apostatize
    • 11-4 Those Who Follow the Prophets Are in the Path of Safety
    • 11-5 The Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail against Church Members Who Follow the Word of the Living Prophet
    • 11-6 Those Who Follow the Prophets Will Obtain Eternal Life
    • 11-7 Further Study and Application
• UNIT 3 General Conference
  • Chapter 12 - The Purpose and Importance of Conferences of the Church
    • Chapter 12 - The Purpose and Importance of Conferences of the Church
    • 12-1 General Conferences Are Held for Specific Purposes
    • 12-2 Members Must Prepare Themselves for General Conference
    • 12-3 General Conference Can Change the Daily Lives of the Saints
    • 12-4 In General Conference Problems Are Defined and Solutions Suggested
    • 12-5 Why Are the Same Messages Repeatedly Emphasized in the Conference?
    • 12-6 The Members of the Church Are to Heed the Messages of the Prophets
    • 12-7 The Voice of Warning Must Be Sounded
    • 12-8 Further Study and Application
  • Chapter 13 - How to Analyze and Use the Conference Reports
    • Chapter 13 - How to Analyze and Use the Conference Reports
    • 13-1 It Is Important to Study the Talks Given at Conference
    • 13-2 Conference Reports Should Guide Our Walk and Talk
    • 13-3 General Conference Should Inspire Us to Improve
    • 13-4 Some Suggestions for Studying Conference Talks
    • 13-5 Further Application and Study
    • Bibliography
    • Author Index