Prophet, seer and revelator
Prophet, seer, and revelator ( English prophet, seer, and revelator ) is an ecclesiastical title in the hierarchy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It is used for the President of the Church and his advisers in the First Presidency ( First Presidency ), it is in the running for the highest body within the management structure of the Church, and for the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ( Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ). The award of the title is periodically vindicated by Church members for all individuals, including the President. This refers to Am 3.7 EU , 2 Chr 20.20 EU and Eph 2.19 EU to justify the institution of a prophet.
The term “prophet, seer and revelator” includes for the bearers of the title in the understanding of the church the role of a prophet in the sense of teaching known knowledge, a seer in the sense of recognizing hidden knowledge and a revelator in the sense of proclaiming new knowledge . The title derives from revelations from Joseph Smith , founder of Mormonism and founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1836, one year after the establishment of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, he established that members of the quorum and the First Presidency should be regarded by the Church as prophets, seers, and revelators.
Holders of the now-defunct office of Assistant to the President, created by Joseph Smith and given to a total of three people in Church history, including his brother Hyrum Smith , also held the title of Prophet, Seer, and Revelator. The title was used for the position of presiding patriarch within the priesthood of the Church until 1979. Colloquially, the term is abbreviated to "Prophet" and sometimes the First Presidency, excluding the others, is referred to as "the Prophets", or the Church President alone is referred to as "the Prophet".