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They believe the restoration of the five ministry offices will fulfill the purpose for which they were given: the equipping and perfecting of the saints in Christ's image and ministry. Prophets and apostles are believed to be preparing church members for the day of the manifestation of the Kingdom of God and to give testimony to every nation.
The church was organised in 1835 with the fourfold ministry of "apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors". [4] The denominations in the tradition of the Catholic Apostolic Church teach "the restoration to the universal church of prophetic gifts by the direct inspiration of the Holy Ghost." [5]
"The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World" is a proclamation issued by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outlining the church's views that the church Jesus established fell into apostasy and was restored through Joseph Smith. [1]
The Latter Rain taught that there would be a restoration of the five ministerial roles mentioned in Ephesians 4:11: apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher. They believed that the foundational roles of apostle and prophet had been lost after the time of the first apostles due to the Dark Ages. They thought that God was restoring these ...
The Prophet Geyer initiated the first schism in the new body for the same reason as the schism from the English apostles and as for leaving the Catholic Apostolic congregations, namely apostles not validating the prophet's call for an apostle. Friction existed between the Prophet Geyer and Apostle Preuss concerning whether prophets or apostles ...
Apostles receive the title "prophet, seer, and revelator", are considered "special witnesses" of Jesus Christ, and "hold all the keys necessary for governing the church". [10] [9] Seventy: Male over the age of 18; Seventies are considered "especial witnesses" [x] of Jesus Christ, and work under
As with most Restoration denominations, elders are never referred to as "Father" or "Reverend", as the belief of the church is that scripture forbids this practice (Matthew 23:9). Elders and all church officials (including the Church Presidency and Quorum of Apostles) receive no financial remuneration for their activities.
It continues to claim that it is the restoration of primitive Christianity and that its leaders, including Aarón Joaquín, his son, Samuel Joaquín Flores (1937 – 2014), and his grandson, Naasón Joaquín García (born 1969), who is the church's international director, are apostles responsible for the restoration, without whom it would be ...