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The White Horse Prophecy is the popular name of an influential but disputed version of a statement on the future of the Latter Day Saints (popularly called Mormons) and the United States. It was given by Edwin Rushton in about 1900, and supposedly made in 1843 by Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. [1]
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.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe the righteous will be saved, religious figures will appear to reveal prophecy, and signs will be sent that the prepared members will recognize and respond to. These categories form the backbone of the Latter-day Saint apocalyptic beliefs.
The Church teaches that God loves all people, [3] [4] both those who are present on the earth, as well as those who have been on the earth previously. The theology of the Church holds that all people will be resurrected because of the atonement of Christ; [5] however, in order to gain exaltation, there are certain ordinances which must be performed while on the earth, including baptism ...
The teachings of Joseph Smith include many religious doctrines as well as political ideas and theories, many of which he said were revealed to him by God. Joseph Smith is the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement and is recognized by multiple Latter Day Saint churches as the founder.
Early LDS scriptures speak favorably of the United States government. The Book of Mormon (published 1830) contains a passage that favorably describes the American Revolution, though in the overall text most of the principles in the US Constitution are "slighted or disregarded altogether". [9]
The first Latter Day Saint denomination to canonize Smith's prophecy was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). In 1876, the excerpt from the Smith–Phelps letter was included as Section 85 in the church's edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, a work of sacred canon for believers in the faith's scripture.
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement.Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thousands of followers by the time of his death fourteen years later.