Prophets and Prophecies

May 1999

“Prophets and Prophecies,” Friend, May 1999, 11

Prophets and Prophecies

By Lois T. Bartholomew

Scripture is the word of God revealed to His prophets. Match each scripture below to the prophet to whom it was revealed. Look up the scripture if you need help.

a. Adam		1. “Make thee an ark of gopher wood” (Gen. 6:14).
b. Noah		2. “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, … and prove me now herewith, … if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing” (Mal. 3:10).
c. Abram (Abraham)		3. “Five years more cometh, … then cometh the Son of God to redeem all those who shall believe on his name” (Hel. 14:2).
d. Samuel (in the Old Testament)		4. “Let all the people of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and those who journey with them, be organized into companies” (D&C 136:2).
e. Nephi (son of Lehi)		5. “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth” (Rev. 14:6).
f. Malachi		6. “A marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men” (D&C 4:1).
g. Samuel the Lamanite		7. “On this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world” (3 Ne. 1:13).
h. Nephi (great-grandson of Helaman)		8. “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread” (Gen. 3:19).
i. John		9. “The long-promised day has come when every faithful, worthy man in the Church may receive the holy priesthood” (Official Declaration—2).
j. The Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr.		10. “The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7).
k. President Brigham Young		11. “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee” (Gen. 12:1).
l. President Spencer W. Kimball		12. “And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye … shall be led to a land of promise” (1 Ne. 2:20).
m. President Gordon B. Hinckley		13. “The time has come to get our houses in order. … If you have paid your debts, if you have a reserve, even though it be small, then should storms howl about your head, you will have shelter for your wives and children and peace in your hearts.” (Ensign, November 1998, pages 53–54.)