Thursday, September 26, 2019

Jeff Roundy on Joseph Smith's Prophecies


Some critics of Joseph Smith claim that he never made any prophecy that was fulfilled. Writing in 1961, former Latter-day Saint turned atheist G.T. Harrison wrote:

. . . Joseph Smith made many prophecies allegedly in the name of God or Jesus Chris and NOT ONE OF THEM CAME TRUE. (G.T. Harrison, Mormonism: Now and Then [Helper, Utah: 1961], 343, emphasis in original)

The truth is that Joseph Smith made many prophecies that have been fulfilled, evidencing the truthfulness of his claim to be a prophet of God. See the articles and books under “Resources on Fulfilled Prophecies of Joseph Smith” at Resources on Joseph Smith's Prophecies.

Most recently, Jeff Roundy, a Latter-day Saint youtuber, has produced two videos addressing Joseph Smith’s prophecies: