Monday, February 9, 2026

“Man of God” as a Prophet or Appointed Ecclesiastical Leader in Uniquely LDS Scripture (cf. 2 Timothy 3:17)

  

And a prophet of the Lord [Abinadi] have they slain; yea, a chosen man of god, who told them of their wickedness and abominations, and prophesied of many things which are to come, yea, even the coming of Christ. (Mosiah 7:26)

 

And also trust no one to be your teacher nor your minister, except he be a man of god, walking in his ways and keeping his commandments. (Mosiah 23:14)

 

And it came to pass that Alma, being a man of god, being exercised with much faith, cried, saying: O Lord, have mercy and spare my life, that I may be an instrument in thy hands to save and preserve this people. (Alma 2:30)

 

As I was journeying to see a very near kindred, behold and angel of the Lord appeared unto me and said: Amulek, return to thine own house, for thou shalt feed a prophet of the Lord; yea, a holy man, who is a chosen man of god; for he has fasted many days because of the sins of this people, and he is an hungered, and thou shalt receive him into thy house and feed him, and he shall bless thee and thy house; and the blessing of the Lord shall rest upon thee and thy house. (Alma 10:7)

 

And the people began to plead with the chief judges and their leaders, that they would say unto Nephi: Behold, we know that thou art a man of god, and therefore cry unto the Lord our God that he turn away from us this famine, lest all the words which thou hast spoken concerning our destruction be fulfilled. (Helaman 11:8)

 

And behold, the people did rejoice and glorify God, and the whole face of the land was filled with rejoicing; and they did no more seek to destroy Nephi, but they did esteem him as a great prophet, and a man of god, having great power and authority given unto him from God. (Helaman 11:18)

 

And let the bishop search diligently to obtain an agent, and let him be a man who has got riches in store—a man of god, and of strong faith—(D&C 90:22)

 

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