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Can prophets make mistakes? If so, then what does it mean that they won’t “lead the people of the church astray?” Do members of the Church have the power themselves to keep from being led astray? The full text of this article can be found at Mormon Times. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face of Criticism and Doubt, as well as the book, of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith. Both books are available for purchase online through the FAIR Bookstore.
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On the money as usual. This advice not only applies to what prophets said in the 19th century, but also to what they are saying today. Our own feelings are the best guide.
This uses Mormon quotes ONLY. It would be useful to provide biblical examples to make your point that Prophets are not perfect. A friend of mine said “Remember, if your prophet has ever stated a prophesy that did not come true, he is not a Prophet”.
Since his goal is to dissuade the Mormon view of modern Prophets, a solely Mormon point of view to support such claim serves no purpose.
My audience for this series was believing Latter-day Saints who accept modern prophets, so I quoted modern prophets to demonstrate that Mormons shouldn’t think that prophets are infallible.
For several examples of the fallibility of biblical prophets (the list is long and I don’t agree with all the examples) you might look here: http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/proph/long.html