Sifre on Deuteronomy offers an exegesis of the test of a prophet in Deuteronomy 13.

Moroni quotes Malachi's prophecy of the coming of Elijah to Joseph.

Webster's 1828 dictionary's definition of "government"; definitions include "The system of polity in a state" and "The persons or council which administer the laws of a kingdom or state; executive power."

Webster's 1828 dictionary provides definition of "Prosper."

Joseph receives a revelation (early 1830) concerning the selling a copyright of the Book of Mormon in Canada; contingencies are attached to its fulfillment.

The Book of Moses 1 speaks of God creating many worlds.

Joseph, On January 3, 1843, prophesies that "no very formidable opposition would be voiced at my trial on the morrow."

Revelation saying wine will be drunk in the last days when Christ returns.

D&C 81:1 in Revelation Book 1 has the promise made to Jesse Gause.

In an article published in the January 1833 The Evening and Morning Star, an article speaks of the then-future "dissolution of South Carolina from the Union."

Revelation of the Word of Wisdom; no distinction between first three verses and the rest of the text.

Joseph Smith reveals that the US constitution was established by God and the US was redeemed by shedding blood.

Joseph, in a letter to Lyman Wight, teaches that, if the people remain faithful, Zion will be redeemed on September 11, 1836.

The 1835 Doctrine & Covenants italicizes the first three verses of modern Section 89 and uses them as an introduction.

Joseph and church members drink wine for refreshment.

Joseph reports that wine was used in sacrament meeting.

Joseph reported that sacrament was served with bread and wine in Kirtland Temple.

Joseph and Oliver Cowdery have a vision in the Kirtland temple; Elijah bestows the sealing keys.

Sidney Rigdon, in an editorial in the Messenger and Advocate, teaches that the Lord would bless the Saints’ industry with prosperity.

Duncan Bradford positively theorizes that the moon may be inhabited.

Joseph teaches that the Kirtland Bank's success was conditional upon the righteousness of the Saints.

In the November 1837 issue of the Elders' Journal, Joseph speaks of the then-future war as predicted in D&C 87.

Copy of D&C 87 in Willard Richard's Pocket Companion (c. 1838).

Theodore Turley reports on the fulfillment of D&C 118:4-5.

On March 4, 1840, Joseph prophesies that Martin Van Buren "will never be elected again to any office of trust or power."

Theodore Turley reports on a mob attempting to stall the fulfillment of D&C 118:4-5.

Joseph records a prophecy he received concerning the recovery of Samuel Smith's wife, Mary Bailey Smith; also records its fulfillment on the same day (October 27, 1835).

Joseph promises Stephen Markham safe deliverance (April 11, 1839).

Copy of D&C 87 made by Newel K. Whitney contains a prophecy of "Wars that will shortly come to pass (c. 1840).

In a sermon, Joseph Smith teaches that the Constitution will one day be on the "brink of ruin" and the Saints will help protect and save it.

In a sermon, Joseph Smith teaches that the Constitution will one day be on the "brink of ruin" and the Saints will help protect and save it.

The 1841 Millennial Star italicizes the first three verses of modern Section 89 and uses them as an introduction.

Orson Hyde, in a letter from June 1841, reports that Joseph promised him that, in the Holy Land, he would do a work that would "greatly facilitate the gathering together of that people."

The August 13, 1842 issue of The Wasp reproduces excerpts of an unpublished work, "Life in the Rocky Mountains."

Joseph prophesies that he will drink wine with Orson Hyde.

Joseph tells Theodore Turley that he does not object to building a brewery.

Joseph, in his journal for March 11, 1843, recounts a dream he had on March 9, 1843.

On April 2, 1843, Joseph' prophesies "that the commenceme[n]t of bloodshed as preparat[o]ry to the coming of the son of man. will commenc[e] in South Carolina."

Joseph uses wine in a positive metaphor.

Joseph drinks wine with Jenetta Richards.

Joseph prophesies concerning the date of Stephan A. Douglas; teaches that Douglas will one day "feel the weight of the Almighty" if he ever aspires to the Presidency of the United States.

Joseph prophesies concerning the fate of Governor Thomas Ford.

John Taylor recounts the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith on June 27, 1844.

Joseph, in a discourse dated March 10, 1844, predicts that Jesus "will not come for 40 years" and critiques William Miller for predicting the date of Jesus's Second Coming.

On April 8, 1844, Joseph prophesies of stakes being stablishes in great cities such as Boston.

Editors of the Nauvoo Expositor issue a prospectus for the paper.

Nauvoo Expositor claims that Joseph and other Church leaders introduced false doctrines into the Church and were apostates.

Nauvoo Expositor claims that Joseph was practicing plural marriage using manipulation and secrecy.

Willard Richards records the hours-long debate of the Nauvoo City Council concerning the Nauvoo Expositor.

Joseph orders the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor.

Nauvoo City Council orders Mayor Joseph to destroy the Nauvoo Expositor.

Joseph details his arrest for the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor, and his trial, and discharge that same day in Nauvoo.

William Clayton records Joseph presiding in the Nauvoo Municipal Court, where the men accused of "inciting a riot" over the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor were "tried. . .& set free".

Joseph's journal records a visit from Judge Jesse Thomas who advised that holding a third trial before a "jusstice of the peace" would prevent mob violence.

Joseph states his intentions to protect the rights and safety of Nauvoo citizens even at the cost of his own life.

Joseph, five days before his death (June 22, 1844), tells Stephen Markham that if he and Hyrum Smith were ever "taken again, we should be massacred."

Warrant authorizing the arrest of Joseph for the "Crime of Treason against the Government and people of the State of Illinois".

Willard Richards recounts the events of the attack on Carthage jail in his journal.

Joseph writes to Emma Smith relating his status, and that that Gov. Ford is disbanding his troops and traveling to Nauvoo.

The New York Times reports on Joseph and Hyrum Smith's death on June 27, 1844.

Lucy, in her 1845 history, recalls Joseph in early 1838 stating that "I have a promise of life five years."

Hyrum Smith teaches the sun, moon, and stars are inhabited.

John Stevens Cabot Abbott writes favorably about the moon behind inhabited in a school textbook.

The 1850 Deseret News uses the first three verses of modern Section 89 as an introduction.

Brigham preaches obedience to Word of Wisdom.

Taylor remembers wine being sent for in Carthage Jail.

Brigham Young teaches that the Constitution will never be destroyed but, based on the teachings of Joseph Smith, will hang upon a thread.

Jeremiah Joyce concludes on scientific reasoning that the moon is inhabited.

Deseret News prints article arguing the moon is not inhabited.

In a sermon, Orson Hyde teaches that the Constitution and Government would one day be in danger of overthrow but the Elders will save it.

Brigham recalls a prophecy of Joseph that if the saints were to leave Nauvoo, "they will leave here and go to the mountains."

An editorial in The New York Times published on January 10, 1861, states that there will be no war between the Northern and Southern states.

Brigham makes reference to Jospeh's May 1843 prophecy concerning the fate of Stephen A. Douglas.

In a letter addressed to Brigham, W.W. Phelps interprets the "one mighty and strong" (D&C 85:7) to be a reference to Adam.

The Sacramento Bee discusses and reproduces Joseph's Civil War Prophecy; notes that, in light of recent events, the prophecies concerning Great Britain and slaves uprising "seems to come in very well."

The Contra Costa Gazette reproduces Joseph's Civil War prophecy; names article "Remarkable if True" on April 23, 1864; notes that prophecy was received December 25, 1832, and made available "as far back as 1834."

Orson Pratt, in August 1866, addresses when the Saints will return to Jackson County, Missouri, as well as D&C 87 and the role of Great Britain.

During the Provo School of the Prophets Meeting for November 17, 1868, George Halladay and Charles D. Miller stresses the importance of tithing.

George Burket, in a letter dated December 18, 1870, recollects hearing from Joseph the conditions necessary for the Latter-day Saints to return to Jackson County, Missouri.

Eliza R. Snow recalls hearing Joseph teaching the Constitution will hang by a single hair and the Elders of the Church will save it.

Orson Pratt (August 26, 1876) discusses the fulfillment of prophecies of Joseph and those in the Book of Mormon, including D&C 87.

Joseph commanded by angel to use water not wine for sacrament.

John Taylor, in a sermon, teaches that the Constitution will one day be torn to shreds and only the Saints will be found holding it up as a standard.

Pseudonymous author in LDS periodical The Contributor in 1880 says the moon is lifeless.

Oliver B. Huntington quotes Philo Dibble saying Joseph said the moon was inhabited.

George Q. Cannon discusses how Sidney Rigdon was the prophesied "spokesman" for Joseph in the Book of Mormon.

John Taylor teaches that the Constitution will one day be torn to shreds.

Salt Lake Herald-Republican republishes scientific argument that the moon may once have been inhabited.

March 15, 1890 issue of the Juvenile Instructor recounts a later recollection of the then-future Cold War between the USA and Russia.

Philo Dibble, in 1892, recollects Joseph prophesying of the November 1833 Leonid Meteor Shower.

Oliver B. Huntington says he thinks he will preach to people on the moon in the afterlife.

Oliver B. Huntington recollects Joseph promising W. W. Phelps and his wife Sally Phelps and mother Zina would never "taste death."

John Welch's reproduction of Edwin Rushton's account of the White Horse Prophecy.

Edwin Rushton's account of Joseph Smith's purported White Horse Prophecy.

Edwin Rushton's account of Joseph Smith's purported White Horse Prophecy.

Edwin Rushton's account of Joseph Smith's purported White Horse Prophecy.

John J. Roberts's report of Joseph's purported White Horse Prophecy.

State of Utah Death Certificate for Edwin Rushton lists death date as December 27, 1904.

Deseret Evening News publishes death notice of Edwin Rushton and makes no mention of the White Horse Prophecy.

Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner recollects Joseph prophesying that he will have a witness of plural marriage and three signs of what would take place with her family; claims they were fulfilled.

Allen Johnson discusses the 1860 U.S. Elections and Stephen A. Douglas's electoral defeat.

Andrew Jenson, in a lecture held January 16, 1891, discusses the fulfillment of various prophecies by Joseph.

Joseph Fielding Smith writes that Joseph was inspired to predict Constitution will one day hang by a thread and the Saints will protect it.

The Messenger publishes a copy of Edwin Rushton's account of Joseph Smith's purported White Horse Prophecy.

In a General Conference, Joseph Fielding Smith states the White Horse Prophecy is not a true prophecy from Joseph Smith.

Heber J. Grant, during the October 1919 General Conference report, discusses the fulfillment of some of Joseph's prophecies.

Nephi L. Morris discusses the fulfilment of the prophecy attributed to Joseph that Anson Call et al. would assist in making settlements and build cities in the Rocky Mountains.

Orson F. Whitney writes in Saturday Night Thoughts that the Constitution will hang by thread and Saints will save it.

Abraham Lincoln, on July 4, 1861, states his belief that the then-current conflict between the Southern and Northern states would be "a short and decisive one."

Nephi Lowell Morris's book, Prophecies of Joseph Smith and their Fulfillment discusses some of the fulfilled prophecies of Joseph Smith (e.g., the Civil War and Stepehn A. Douglas prophecies).

The Commercial Tribune reports on the fulfillment of Joseph's prophecy concerning the Church in Cincinnati in 1929.

George Reynolds discusses D&C 133:26 and its potential fulfillment.

In a General Conference, Melvin J. Ballard believes Joseph did say Constitution would hang by a thread but that the Saints would play a pivotal role in its preservation.

Joseph Smith III provides a positive assessment of his father's Civil War prophecy.

Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner shares a later (1936) reminiscence of Joseph predicting his death.

Josiah E. Hickman discusses the fulfilled prophecies of Joseph.

Etta Holdaway Spendlove recalls a narrative from her parents concerning a prophecy Joseph gave to Orrin Porter Rockwell; Rockwell promised his enemies will "have no power over him" if he does not cut his hair.

The Kansas City Times reports on the fulfilment of D&C 118:5 on April 26, 1839.

George Edward Clark discusses 9 examples of fulfilled prophecies of Joseph, such as the the Civil War prophecy (D&C 87).

In The Instructor David O. McKay teaches that, next to worshipping God, the most important thing is to be united in upholding and defending the U.S. Constitution.

In General Conference, Ezra Taft Benson teaches that Joseph Smith was told by the Lord that the Constitution would one day "hang, as it were, by a thread."

Duane S. Crowther writes a book detailing the fulfillment of 400 prophecies by or about Joseph.

Ezra Taft Benson, in General Conference, teaches that Joseph Smith taught that the Constitution would "hang as it were by a thread."

B. H. Roberts documents the fulfillment of Joseph's prophecy concerning the destruction of Missouri and destruction upon the waters.

Lee Ellsworth Eusey (Seventh-Day Adventist) reports on the common belief that there would be no civil war in 1861.

Bruce McConkie, in Mormon Doctrine, writes that the White Horse Prophecy is a false and deceptive document and not a true prophecy of Joseph Smith's.

George Romney addresses the Constitution "hanging by a thread" in a 1967 interview with Dialogue.

First Presidency (1969) affirming the Constitution being "inspired."

Don L. Penrod gives an overview of White Horse Prophecy and concludes it should be rejected as apocryphal in light of historical and textual issues.

D. Michael Stewart in Ensign writes that Joseph Smith did prophecy Constitution would be imperilled and the Elders would play a role in saving it.

The Tanners response to "Dr. Clandestine" concerning the Rocky Mountain prophecy; argues that the documentary evidence supports the claim it is a later interpolation and not original to Joseph.

Dick Baer lists 52 allegedly false prophecies attributed to Joseph.

Keith W. Perkins and Golden A. Buchmiller discuss the fulfillment of Joseph's prophesy that the Church would grow in Kirtland, Ohio.

Bruce McConkie dismisses the White Horse Prophecy as spurious and not a true prophecy from Joseph.

Robert W. Johannsen writes a biography of Stephen A. Douglas focusing on his political career in the 1850s.

Andrew F. Ehat and Lyndon W. Cook discuss Joseph's comments about the Second Coming from February 14, 1835; conclude Joseph did not believe the Second Coming would not take place until at least 1890.

According to the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Joseph Smith taught Constitution would "hang by a thread" and be rescued with the help of the Saints.

Richard L. Pratt (Presbyterian) argues that prophecy in the Bible is to be understood as contingent; argues also that the audience of Deuteronomy 18 understood this to be the case.

Jeffrey H. Tigay provides an exegesis of Deuteronomy 13 and the test of a prophet.

David Kenison discusses the Leonid meteor shower of November 13, 1833, and how it fulfilled a prophecy of Joseph's.

Michael R. Ash discusses the historical background to the reception of the Word of Wisdom (D&C 89) and its reception history among Latter-day Saints.

Russell Ashdown defends D&C 64:34-36 and its teachings concerning Ephraim.

Russell Ashdown discusses the nature of prophecy and compares Jonah's prophecy concerning Nineveh with those of Joseph's.

Elden Watson responds to various purprotedly false prophecies of Joseph and other Church leaders.

William McLellin, writing in July 1872, understands the attempt to sell the copyright for the Book of Mormon in Canada to be an example of a failed revelation.

Kris J. Udd discusses Ezekiel's prophecy concerning Tyre; notes it is an example of an unfulfilled prophecy in the Bible.

Matthew B. Brown discuses D&C 133:40-44 which speaks of the mountains of the earth melting/vanishing away at the Second Coming; argues it will not be a global but a local event.

Carrie Sheffield quotes Latter-day Saints who reject White Horse Prophecy in his Wall Street Journal article.

Text of Orson Hyde's prayer on the Mount of Olives (October 24, 1841).

Ogden Kraut presents an interpretation of, and defense of the authenticity of the White Horse Prophecy.

Rexburg Standard Journal quotes statement from Church spokesperson Kim Farah about the White Horse Prophecy.

Study arguing that Edwin Rushton, not Joseph Smith, was the ultimate source of the White Horse Prophecy.

Mitt Romney quoted as rejecting the White Horse Prophecy being authoritative Church teaching.

Stephen E. Ehat discusses the historical and legal background to Joseph's attempt to sell copyright of the Book of Mormon in Canada (c. early 1830).

The Institute for Religious Research provides a listing of allegedly false prophecies of Joseph.

Scott C. Esplin discusses the reception history of D&C 87.

Thomas G. Alexander gives historical overview of the Word of Wisdom during the 19th century.

Jeff Lindsay discusses various prophecies of Joseph that have been fulfilled.

The current (2013) printing of the Doctrine of the Covenants includes the text of D&C 89 (the Word of Wisdom).

D&C 124:56-60 speaks of the Nauvoo House; the Lord wishes for the "boarding house" to have Joseph and "his house have place therein, form generation to generation."

Joseph of Egypt prophesies of a spokesman being appointed for the "Moses" who will translate the plates of the Book of Mormon.

D&C 45:63-64 (dated March 8, 1831) speaks of future wars in the USA.

Deuteronomy 13 provides a test for distinguishing a true and false prophets based on their theology of God.

D&C 117:12 (July 8, 1838) promises Oliver Granger that his name shall "be had in sacred remembrance from generation to generation."

Joseph is told by Moroni that Isaiah 11 "was about to be fulfilled."

D&C 67:6-8 challenges William McLellin to produce a revelation similar to those in the Book of Commandments.

Joseph likens the prophesied growth of the Church to the stone cut without hands in Daniel 2.

D&C 114 instructs David W. Patten to "settle up all his business as soon as he possibly can" so that "he may perform a mission" the following spring.

The Prophet Jeremiah is told by God that promises/prophecies are conditional upon the obedience of their recipients.

Richard Price and Pamela Price (RLDS) present evidence of Joseph speaking publicly of his then-future death.

Official Church statement on Church growth.

John L. Fowles discusses Isaiah 11 and its fulfillment.

Clifford J. Cunningham says that William Herschel believes the moon was inhabited.

Oliver H. Olney reports that there is a company in Nauvoo planning to "go as far west as the Rocky mountains."

BYU Studies article that analyzes Church growth using Pew data.

Oliver H. Olney informs ELiza R. Snow that the Saints in Nauvoo may move to the Rocky Mountains"as the saying is," but "Mormonism" is "not of God."

The official Church membership numbers for 2018.

W. A. Draves, in a revelation purportedly received from John the Baptist in 1968, addresses the social-cultural events of the time (e.g., communism) and their then-future status in the 1980s.

Scripture Central discuses the historical background to Joseph attempting to sell the copyright of the Book of Mormon in Canada.

James A. Carver, in response to John Edward Decker, discusses some of Joseph's prophecies, including the "Grease Spot" prophecy.

Dallin Oaks Addressing the U.S. Constitution and its "Inspiration" in April 2021 General Conference.

The Church News reports that Latter-day Saints increased in 49 out of the 50 states over the last decade.

NASA website describes current scientific understanding of the moon.

Brian J. Stutzman, in a book-length study, documents fulfilled prophecies by Joseph.

Casey Paul Griffiths discusses D&C 124:49 and the prophecy/command to build the temple in Jackson County (cf. D&C 84).

Stephen O. Smoot and Brian C. Passantino discuss Joseph's uncanonized revelation to Oliver Granger dated May 13, 1839.

Church History Topics publishes essay on the prophecies of Joseph Smith.

The Joseph Smith Papers website discusses Martha Jane Knowlton Coray's report of Joseph's July 19, 1840 discourse.

Stephen O. Smoot and Brian C. Passantino provide the historical background to Joseph's Canadian Copyright revelation (c. early 1830).