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As at 2009, the current prophet of the 'Mormon' church - the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is President Thomas S. Monson. However, the founder and first prophet of Mormonism was Joseph Smith. He claimed that when he was only 14, in 1820, he entered the local woods to pray and ask God which Church was right and which should he join. An evil spirit quickly bound histongue, however, that he could not speak. I was "seized upon by some dark power which entirely overcame me ... I could not speak ... thick darkness gathered around me". After exerting all his strength, he was able to call upon God for release. Suddenly a pillar of light descended, shining directly overhead with a power above the brightness of the sun, immediately freeing him from the oppressive darkness and evil which held him bound. He saw within it "2 personages whose brightness and glory defy all description". One of them called him by name, and identified the other as his Beloved Son.

He was told not to join any of the churches, as all had departed from the true ways and the Gospel ordinances Jesus had laid down for His Church. He was told that if he remained faithful, the Lord would have a great work for him to do in bringing the true Church back to earth.

On 21st September 1823, he received 3 visits from the angel Moroni, who told him he would be a most significant person in the Lord's work. He subsequently received gold plates from this messenger, which he translated as the Book of Mormon. Since the gold plates had to be returned to the angel in heaven, we have no earthly evidence of their existence. A number of other heavenly visits occurred over the ensuing years - all as the Kingdom of God was gradually restored piece by piece to the earth again, all in preparation for the Lord's Imminent Second Coming in the Last Days. Thus Latter-day saintsbelieve that these prophets now, of the Latter days, are all equivalent in power and authority to biblical prophets of old.

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