The Same is Called Seer
In his talk in the most recent general conference , Elder Michael John U. Teh spoke about following the prophet. He said, “It is interesting to me that some people would think that God’s prophets live in the past and are not attuned to the times. Everything I know of prophets is the opposite. They actually see into the future as watchmen on a tower.” He then quoted these words from Ammon who rescued King Limhi: “A seer can know of things which are past, and also of things which are to come, and by them shall all things be revealed, or, rather, shall secret things be made manifest, and hidden things shall come to light, and things which are not known shall be made known by them, and also things shall be made known by them which otherwise could not be known” (Mosiah 8:17). We look to the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles today as seers who can see into the future, preparing and warning us about what is to come. One example of this is when in the October 1998 general conf...