List of prophecies of Joseph Smith
Prophecies from 1835 to 1839

List of prophecies of Joseph Smith

Section Title: Prophecies from 1835 to 1839
Table Section Text: None

Prophecy	Source	Date	Notes

Wind up in 56 Years "[T]he coming of the Lord, which is nigh—even fifty-six years should wind up the scene."	History of Church 2:182	February 14, 1835	Critic Richard Abanes claims this prophecy was not fulfilled because the Second Coming of Jesus did not happen within 56 years of the statement.

Wealth from Salem: Smith would receive "wealth pertaining to gold and silver" in Salem, Massachusetts.	Section 111:4	August 4, 1836	Latter Day Saints argue that the revelation did not say that Smith would receive the wealth on his 1836 trip to Salem, but rather that it would occur "in due time".

Marsh exalted: Apostle Thomas B. Marsh would be "exalted" and would preach "unto the ends of the earth ...	Section 112:3-11	July 23, 1837	Though Marsh was excommunicated shortly thereafter, in 1857, he was rebaptized into the LDS Church. Marsh wrote an autobiography in 1864, documenting his significant missionary service.

Oliver Granger: "And again, I say unto you, I remember my servant Oliver Granger; behold, verily I say unto him that his name shall be had in sacred remembrance from generation to generation, forever and ever, saith the Lord."	Section 117:12-15	July 8, 1838	One member of the LDS Church has written: "The surest evidence that Oliver Granger is held in sacred remembrance is that his name is included in one of our four (4) most sacred books constituting the Standard Works, the Doctrine and Covenants.

During this captivity [in Liberty Jail], not one of our lives shall be taken: Smith said on the morning after their capture after the 1838 Mormon War that "the word of the Lord came to me last night that ...	Dona Hill, Joseph Smith: The First Mormon (Doubleday and Company, Garden City, New York, 1977) p. 244.	November 1838	Latter Day Saints assert that this prophecy was fulfilled, because neither Smith nor any of his companions were killed during their imprisonment in Liberty Jail.

Enemies punished: While in prison, God stated through Smith that "cursed are all those that shall lift up the heel against mine anointed", that Smith's enemies would be taken "in their own craftiness", and that "not many years hence ...	Section 121:11	March 20, 1839	The meaning of this prophecy, its referenced target, and the extent of its fulfillment has long been controversial. Although some of the known persecutors of Smith met gruesome and ugly deaths, others died peacefully of old age.

Sentence(s)

Oliver Granger was the subject of one of the prophecies of Joseph Smith.

final_sentence: Oliver Granger was the subject of one of the prophecies of Joseph Smith.