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Silhouettes of prophets teaching through the ages, left to right: Moses with a staff on a mountain; the Apostle Peter, a fisherman, teaching people seated by the Sea of Galilee, a net hung on the fishing boat behind him; Samuel the Lamanite preaching from a city wall to a crowd; Joseph Smith preaching outdoors to early Saints among the trees; and a modern apostle speaking at a conference pulpit to listeners, with the dawn growing brighter toward our day.

  1. Moses · Old Testament

    Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt and went up the mount to receive God’s word for His people.

    Exodus 19:3

  2. Peter, the fisherman Apostle · New Testament

    A Galilee fisherman, his net still on the boat, called to be a “fisher of men”; chief Apostle after Christ, who preached at Pentecost.

    Matthew 4:19 · Acts 2:14

  3. Samuel the Lamanite · Book of Mormon

    Turned away from the city, he climbed its wall and prophesied what the Lord put into his heart.

    Helaman 13:4

  4. Joseph Smith · The Restoration, 1820–1844

    Prophet of the Restoration, teaching the early Saints out of doors.

    Joseph Smith—History 1

  5. Prophets and apostles today · Our day

    Living prophets and apostles still teach and testify, as at general conference.

    Amos 3:7

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