Source Report Card
Chapter 28: A Thousand Years
| Source | Who | When | Chain | Rung | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revelation 20; Articles of Faith 1:10; D&C 29, 84, 88, 101, 128 | John; revelations to Joseph Smith | c. AD 95; 1829-1842 | 1st-hand | 1: Scripture | A+ |
| Isaiah 2, 11, 65; Zephaniah 3; Malachi 3; 1 Nephi 22; Ether 13 | OT and Book of Mormon prophets | various | 1st-hand | 1: Scripture | A+ |
| Gospel Principles ch. 45 (incl. teacher note) | Church manual | 2011 | 1st-hand | 2: Official Church | A |
| D&C Student Manual, note on D&C 43:31 (manual's own wording) | Church manual | 2002 | 1st-hand | 2: Official Church | A |
| Doctrines of the Gospel ch. 37 (Joseph Fielding Smith "one hundred years"; McConkie "prematurely"); OT Student Manual 13-11, 18-27 (Isaiah 65:17-25 = Millennium; McConkie "pure language"), 34-10 (sacrifice) | Church manuals | 2000 (Doctrines of the Gospel); 2003 (OT manual) | 1st-hand | 2: Official Church | A |
| Russell M. Nelson, "The Lord Jesus Christ Will Come Again" | Russell M. Nelson (then Church President; deceased 2025), General Conference | Oct 2024 | 1st-hand | 3: Prophet, official channel | A |
| Joseph F. Smith, From Prophet to Son, 71 (chain "more figurative than real"; in NT Student Manual ch. 56) | Joseph F. Smith (apostle from 1866; letter undated in the manual), private letter | pub. 1981 | 1st-hand | 4: Apostle, unofficial | B |
| Joseph Smith, Instruction on Priesthood (sacrifice continues until after Christ comes) | Joseph Smith, written | c. 5 Oct 1840 | 1st-hand | 4: Prophet, unofficial | B |
| Joseph Fielding Smith, The Way to Perfection, 298-99; Bruce R. McConkie, The Millennial Messiah, 26-27 ("not be ushered in prematurely") | Joseph Fielding Smith (then Quorum of the Twelve); Bruce R. McConkie (then Quorum of the Twelve) | 1931; 1982 | 1st-hand | 4: Apostle, unofficial | B |
| Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, 496-97 ("pure language"; quoted in OT manual 18-27) | Bruce R. McConkie (then First Council of the Seventy) | 1958/1966 eds. (manual gives no year) | 1st-hand | 4: General Authority (Seventy), unofficial | C (we couldn't find him repeating it as an apostle, 1972-85) |
| William McIntire notebook (early 1841) + Joseph Smith journal by Willard Richards, Springfield (30 Dec 1842): Christ reigns and comes down to govern/instruct; only Richards has "not dwell" | Joseph Smith, reported | 1841-1842 | 2nd-hand (two independent notes) | 4: Prophet, unofficial | B |
| Same 1842 journal: "wicked men on the earth during the 1000 years" | Joseph Smith, reported | 30 Dec 1842 | 2nd-hand (single note) | 4: Prophet, unofficial | C |
| Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 268 / History of the Church 5:212 ("will not probably dwell"): smoothed version of the 1842 note | Later editors | 1900s-1938 | compiled | 4: Prophet, unofficial | grade the original |
| Popular paraphrase of Isaiah 11:6 / 65:25 ("lion lies down with the lamb") | Common saying | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a (misquote; idea is A+) |
| Online Millennium maps, schedules, survivor lists | Internet speculation | 2000s-now | Untraceable | 6: Folk prophecy | F |