Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 21:1

Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 21:1
"Behold, there shall be a record kept among you; and in it thou shalt be called a seer, a translator, a prophet, an apostle of Jesus Christ, an elder of the church through the will of God the Father, and the grace of your Lord Jesus Christ,"

The word translator caught my eye. Today our Prophet, First Presidency and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are all called and sustained as "prophet, seers and revelators".

"It is proposed that we sustain Russell Marion Nelson as prophet, seer, and revelator and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints;...
It is proposed that we sustain the counselors in the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators."
("Sustaining of General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers", Oct 2024 General Conference)

This left me with several question to ponder on. Are they not called in the role of translator right now because there is nothing to translate? Will the word translator be added to the sustaining of a prophet when other records are to be translated? I truly hope I live to witness how this all happens first hand.

There are only a few mentions of translator in the scriptures.

"And again, the duty of the President of the office of the High Priesthood is to preside over the whole church, and to be like unto Moses—
Behold, here is wisdom; yea, to be a seer, a revelator, a translator, and a prophet, having all the gifts of God which he bestows upon the head of the church."
(Doctrine and Covenants 107:91-92)

"I give unto you my servant Joseph to be a presiding elder over all my church, to be a translator, a revelator, a seer, and prophet."
(Doctrine and Covenants 124:125)

"Now Ammon said unto him: I can assuredly tell thee, O king, of a man that can translate the records; for he has wherewith that he can look, and translate all records that are of ancient date; and it is a gift from God. And the things are called interpreters, and no man can look in them except he be commanded, lest he should look for that he ought not and he should perish. And whosoever is commanded to look in them, the same is called seer.
And behold, the king of the people who are in the land of Zarahemla is the man that is commanded to do these things, and who has this high gift from God.
And the king said that a seer is greater than a prophet.
And Ammon said that a seer is a revelator and a prophet also; and a gift which is greater can no man have, except he should possess the power of God, which no man can; yet a man may have great power given him from God."
(Mosiah 8:13-16)

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