Is John the Baptist "Elijah"?


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But John the baptist did come with a partial fulfillment of the Elijah prophecy. He was given the "power of Elias" to "turn the hearts of the fathers to the children". I imagine that means that there are keys he was given (presumably by Elijah) to direct that work.

Joseph was indeed given "the Priesthood by the hand of Elijah the [Old Testament] prophet." The keys he was given grant him the authority to direct the work of turning the hearts of the children to their fathers.

I find it interesting that neither prophet was instructed to fulfill the entire prophecy, but each had his half to work on.

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