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m-w.com: Prophet (n) 1 : one who utters divinely inspired revelations: as a often capitalized : the writer of one of the prophetic books of the Bible b capitalized : one regarded by a group of followers as the final authoritative revealer of God's will 2 : one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual and moral insight; especially : an inspired poet 3 : one who foretells future events : PREDICTOR 4 : an effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine, or group 5 Christian Science a : a spiritual seer b : disappearance of material sense before the conscious facts of spiritual Truth A woman does not need the Priesthood in order to be a prophetess. She only needs a testimony of Christ and inspiration from God. The inconsistency you point out does not exist. We also sustain the President of the Church as a seer and revelator; it is through the keys of the Priesthood of God that he has the authority to receive revelation for the LDS Church as a whole. A person - man or woman - without this authority would not be qualified to fill this role.

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Oops, sorry about the bad paragraph-ing. For clarity, here's the fix:

m-w.com: Prophet (n)
1 : one who utters divinely inspired revelations: as a often capitalized : the writer of one of the prophetic books of the Bible b capitalized : one regarded by a group of followers as the final authoritative revealer of God's will
2 : one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual and moral insight; especially : an inspired poet
3 : one who foretells future events : PREDICTOR
4 : an effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine, or group
5 Christian Science a : a spiritual seer b : disappearance of material sense before the conscious facts of spiritual Truth

A woman does not need the Priesthood in order to be a prophetess. She only needs a testimony of Christ and inspiration from God.

The inconsistency you point out does not exist.

We also sustain the President of the Church as a seer and revelator; it is through the keys of the Priesthood of God that he has the authority to receive revelation for the LDS Church as a whole. A person - man or woman - without this authority would not be qualified to fill this role.