I was at a conference yesterday and one of the participants was LDS and mentioned a symbol called the star of A.........
He stated A........ was a prophet of Abraham

I was going to look up the star, but I forgot the paper where I wrote the name down

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Bill, you might PM DT and SF45acp.

I might do that Randy
Thanks

Hm. Not sure what he was talking about.

Only star symbol I'm familiar with is the Star of David. Not sure what a prophet of Abraham would be either.

There was a High Priest named Melchizedek in the days of Abraham, but that's all I can come up with.

I did find some references to a "star" involving Abraham and Islam. Not sure if that is what you are looking for/talking about or not Bill.

I'll ask the wife. She's LDS.

Well what went wrong with you JJ?

Could be that the person you met a) was purposefully misleading you, b) was something other than LDS and you misheard them, c) was LDS and was yanking your chain, d) was LDS and there was a misunderstanding, or e) was LDS and was a nut job.

I've been an active member all my life. Only "prophet of" reference I've ever heard is "prophet of God." A prophet is one who bears special witness of Christ. Therefore, a "prophet of Abraham" would be antithetical to the LDS (or most of the Christian world's) understanding of what a prophet is.

As for the star issue, the only thing I can come up with is the apocryphal "signet of Melchizedek," or "Seal of Melchizedek," which is not an LDS doctrine, but rather an image of historical debate. The signet is an 8-point star that some throughout history have claimed to be the symbol of Melchizedek's priesthood. This is, again, not part of any official LDS doctrine, but has been researched by some LDS scholars. That's about as close as I can come.

I agree with DT on this. That's why I say it might have something to do with Islam.

Randy agrees. Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse?

Even then, I'd think Islam would reference a prophet of God or of Allah, vice a prophet of Abraham. In most if not all religions branching from Judeo-Christian-Islamic traditions, Abraham would be considered a prophet of God, and it would seem odd for Abraham referenced as having his own prophet. I'm wondering if a wire didn't get crossed somewhere.

LDS.org should be able to answer most if not all Qs on LDS doctrine. I am always happy to answer Qs posed of my faith, but what's on that site is official doctrine.