▁this ▁purpose . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁made ▁many ▁es chat ological ▁forec asts , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁led ▁people ▁( including ▁follow ers ) ▁to ▁incorrect ▁assumptions . ▁One ▁example ▁is ▁The   Watch t ower ' s ▁assert ions ▁that ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁" G ent ile ▁times " ▁or ▁" times ▁of ▁the ▁nations " ▁would ▁occur ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ; ▁even ▁prominent ▁Watch ▁Tower ▁represent atives ▁such ▁as ▁A . ▁H . ▁Mac mill an ▁incorrectly ▁concluded ▁and ▁over st ated ▁their ▁expect ations . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁The ▁Watch t ower ▁has ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁" have ▁made ▁mistakes ▁in ▁their ▁understanding ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁occur ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁certain ▁time ▁periods ." ▁Con current ly ▁with ▁these ▁exceptions , ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁in ▁their ▁literature ▁and ▁assemb lies ▁have ▁taught ▁their ▁leadership ▁was ▁personally ▁chosen ▁by ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁( a ▁proph etic ▁year ▁in ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es ▁es chat ology ) ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁" G od ' s ▁sole ▁channel ▁on ▁earth ," ▁and ▁" Je hov ah ' s ▁spirit ▁directed ▁organization ". ▁ ▁Found ers ▁of ▁Christian ▁sect s ▁or ▁movements ▁ ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement ▁▁ ▁Joseph ▁Smith , ▁who ▁established ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁proph et ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the