Elder Dallin H. Oaks explained that a type is “a likeness or reminder of something else” (“Bible Stories,” 37). Gospel scholar Joseph Fielding McConkie described a type as “a person, event, or ritual with likeness to another person, event, or ritual of greater importance which is to follow. The term antitype describes future fulfillment, while typology is the study of types. True types will have noticeable points of resemblance, show evidence of divine appointment, and be prophetic of future events” (Gospel Symbolism, 274).