Reference to kolob is found in the book of abraham, a work published by latter day saint lds prophet joseph smith, jr. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints is using the book of mormonproliferated belief that mormons believe in a planetbased heaven. Aliens to invade earth 20192020 says nostradamus and. A story of violent faith by jon krakauer and predators, prey and other kinfolk. Mormons, aliens, and hangar 18 mysterious universe. Mormon leaders have taught that the inhabitants of these planets are almost identical in appearance to humans just as the alien beings in hangar 18 are extremely. While this may be the core of past and modern day christianity, it is disavowed by the mormon doctrine. He is worshipped like a god by the mormon followers.
Angel moroni didnt claim to have heavenly origins, but to be from another part of the universe. According to the book of revelations and nostradamus, earth is about to be attacked by aliens in the near future 2019 or 2020. Jun, 2011 it made me think that since questions regarding mormon belief about aliens quite regularly in our analytics, it was probably a good time to point people to a couple of articles here at mormon women addressing this question. I recently read a talk given at a general conference on. Apr 24, 2016 i was an active, faithful, templeattending mormon for twentytwo yearsand i can say, without a doubt, that mormonism is mental slavery. This post is not to debate the merits of this theory. Joseph smith was a con man and the gods that he invented are as nonexistent as zeus or apollo or thor. This page is to bring to light crazy mormon quotes and contradictions citing mormon sources. In the book of abraham, the celestial organization is somewhat explained. This earth, in its celestial state, will become a star for those that dwell thereon.
Valletta mormon masterfully abridged the scriptural record about moroni, chief captain of the nephite armies, demonstrating to his anticipated readers that this was a man most needed not only for his day, but also for our own. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. Of course these inconsistencies could readily be explained by understanding the book of mormon as a work of fiction written by a nineteenth century american, but book of mormon scholars often approach the topic with the a priori acceptance of the theory that the book of mormon is. He is a professor of history and religious studies at the university of north carolinaasheville. His mind was fried from a lot of drug abuse in his younger years. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. Long before black and white film captured plastic rocket ships hanging by a string, leaders of the mormon church were declaring that life existed on other planets.
A readers edition university of illinois press, 2003 and the author of understanding the book of mormon. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints is using the book of mormon proliferated belief that mormons believe in a planetbased heaven. And the book depicts, among other things, that after jesus ascended into heaven, he came to the americas and ministered to the native peoples here, to convert them to his way of life, and that at some point the texts that become the book of mormon are deposited here, so. The book of abraham a mormon scripture also states that god lives on a star called kolob which is the greatest of the kokaubeam.
According to this work, kolob is the heavenly body nearest to the throne or residence of god. T we dont know what all god has created, but we do know and believe that we are not the only creations god has out there in the universe. The book of mormon is fiction and the mormon church is a cult. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. There are other planets inhabiting mormon aliens besides kolob. According to the book of mormon, joseph smith saw jesus christ and moroni angel in his several visions. Book of mormon and the ruinsthe main issues hugh nibley. The book of mormon, ancient aliens, and other bullshit archaeological claims debunked post by realityking.
These planets are named oliblish and enishgoondosh. Hangar 18 continues to provoke discussion within the ufo community, in part for the fact that it was released in 1980. Jul 29, 2011 i used to home teach a guy who mixed up a current affair with the book of mormon on tape. In making that statement, it does not mean that god or any of his children are aliens. Mormons believe that god lives on a distant planet. Since the foundation of the church of latterday saints, mormon archaeologists and historians have tried mightily to harmonize the prehistory of the united states as given in the book of mormon with the facts on the ground, which have stubbornly refused to admit. Strange mormon ufo alien stories the millennial star.
A picture of a smooth, brown, eggsized rock is shown in the printers manuscript of the book of mormon. But we do believe in truths that are even more fantastic than warp drives and cloaking devices and ufos. The spirit of the nephilim is a false, arrogant, and selfrighteous spirit that imitates the gospel of. The great felides, lion, jaguar and puma figure everywhere in the postclassical as representing the valor of the societies of youthful warriors, the cutting edge of aztec conquest. Mormons embrace america unearthed while scott wolter. On sunday, in the salt lake temple, utah, in a sweet, sacred experience in which the lords will was clearly manifested according to the. He then translated the texts into english, which become the book of mormon. Mar 11, 2011 watching jon stewart rave about the book of mormon, the new broadway musical from south park creators trey parker and matt stone, last night for a solid seven minutes, i realized that in an. The book of abraham is traditionally held by several latter day saint denominations as having been translated from an egyptian papyrus scroll by joseph smith, the founder of the latter day saint movement. What the book of mormon says about immigration meridian.
The mormon church is for the first time publishing photos of the stone it believes. Perhaps one of the most important aspects of christian belief is the concept of the virgin mary giving birth to jesus. But mormons and alien encounters dont end with tv or my fathers passive interest. No, in the 1990s there was a famous story named fire in the sky in which some hicks out in the woods see a ufo and one is abducted. Book of mormon central collaborates with various organizations also interested in furthering research and study of the book of mormon. He published a book in 1953 about his otherworldly communications. Mormon cosmology holds that the earth is not unique, but just one of many inhabited planets, each created by jesus for the purpose of bringing about immortality and eternal life. While the church got headlines for dropping its muchmocked mormons get their own planets doctrine, it quietly reaffirmed a far more. That book was printed in 1967, which means that he was born in 1955 and has entrenched himself in the subject of aliens and ufos for 41 years. We believe that the son of god, the creator of all the universe came to this earth as a tiny babe to redeem the world from death and sin.
Aug 04, 2015 a picture of a smooth, brown, eggsized rock is shown in the printers manuscript of the book of mormon. May 11, 2018 i think i have a hypothesis about the mormon pleiades connection. Sep 11, 2014 but mormons and alien encounters dont end with tv or my fathers passive interest. The book of abraham is traditionally held by several. From a geographical standpoint, some lds scholars believe mesoamerica to be the setting of the book of mormon. The main message was, as expected during that time, the possible nuclear apocalypse. I used to home teach a guy who mixed up a current affair with the book of mormon on tape.
The core mormon teaching the lds church didnt jettison. The book of mormon is a book from the dead, something that the author could know when joseph smith couldnt know that we could know now, and here is additional proof. Professor kenneth feder is the founder and director of the farmington river archaeological project which studies the prehistory of the. I remember it as one of the earliest things i read, starting with emma mar petersons childrens adaptation.
Feder is a professor of archaeology at central connecticut state university. What is the mormon position on ufos, alien abductions. Jun 20, 2019 debunking ancient aliens, the book of mormon and other bullshit archaeological claims w ken feder june 20, 2019 by guru kenneth l. While he was a guileless spirit his damaged perceptions of the world made for some interesting discussions. Joseph smith wrote the famous book of mormon after a vision. Mormon cosmology is the description of the history, evolution, and destiny of the physical and metaphysical universe according to mormonism, which includes. Also they believe in a star system named kakistroca99b2. After jesus resurrection lds people believe he visited the peoples of.
No virgin birth one of the most controversial mormon beliefs. But when i looked into it years ago this is the jist i got. Debunking ancient aliens, the book of mormon and other bullshit archaeological claims w ken feder. The book of mormon is the most important book in my life. Oct 27, 2012 where the ancient aliens commentator came up with that has not been confirmed, although it might be a mix up with the jehovahs witnesses. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A youtube video presumably managed to decipher the predictions in the prophecies conveyed by nostradamus and the book of revelations. So do mormons believe in aliens really depends on your definition of what constitutes an alien. The author is both lds and a longtime ufo researcher and lecturer and offers opportunities for the reality of the alien presence on earth to be assessed from a.
He said that he had been involved in such after being influenced at the very impressionable age of 12 by frank edwards book, flying saucers. The captain and the covenant religious studies center. Watching jon stewart rave about the book of mormon, the new broadway musical from south park creators trey parker and matt stone, last night for. The search continues with new episodes of in search of fridays at 109c. More than 14 million mormon followers are present today. Article, is the mormon church involved with aliens. The top 10 lies your mormon friend is telling you exploring. The first published reference to kolob is found in the book of abraham, first published in 1842 in times and seasons and now included within the pearl of great price as part of the canon of mormonism. His name was travis walton, and most people dont know, but all three of them were members of the lds faith why aliens would capture an lds man for some probing.
Kolob is a star or planet described in the book of abraham, a sacred text of the latter day saint movement. Second, the critics do not deal with the issues arising from the book of abraham that latterday saints care about. According to their scriptures, moroni is hails from kolob, which is a star or planet closest to god. Is the book of mormon like other ancient metal documents. The video comes up with a strong theory that both of them.
Mormons believe joseph smith found gold plates engraved with writing in ancient egyptian in new york and god helped him translate the text. Aura was the alien s name who happened to be the captain of a ufo from the planet clarion. If you want to ridicule and discuss, then please do, just do it with something relevant, like the fact that the lds book of abraham doesnt match up with the actual papyrus from which smith claims it was translated. The book of moses explains perfectly well that it is the sons of men rather than the sons of god who married the women who bore giants. Jun 19, 2008 he said that he had been involved in such after being influenced at the very impressionable age of 12 by frank edwards book, flying saucers. That alien told him there was a disk buried halfway across the.
Modern day ancient astronaut theorists believe that joseph smith was visited by aliens rather than moroni or jesus christ. Nov 06, 2019 recently i was forwarder a clip from the show ancient aliens on history channel that makes the bold claim that aliens started mormonism. The book of mormon is a book of lds scripture that takes place during the same time as the bible and takes place on the american continent. So in the book of mormon as in malachi we read of the young lion that wreaks havoc among the aliens 3 nephi 12. Peter manseaus new book suggests that joseph smith and the book of mormon may have been influenced by a seneca religious prophet who died 200 years ago.
Ancient aliens did a laughably bad episode once claiming that moroni was actually an alien from the persied star cluster and that the book of mormon came from aliens in order to tell a bunch of mormons to move to the american west for some reason. Rather, while watching the show and looking at the evidence in support of this theory, a thought occurred to me. When angels appear in religious legends and in myths, generally they are messengers between the heavenly realm and the human realm. Mormon cosmology is the description of the history, evolution, and destiny of the physical and metaphysical universe according to mormonism, which includes the doctrines taught by leaders and theologians of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, mormon fundamentalism, the restoration church of jesus christ, and other brighamite denominations within the latter day saint. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon.
For example, claiming that mormon s believe youngs adam god theory is incorrect. The book of mormon bom is an abbreviated account of the inhabitants of the ancient americas from 2200 bc to 421 ad. Did you know the mormon religion is entirely based on aliens. It was named this back in 1999 by mormons when the hubble telescope saw faint images of it. Interestingly enough, hollywood is not the only one touting the phrase, we are not alone. Joseph smith on ancient aliens general discussions mormon. Gods seat, in the mormon cosmology, is at the center of the universe, which locates kolob, as the place closest to god, near the center of the universe. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints is using the book of mormon proliferated belief that mormons believe in a. Kolob is a star or planet described in mormon scripture. The star is real, but the mormons leadership claims significance to this star. I think i have a hypothesis about the mormon pleiades connection.
Visit the largest alien and ufo news website webelieveinaliens. I took my time rereadinglistening to this standard work of the latterday saints lds faith. Spoke with a celestial being known as moroni who told joseph he came from the pleiades. Filmmakers have found that movies depicting aliens from space are big money makers. So in short if you believe smith and young were true prophets of god then yes as a mormon you are suppose to believe in aliens.
Most are finding the army environment alien and a little unsettling, and their husbands being gone so much left them feeling lonely and isolated, so many are eager to find a support group any support group. Adapted from a speech given at the byu symposium on life, the universe, and everything. Although it is uncertain how much joseph smith or his associates knew about such discoveries in 1829, it is clear that the book of mormon and its discussion of metal plates fit in remarkably well. It was in this year that details of the roswell incident began to filter into the popular consciousness with the publication of charles berlitz and william moores the roswell incidentthe first book on the roswell subject. After being contacted by the angel moroni, joseph smith, jr. I havent read through the book of mormon in a long time, but i will cover ufos, aliens, allusions and nuclear weapons in the book of mormon now. Joseph smith on ancient aliens general discussions. Dec 15, 2011 the planet kolob and the song about it. The book of mormon, ancient aliens, and other bullshit. That book was printed in 1967, which means that he was born in 1955 and has entrenched himself in the subject of aliens.
Jon stewart is somewhere probably still raving about the. What does the powerful religious group actually believe. The mormon church is pushing back against the notion that members of the faith are taught theyll get their own planet in the afterlife. Mitt romneys run for president has put his mormon faith in the spotlight, but the religion remains a mystery to most. The following affiliates have contributed to book of mormon central by providing access to articles, images, and various other resources to further the cause of book of mormon research. It follows the stories of two tribes who descended from the family of lehi. Mormon cosmology is the description of the history, evolution, and destiny of the physical and metaphysical universe according to mormonism, which includes the doctrines taught by leaders and theologians of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, mormon fundamentalism, the restoration church of jesus christ, and other brighamite denominations within the latter day. The hill cumorah is actually an indian mound that is a monument of some kind to ancient astronauts.
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