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> In the distant future of The Expanse, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has commissioned the construction of the Nauvoo – a giant spaceship that
by DyslexicAtheist 7y ago
> In the distant future of The Expanse, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has commissioned the construction of the Nauvoo – a giant spaceship that will carry their “best and brightest” Mormons to a new planet with a new sun. This rich slice of universe-building accompanied the introduction of Fred Johnson, Director of Operations at Tycho Station and the man overseeing the construction of the Nauvoo.
https://observer.com/2015/12/the-expanse-recap-1x04-mormon-spaceship/ https://observer.com/2015/12/the-expanse-recap-1x04-mormon-s...
- tomrod 7y agoAH! I love the Expanse but didn't make that connection (spaceships are not part of the current common theology). Much obliged.
- mxmmml 7y agoStating the obvious for those who don't follow the link: "The Expanse" is a fictional movie with no basis in reality in that church's doctrine: "In The Expanse, the story of what happens to the Mormon church (and other organized religions) will be trickled out with other back-story elements to fill the 200-year gap between the show’s setting and the present- which the showrunners seem desperate to bridge with (They have flying drones and video messaging!). The brief scene between Fred Johnson and a Mormon administrator weighs heavy on the show’s plot but is slipped in between the three main storylines of the Earth-based United Nations, Detective Miller’s case on Ceres Station and the rag-tag crew currently ship-hopping around the asteroid belt." etc etc etc
- DyslexicAtheist 7y ago> "The Expanse" is a fictional movie with no basis in reality neither is the Mormon church nor any other religion for that matter