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It was widely discussed when I was a Mormon for the first three decades of life, primarily by the more conservative contingent of the LDS church. Mormons have
by tomrod 3y ago
It was widely discussed when I was a Mormon for the first three decades of life, primarily by the more conservative contingent of the LDS church.
Mormons have this notion of "deep doctrine" because their hierarchical governance seeks to instill reliance and trust on its leaders, whom rarely commit to stating things as doctrine because the memory of the unwashed masses is longer than they'd expect. So folks on the front line take notions spoken decades and centuries ago and try to fit it to a modern framework, even when things are obviously wrong.
There are, in fact, no Quakers living on the moon (Brigham Young), which we did arrive to in 1969 (Joseph Fielding Smith). This is why the White Horse prophecy remains relevant -- gets spoken about by Mormon leaders to young men over campfires and Sunday talks, in addition to a whole lot of other nonsensical mysticism and, worse, principles that are harmful to marginalized communities.
- hgsgm 3y ago> So folks on the front line take notions spoken decades and centuries ago and try to fit it to a modern framework, even when things are obviously wrong. Only "centuries" ago? Judaism has entered the chat.
- tomrod 3y agoYep, and barely at that. Mormon history allegedly starts no earlier than 1820, though there are several versions of what they consider the "First Vision" that may have taken place over several years in 1820. Definitely by 1830 it started to take shape.
- parpfish 3y ago> There are, in fact, no Quakers living on the moon (Brigham Young), which we did arrive to in 1969 (Joseph Fielding Smith). I've been trying to parse this, but I can't figure out what it means.
- todd_t 3y agoTwo statements made by early "prophets" of the religion, statements that most members would like to forget. Actually it was Joseph Smith (the religion's founder) that said the moon is populated by people resembling Quakers. Joseph Fielding Smith, the church's "prophet" in the mid-1900's, said we would never make it to the moon.
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