Very interesting post. I don't believe there is a connection, but I
am open-minded on the topic, because of what I show below ("Kansas"
was almost an amorphous region, rather than some clear-cut state
back in the days when Mormonism was founded.) Perhaps
the "channeling" by Joseph Smith, founder of the mormons, was
nothing to do with current Mormonism or Christianity, but a much
more ancient thread.
What do people here think of this below?:
"After a brief period as part of Missouri Territory, Kansas returned
to unorganized status in 1821"
- Source: Wikipedia
"Smith (Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of Mormons) and his followers
recorded that from about 1823 to 1827, Smith had been visited by an
angel named Moroni. Smith stated that the angel indicated that he
had a unique work to accomplish. He was to find and publish a long-
buried record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the
Americas which had been etched on golden plates and buried in the
earth centuries earlier."
- Source: Wikipedia
OffWorld
--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> According to the Mormons, the second coming of Jesus Christ will
> occur in Missouri:
>
> "Building of the New Jerusalem
>
> "Near the time of the coming of Jesus, the faithful Saints will
build
> a righteous city, a city of God, called the New Jerusalem. Jesus
> Christ himself will rule there. (See 3 Nephi 21:2325.) The Lord
said
> the city will be built in the state of Missouri in the United
States
> (see D&C 84:34).
>
> "These are only a few of the signs that the Lord has given us. The
> scriptures describe many more."
>
> But the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is claiming some place in Kansas as
the
> World Capital of Peace.
>
> Hmmm.
>
> Kansas and Missouri are right next to each other. Could it be
that
> one of them is just off by a couple a hundred miles?
>
