I should clarify my post below: The region, including Kansas, was known as "The Missourri Territory" around the time that Joseph Smith had his channeling revelations. It had only just been reverted to a sort of a state 2 years earlier or so. How hard is it to surmise that those in the East especially (such as Smith in New York), would have thought of it as "The Missourri Territory", and bear in mind that the name Missourri comes from the name given to the tribal peoples that roamed that whole region of the Great Plains.
Originally, all those states of that region were called the "Louisianna Purchase", but were re-named "The Missouri Territory" in 1812 (includes what we today call "Kansas".) "The Missouri Territory was a historic, organized territory in the United States. It was originally known as the Louisiana Territory and was renamed on June 4, 1812 to avoid confusion with the state of Louisiana which joined the Union in 1812. The Arkansas Territory was separated from the Missouri Territory in 1819. The state of Missouri was separated out from the territory in August 10, 1821." - Source: Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_regions_of_the_United_States OffWorld --- In [email protected], off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" > <shempmcgurk@> 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? > > >
