tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post8820327611996114169..comments2023-11-02T03:08:07.417-07:00Comments on NephiCode: More Comments and Questions from Readers -- Part VIIIDelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982095508142923740noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-54965325986308442892013-09-02T08:16:25.627-07:002013-09-02T08:16:25.627-07:00No doubt these articles may well have inspired the...No doubt these articles may well have inspired the 37-year-old French author, Jules Vern's 1865 novel "De la terre a la lune," ["From the Earth to the Moon"] in his Voyages Extraordinaries, this being the fourth in that series, which was published in the U.S. in 1867. A concept, voyaging to the moon, by the way, that swept around the world at the time. While there is no evidence Joseph ever said any such thing regarding people on the moon, such stories did spark the imagination of many, many people in the mid-1800s.Delhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982095508142923740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-27994219294791536602013-09-01T10:43:46.014-07:002013-09-01T10:43:46.014-07:00In response to comment #1.. I would like to add th...In response to comment #1.. I would like to add that if one were to do a search on google for moon hoax of 1835.. you would see that there was published in a New York newspaper, 6 articles written about a new discovery!!! Life on the moon! The articles described fantastic animals on the Moon, including bison, goats, unicorns, bipedal tail-less beavers and bat-like winged humanoids ("Vespertilio-homo") who built temples. There were trees, oceans and beaches. These discoveries were supposedly made with "an immense telescope of an entirely new principle."<br /><br />People believed this and don't think that the Saints were immune to newspaper stories. A prophet is only a prophet when he is acting like one. Which means.. when God is giving you revelation.. you are a prophet. When he gives you NO revelation about a particular topic.. then you are on your own and anything you have to say is of whatever you believe at the time and of your own opinion. There has been no verification from God. And we all know how silent God can be about trivial things as life being discovered on the moon. <br /><br />If Joseph did say anything about it.. and I use the word IF.. it was probably due to these articles. He could have been relaying what he knew had been written.. or been guessing what he would think they would be like. Either way.. the critics of the Church have a false notion that every word that falls from the mouth of the Prophet is revelation from God. This just is not true folks.MrNiromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17963388782323242196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-11931559266773143532013-09-01T10:35:24.745-07:002013-09-01T10:35:24.745-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.MrNiromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17963388782323242196noreply@blogger.com