https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_folkloreI was taught that this stuff was doctrine. *LOL*
The following are examples of tales and popular concepts from Mormon folklore:
that Cain, the killer of Abel, is alive and wanders the earth, wearing no clothing but being covered by hair and that apostle David W. Patten encountered him once;[5][6][7] and that reported sightings of Bigfoot can be explained by this story;[8]
modern encounters and assistance from one or more of "The Three Nephites", three Nephite disciples chosen by Jesus in the Book of Mormon, who were blessed by Jesus to "never taste of death; but ye shall live to behold all the doings of the Father unto the children of men..."[9]
that on December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft pilots attempted to bomb or strafe the church's Laie Hawaii Temple just prior to or just after the attack on Pearl Harbor, but were prevented from doing so by mechanical failures or an unseen protective force,[10] and that the Japanese pilot who attempted to bomb or strafe the Laie Hawaii Temple was converted to the LDS Church after he saw a picture of the temple in the possession of Mormon missionaries in Japan;[10]
that Jesus was married, possibly to Mary Magdalene, Mary, sister of Lazarus, and/or Martha, and that Jesus may have been a polygamist and had children;[11][12][13][14][15]
the miracle of the gulls, in which the crops of early Mormon settlers in Utah Territory were saved from destruction by a vast flock of seagulls that ate swarms of Mormon crickets that were devouring the crops;[16][17][18]
that in designing the Salt Lake Temple, Brigham Young had the foresight to make space accommodation for future technological advancements such as elevators, air conditioning, and electrical wiring;[19][20]
that Negroes were neutral in the War in Heaven and that is why they were not allowed to hold the Mormon priesthood before 1978;[21]
that Māori prophets or chieftains, including Paora Te Potangaroa and Tāwhiao, predicted the coming of Mormon missionaries to New Zealand;[22][23][24]
that Tāwhiao accurately predicted the site of the 1958 Hamilton New Zealand Temple before his death in 1894;[25][26]
that a flash of lightning or other divine manifestation protected the body of Joseph Smith from being mutilated by a mob after he had been killed at Carthage Jail;[27]
that those who persecuted the early Latter Day Saints and killed Joseph Smith suffered physically and mentally later in their lives, with some meeting gruesome or particularly painful deaths;[28]
that in 1739 a Roman Catholic monk predicted that within 100 years an angel would be sent by God to restore the lost gospel to the earth and that the true church would be established in "a valley that lies towards a great lake";[29][30]
that today's youth were "generals" in the War in Heaven and that when they return to heaven they will be revered;[31]
that when speaking to the Latter Day Saints after the death of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young took on the appearance, voice, and mannerisms of Smith and that this was a sign from God that Young was to be Smith's successor;[32][33]
that the writings of the early Church Fathers conform better with Mormonism than with modern Christianity;[34]
that the global flood of Noah constituted the baptism of the Earth;[35]
that Orson Hyde, an early apostle of the church, was of Jewish ancestry and that for this reason it was he in 1841 that dedicated Palestine for the return of the Jews;[36]
that wearing temple garments affords physical protection, and that some wearers have survived car wrecks, floods, and other calamities unscathed thanks to the protective power of the garments;[37]
that Albert Einstein said that geologist and LDS Church apostle James E. Talmage was the smartest man he had ever met;[38]
that officials of the Roman Catholic Church support the LDS Church's efforts to build the Rome Italy Temple and that this support was forthcoming because of the church's support of Proposition 8 in California in 2008;[39]
that a geological feature in Millard County, Utah known as the "Great Stone Face" resembles a profile of Joseph Smith's face;[40]
that Del Parson's painting "Christ in Red Robe" was produced under the direction of church general authorities, who suggested how to make it more accurate, until it was deemed the closest resemblance of Jesus Christ;[41][42][43]
that the "great and abominable church" described in the Book of Mormon can be identified as the Roman Catholic Church.[44]
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Predictions
Not to be confused with prophecies of Joseph Smith.
The following are examples of predictions or prophecies that are part of Mormon folklore:
that the church will reinstitute the practice of plural marriage after the second coming;[45]
that the day will come that the United States Constitution will "hang by a thread" and that members of the church will be central in rescuing it and the United States from destruction;[46][47][48][49][50] (See also: White Horse Prophecy)
that after the Ten Lost Tribes return, they will assist in building the Temple of the New Jerusalem on the Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri. The tenth Latter Day Saint Article of Faith states that Mormons believe in the “literal gathering of Israel and the restoration of the Ten Tribes” (see House of Joseph (LDS Church));
that God will restore the Adamic language.[51]