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Joseph Smith/Moon inhabited
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Question
Did Joseph Smith teach that the moon was inhabited?
Answer
The source for this claim is not Joseph Smith himself; the first mention comes in 1881 in Oliver B. Huntington's journal; he later wrote an article about this for a Church magazine:
- As far back as 1837, I know that he [Joseph SmithJ said the moon was inhabited by men and women the same as this earth, and that they lived to a greater age than we d~that they live generally to near the age of a 1,000 years.
- He described the men as averaging nearly six feet in height, and dressing quite uniformly in something near the Quaker style.[1]
Endnotes
- [note] Young Woman's Journal (1892) Vol. 3: 263.
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
FAIR web site
- FAIR Topical Guide: Infallibility
- FAIR Topical Guide: Personal beliefs of prophets
External links
- Stephen R. Gibson, Didn't Joseph Teach the Moon was Inhabited?