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Changing Mormon beliefs about — and preparations for — the end of the world
By Jana Riess — August 17, 2020
Mormons used to routinely predict not only the end of the world but particularly the downfall of America. What changed? Scholar Christopher Blythe explains.
In Missouri, Mormons see Adam’s fall after Garden of Eden and Jesus’ return
By Tim Townsend — September 18, 2012
DAVIESS COUNTY, Mo. (RNS) To non-Mormons, it sounds odd that a bluff on a bend 124 feet above the Grand River represents to 15 million faithful both the beginning and end of human time. Mormon doctrine makes reference to the place as the site where Adam and Eve went after God banished them from the Garden of Eden. It's also regarded as a gathering place for the faithful at the second coming of Jesus Christ. By Tim Townsend.
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