Okay, just so that everyone doesn't get confused...this is Luke. Yesterday I had an interesting experience when I went with the Elders Quorum President to visit some less-active members in our ward. When we came to the door of the first house we went to we were met by an old guy with a long white beard and wearing overalls, cleaning out an empty house. He said "I'll bet I'm not the person you were expecting to find here." He wasn't and we asked what happened with the family that was living there and he said quite firmly that they were evicted. But he continued to tell us that it was our lucky day and told us that he was one of the three Nephites! He then asked us if we knew how we could tell he was a Nephite...he then explained that you could tell a Nephite by his beard and they wear overalls. By this time I was laughing hysterically inside, but then he pointed to his wife who was cleaning behind him and said that she was one of the three Nephites too and told us, "I'll bet you didn't know that one of the three Nephites was a girl did you?" I could hardly keep a strait face by that point. Anyway for the next 1 1/2 to 2 hours we stood there on his porch listening to he gab on about different doctrines...some of his own and some of the LDS church. He was actually very knowledgeable on our doctrines and said that he had read all of the 20+ (I can't remember exactly how many) volumes of the Journal of Discourses, and I think I believe that. He talked about Joseph Smith and other Latter-day prophets..and I won't share what he said about them...I'll just say that it wasn't all favorable. Surprisingly he wasn't really contentious in his ravings, a little offensive, but he didn't try to fight with us like others do, but maybe it was because we could hardly get a word in the conversation, but he did have some pretty weird ideas. He claimed to be a prophet and prophesied about the end of the world...it's going to be in the year 2033 and it's not going to be by any man-made means. Apparently it's common knowledge that the ocean is full of methane hydrates that are being contained by the cool ocean temperatures, and as we all know that is changing. But what we don't know is that this warming will release these methane hydrates in one big burp that will surround the earths atmosphere and all it will take is one lightning strike and BOOM!!! The earth will be a cinder floating in space. So get prepared everyone! Several times we tried to get a name for this "Nephite" and all we could get out of him was Grandpa Country. Anyway, it was an interesting visit to say the least, I just thought I should share.
9 comments:
Wow!! That is so cool that you met one of the 3 Neefs. Too bad he wouldn't give you his name. And, wow!--one of them is chic. Weird. Who woulda thought?
i would have to say exciting:) That had to be some experience!! And for one to be a woman that is just crazy! sounds like you had a pretty fun experience:) hope everthing is going great!!
How exciting! That post was truly hilarious! I like those kind of people.
Love it. Sounds like the guy who went in to my Bro's paint store claiming to have found the seven seals and actually broken a few. They're in a dirt cave down in Moab I think. Probably at Arches National Park so if you all want to head down that way to check those out...
I am SO jealous!!! I want to meet this Nephite. sounds like a fun experience, and a even better story! :D
I'm going to have to tell my dad that a couple of the 3 nephites are living in Logan! That is so cool. Next time we come to visit, you have to take us to meet him! :) Great story.
Nice, you probably haven't had anything like that happen since your missionary days:). Look out for the crazys;). Mary sorry about the scare....I worried I would have people confused. Glad you liked the slides it was kind of fun going back that far :).
According to the Aztecs...or maybe it was the Incas, the end of the world is in December of 2013. I think I like Grandpa Country's prediction better......2033 gives me more time to repent ;) Oh, and I just want you guys to know, that Mark and I went into the Carbon County courthouse, to register to vote on Wed. Well, we walk in and see a wall of Miss Carbon County pictures. Low and behold, there was Mary!! I had no idea Mary was Miss Carbon County! I felt pretty special knowing someone famous!
So Luke...I have some questions.
1. If you can tell the Three Nephites by their long beards, Who had the longest beard. This gentleman or his wife?
2. What did he say about Joseph Smith? Without Joseph Smith and Moroni, we wouldn't know anything about the Three Nephites. Did he mention Moroni?
3. Had he recently talked to to John the Revelator? They should be working together by now and we know John is working with the lost tribes to get them gathered before The Second Coming.
4. Did you ask hiim if you could have some of whatever he had been smoking?
What an experienc!
Tori's Dad
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