Church is building a town in Adam Ondi Ahmen

[_Rambo]

Last weekend the Bishop of my parents ward was telling my Dad and I about how he knows someone personally that is starting construction work on at town in Adam Ondi Ahmen. He said that the chruch is preparing people to move there. He also mentioned that the church must know something about the last days more than the rest of us.

My first response was I should buy some land there right now and then sell it at inflated prices when Mormons want to move there. To bad I forgot that the church owns all the land there so I can't buy it. I then said ok I'll buy a house when they are for sale and then sell it at an inflated price. He said I couldn't do that because only church members that are invited will go to Adam Ondi Ahmen.

My Dad then said that he would retire there if the church called him to move. I said that he better hope there are a lot of golf courses in Adam Ondi Ahmen.

That kind of response freaking scrares me. I don't want my Dad and the rest of my family moving off to Missouri just because some guy that claims he speaks for god tells him to.

[Guest]

The Church claims 15,000,000 members so they'd build condo's...<frowns>...oh, wait a minute...


The God of Google Earth doesn't seem to support such a claim...

[Guest]

It's never going to happen. They're not getting revelations and they're not so willing to lie about it as Joseph was (although they like to still foster the impression that they're having tea and crumpets with Jesus, but can't talk about it because it's "sacred" even though Joseph Smith talked about that kind of thing all the time).

They mostly rely on tradition and not rocking the boat and trying to keep their PR good. The church is a corporation now. Moving members to Missouri would disrupt the revenue stream. All that millennium stuff will always stay safely "in the future, but just around the corner!"

[_lostindc]

Last weekend the Bishop of my parents ward was telling my Dad and I about how he knows someone personally that is starting construction work on at town in Adam Ondi Ahmen. He said that the chruch is preparing people to move there. He also mentioned that the church must know something about the last days more than the rest of us.

My first response was I should buy some land there right now and then sell it at inflated prices when Mormons want to move there. To bad I forgot that the church owns all the land there so I can't buy it. I then said ok I'll buy a house when they are for sale and then sell it at an inflated price. He said I couldn't do that because only church members that are invited will go to Adam Ondi Ahmen.

My Dad then said that he would retire there if the church called him to move. I said that he better hope there are a lot of golf courses in Adam Ondi Ahmen.

That kind of response freaking scrares me. I don't want my Dad and the rest of my family moving off to Missouri just because some guy that claims he speaks for god tells him to.

I love faith promoting rumours. My favorite about Adam Ondi Ahmen is that the prophet has visited and inspected the height of trees etc. in hopes to have them look as close to how Christ expects them to be.

[_The Nehor]

I've heard this rumor before......many times. It usually gets passed along with the covert missions to China, the Church building secret bomb shelters in preparation to save the saints before World War III, and the angel appearing in the back of the car to say it's too late now to get food storage.

I wouldn't worry much. It might be true for real this time but probably not.

[_lostindc]

That kind of response freaking scrares me. I don't want my Dad and the rest of my family moving off to Missouri just because some guy that claims he speaks for god tells him to.

I forgot to concur with you regarding Missouri. Missouri is a terrifying place to visit, live, whatever. Avoid at all costs. It is purely a fly-over state.

[_The Nehor]

That kind of response freaking scrares me. I don't want my Dad and the rest of my family moving off to Missouri just because some guy that claims he speaks for god tells him to.

I forgot to concur with you regarding Missouri. Missouri is a terrifying place to visit, live, whatever. Avoid at all costs. It is purely a fly-over state.

There's a reason that prophets have said it must be destroyed and rebuilt from the ground up to become Zion.....they've been there.

[_Runtu]

My understanding is that the church is developing Adam-Ondi-Ahman as a historical site, not as a place for people to gather.

Way back when I was on my mission, my MP went to SLC for a mission presidents' conference (they were introducing the new "commitment pattern" discussions). He said President Faust had shown him some detailed plans for the construction of the temple sites (there are several) and the community in Jackson County. That said, he said Faust told him that they just wanted to be prepared when the day eventually came. Obviously, it hasn't come yet.

[_jon]

There's a reason that prophets have said it must be destroyed and rebuilt from the ground up to become Zion.....they've been there.

I think it poignant that Missouri starts with 'Miss'...

[_lostindc]

My understanding is that the church is developing Adam-Ondi-Ahman as a historical site, not as a place for people to gather.

Way back when I was on my mission, my MP went to Salt Lake City for a mission presidents' conference (they were introducing the new "commitment pattern" discussions). He said President Faust had shown him some detailed plans for the construction of the temple sites (there are several) and the community in Jackson County. That said, he said Faust told him that they just wanted to be prepared when the day eventually came. Obviously, it hasn't come yet.

They should go full bore if they want to make a historical site. It needs to include full blown p0lygamy, 1800s attire, stick wrestling with a valuable story followed, and treasure hunting trips that are full inclusive with seer stone, hat, divining rods, and all.

Edit to add: would that not be a fantastic youth conference? Something with treasure seeking and a few mock trials regarding this said treasure hunting.