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Mormon Plan for Polynesian Empire
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 5:26 am
by moksha
Always difficult to know where to put topics. Clearly, this is not doctrinal nor is it a call for support. Creating a Mormon Empire in Polynesia seems political, and I've been told that the Coffee Shop is the place for politics since who among the faithful would be caught dead in a Coffee Shop?
Anyway, if any near-apostates wish to learn more about the 19th Century plans for a Mormon Empire in Polynesia, here is a fascinating short documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ5H-1I ... A&index=14
Re: Mormon Plan for Polynesian Empire
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:20 am
by wtfluff
moksha wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 5:26 am
Always difficult to know where to put topics. Clearly, this is not doctrinal nor is it a call for support. Creating a Mormon Empire in Polynesia seems political, and I've been told that the Coffee Shop is the place for politics since who among the faithful would be caught dead in a Coffee Shop?
Anyway, if any near-apostates wish to learn more about the 19th Century plans for a Mormon Empire in Polynesia, here is a fascinating short documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ5H-1I ... A&index=14
Did the plans in your post happen before or after
Iosepa, Dear Penguin?
Re: Mormon Plan for Polynesian Empire
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:29 pm
by moksha
wtfluff wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:20 am
Did the plans in your post happen before or after
Iosepa, Dear Penguin?
The ill-fated Iosepa was after. One of the families that remained had really pretty great-granddaughters.
Re: Mormon Plan for Polynesian Empire
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 6:18 am
by Hagoth
I can't help but wonder if this had something to do with the claim, starting with Brigham Young, that the Polynesians are descendants of Book of Mormon peoples; a way to claim ideological ownership of those people and their lands in the hopes that it would sway them in the desired political direction.