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Mormon Bigfoot Genesis Theory

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Forgive me if you've heard this one before, but I had never heard it myself, so I simply had to share it with y'all.

According to Mormon "urban legend", our hairy friend Sasquatch is really Cain of biblical fame, cursed to wander the earth forever, raiding pantries for baked beans and tossing pigs.

Now let me be clear, this concept is in no way recorded in the Book of Mormon or part of church doctrine. It's not an official Mormon belief; it's simply a tale that Mormons pass around to each other. Not all Mormons believe that Bigfoot is Cain, and not all Mormons believe in Bigfoot. However, the Bigfoot/Cain story is very convenient for the Mormon Church as it allows them to distance themselves from the inherent racism of some of their teachings. Now they can say that the curse of dark skin visited on the sons of Cain and Ham wasn't black people with dark skin, it was hairy sasquatches with dark skin, and once again y'all have misunderstood the mysterious teachings of the prophet Joseph Smith, and you're all bigots for calling Mormons bigots for shame :mad:

In addition, there's another Mormon "urban legend" having to do with UFOs. Yes, we are being visited, but not by alien monsters. We are being visited by God's holy people, who live on another heavenly planet, and they stop by to check on us from time to time. They don't show themselves to us because they're bound by God's Holy Prime Directive not to interfere with our spiritual development. Alternately, we are being visited by the lost ten tribes, who hide out underneath the North Pole and buzz us in a flying saucer now and then to see how we're progressing spiritually.

In the future, when you encounter strong resistance to the concept that Bigfoot couldn't possibly live in the Utah desert due to the fact that there isn't enough food and water to support a hominid of that size, now you know why. Cain can't starve or die of thirst because he's damned to roam the earth forever, and a lack of food and water is all for the best since it makes his celestial journey even more uncomfortable. So there :D

For more information about the Mormon Bigfoot Genesis Theory, you can go here and here, or you can buy an overly wordy book about it on Amazon.
 
Cainkane1 said:
What about the fact that theres supposed to be more than one bigfoot? This makes the nonsense even worse.
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It's YOOUUU!!! Be honest now, did you steal CreekFreak's baked beans, Cainkane? :D
 
Someone wrote a novel, based on some old documents. Do you have any evidence that modern day LDS people believe this?
 
Scott Haley said:
Someone wrote a novel, based on some old documents. Do you have any evidence that modern day LDS people believe this?
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Well, there's the links I've already provided, which included a link to ex-Mormons discussing how they were told this while they were church members...

Then, there's an honorable mention in the Journal of Mormon History...

Then, there are many accounts of the original 1938 sighting by David W. Patten that started the whole Bigfoot/Cain Mormon legend...

Three pages is a little long, so for simplicity's sake, you can refer to the Wiki about David W. Patten, apparently he was pretty high up on the Mormon totem pole when he had his little chat with Cain/Sasquatch...

And of course, there's this really well-referenced wiki about Mormon Folklore that explains the connection between folk tales and doctrine far better than I can, with links to several different sources for the Bigfoot/Cain story. Please note that this wiki includes several other bizarre Mormon legends that I haven't mentioned and makes Mormons sound even nuttier than I have...

And if that isn't enough to convince you that indeed, some Mormons believe that Bigfoot is Cain, then I don't know what will convince you. Maybe you just don't want to believe that this is possible in spite of the available evidence that suggests that it's true.
 
I was always taught that Africans inherited the Curse of Cain. Cain, himself, could have been the legendary Sasquatch. But his progeny inherited his skin color.

I'm still in my twenties. So it's been fairly recent the last time I heard about the Curse.
 
Maybe there is some kind of drug that Salt Lake emits into the air causing these delusions?
 
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If that were the case, we would be unable to explain how Joseph Smith was able to begin his religion and gather followers thousands of miles away from said lake.

It would also render us incapable of explaining how many people living in Utah and SLC, such as my father, are not Mormons or even religious.
 
XLDS03 said:
Not really. Just explanation by revelation. Who's Bigfoot? Why it's Cain. Elder Patten said so.
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Do you think it's because a lot of people believe it, or is it more because people are afraid to contradict Elder Patten or accuse him of spinning a tall tale?
 
There are apparently LOTS of commonly-held beliefs among Mormons which are part of their culture yet are not part of their scripture/religion. A good friend of mine is a Mormon, and starts almost every day drinking a Big Gulp-sized glass of Coca-Cola. Many of his Mormon friends find this scandalous, but the whole "Mormons aren't allowed to drink Cola" thing is cultural, NOT scriptural, though many of them think otherwise.

It stems from "the word of wisdom" which forbids the drinking of "hot drinks." this lead to much confusion ("can we drink hot milk?") until one of their prophets ruled that "hot drinks" meant coffee and tea - period. Some Mormons decided that this meant that caffeine was prohibited, thus the "no cola" culture. My Mormon friend loves to tell a story of when the local LDS Bishop was visiting his stake and was asked about the Cola issue at a formal dinner thrown for him. He explained that the Word of Wisdome meant just coffee and tea, and drove the point home by downing a bottle of Coke in front of all.

My friend also likes to point out that the Chjurch owns at least one Coca-Cola bottling plant.
 
Over half of Salt Lake City is non-Mormon. The Mormons now have a mission to proselytize there. A lot of Utah is gaining more non-Mormons. It's beautiful state.

Having said that, the whole Mormon cult is a bit hard to stomach. Lots of things go on behind closed doors that would make the average Joe cringe. How do I know? One of my good friends is an ex-Mormon bishop. The Bigfoot thing is just part of their general inclination towards superstition, IMO.
 
Oh man, that blows!

Looks like it's time to Google "alkaloid".
 
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Meh, you forgot to mention that in late december his hair turns white, he wears red and gets in through a chimney... Hey don't look at me like that. It makes more sense than some beliefs...
 
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