Have they given any thought to the impact of the Last Judgement on, say, North Sentinel Island? I am suggesting, it should be analogous, even if they do not explicitly consider the moons of Saturn.
Perhaps that I am looking for the beliefs of Christian sects that think the Rapture is coming as it pertains to the existence of extraterrestrials.
Going back to this comment
What, indeed, are the Mormon views on the Rapture/End Times and extraterrestrials? I know that the creators of the Mormon faith knew something about modern astronomy, and that the story we get from the Book of Mormon (the musical) is that some, many or most resurrected people get their own planet to rule. Do these planets come with already existing populations, or what~~?
This is where Lewis’ ideas become relevant. If a distant civilisation of aextraterrestrials has never suffered temptation and fallen from grace, or been expelled from paradise, they surely would not need to be ‘remade’.
Not sure how you would classify the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), but their beliefs include the greater Universe.
Ninja’s Looks like someone has already asked as I was writing this. I should clarify that I left the church 5 years ago and I haven’t heavily studied the scriptures for more like 10-12 years at this point so apologies if I make any mistakes.
Mormons don’t use rapture; they use 2nd coming or the Millennium. In Mormon theology, God, JC and HG created all of the worlds in this universe. It is HEAVILY implied that some of the worlds also have life that also worships God. It is also implied that they are also in God’s image but never directly stated as such. I would say it is fairly clear from other verses that when the 2nd coming happens, it will only happen on this specific world and won’t have any effect on any of the other worlds until they are ready for their own version.
Not sure how far to expand on this so if anyone has any questions feal free to ask.
The question gets into areas where Latter‑day Saint doctrine becomes sparse. Official LDS scripture doesn’t give detailed descriptions of what happens after reaching the Celestial Kingdom, and members are generally encouraged to focus on qualifying for salvation rather than speculating about what comes afterward.
There have been various leaders of the Church in the past that have written more on the subject and that is where you get humans can eventually becomes Gods. It is implied but not stated that there would be additional trials\tests\growth required after people reach the Celestial Kingdom for that to happen. I personally would separate that into two stages. If you just mean the Celestial Kingdom then you would dwell there with God and everyone else who made it there. If you are talking about becoming a God then you would be there with your partner and the spirit children you create (hmm I should note I am guessing on that 2nd part. There isn’t a lot of direct evidence for what you are asking it is more implied.)
I should mention that I am basing almost all of the 2nd paragraph on writings that aren’t canon and mostly from church leaders from more than a century ago. I am a little bit on a limb here but one that I think has doctrinal support. I would say the Church leaders still believe this, but they would much rather focus on the path to getting there than what happens after you arrive.