AboutDavid Gross Expertise If you are truly seeking answers or information I will do my best to answer questions related to any aspect of the LDS Church.
Experience I have been a member of the church for 27+ years after being raised as a not very active Reform Jew.
Expert: David Gross Date: 12/24/2007 Subject: The Ascension
Question QUESTION: Hello, as I was thumbing through my Book of Mormon reading what Jesus allegedly did while here on earth, including the discussion with the 3 Nephites that are supposed to be alive, but I could not recall where it said that Jesus re-ascended back into heaven after his visit to America.
Does anyone here have that recall of where it says that Jesus went back to heaven? Or is he still walking about incognito like the three Nephites and John are? Thank you in advance.
ANSWER: I hope that this answers your question.
3rd Nephi, 28:12 reads as follows:
And it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he touched every one of them with his finger save it were the three who were to tarry, and then he departed.
"He" would be Jesus Christ.
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QUESTION: It says he departed, but it does not say "where."
That is the problem I having. Where is a verse that makes it perfectly 'CLEAR' that he, Jesus, ascended back into heaven? Departed could simple mean he walked away, he left! Thanks.
Answer You are right about the "where." He may or may not have ascended into Heaven. There is an interesting book written by a person who not a member of the LDS Church. It is a collection of Native American stories concerning a white god that visited various tribes. It is "He Walked the Americas" by L. Taylor Hansen. The following is a summary of the book.
Almost two thousand years ago a mysterious white man walked from tribe to tribe among the American Nations. Who was this white Prophet who spoke a thousand languages, healed the sick, raised the dead, and taught in the same books as Jesus Himself?
These are true Indian Legends, gathered during twenty-five years of research by L. Taylor Hansen, archaeologist, from many different tribes all over the Americas. By consulting museums, libraries, and experts on folk-lore, it has been possible to correlate the findings into this fascinating book, backed up by the spades of the diggers into ancient ruins, and by all the sciences with which L. Taylor Hansen is familiar. This is a book that will back up the New Testament of the East, with the Christian Indian legends of the West. In this book is proof that the Savior came not only to one continent, but to all the world. This book will strengthen your faith as not other could.
Here is a link to Amazon.com that has theses books for sale.
