AboutCindy Beggs Expertise Although I am not a member of the LDS Church, I can answer most of your general questions re: the LDS faith. Please no LDS bashing. I have a love for the Church's history.
Experience Although I am not a member of the LDS faith, I have been facinated with the Church's history for over 30 years.
Organizations Mount St. Mary's Alumni
Publications Master's Thesis in Mount St. Mary's Library in Los Angeles, CA.
Education/Credentials Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts. Minors: Religious Studies and psychology. Master's degree in the Humanities/Cultural Studies.
I've heard that in the Mormon Church there is a belief that God was originally a Mormon on the planet Kolab, but that He was given His own planet to rule, which is earth.
That's what I was told. Can you comment on this?
Answer Hello. Thank-you, for your question. Kolob is a star or a planet. It is described in the Book of Abraham (located in the Pearl of Great Price) as being the nearest star or planet nearest the throne of God. During Joseph's time and after he translated the golden plates into the Book of Mormon, a traveling mummy museum visited his area in Kirkland, Ohio. Joseph supposedly translated the Egyptian scrolls that accompanied the mummies. According to Joseph, the scrolls described a vision of Abraham in which Abraham saw the stars, one of which was nearest to the throne of God and that was called, Kolob. Joseph went on to describe Kolob as being nearest to the Celestial Kingdom and the residence of God. David O McCay, president of the LDS Church at the time, referred to Kolob as being a great star out there in the expansive space (Oct. 1969, Conference Report - Improvement Era.)
If you are still interested in reading further, try this website on LDS cosmology:
