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The false prophet who predicted that the Rapture would take place earlier this week is now claiming that his original dates were correct, and has doubled down with a convoluted new timeline. Three months ago, Joshua Mhlakela—a “believer” from South Africa who claimed to have once been a pastor—came out of nowhere and began claiming that Jesus came to him in a dream in 2018 and told him: “On the 23rd and the 24th of September, 2025, I will come to take my church.” His predictions picked up steam, with #RaptureTok trending on TikTok, and videos about it doing brisk...

Work hard in the home, President Hinckley says "Rise to the divinity within you." Those who attended general conference pour out of the LDS Conference Center after the Sunday morning session.Keith Johnson, Deseret News That concluding statement by President Gordon B. Hinckley capsulized the messages that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints heard during the two-day, 172nd Semi-annual Conference of the church. Held in the Conference Center, the proceedings were beamed live via satellite and Internet to the largest number of locations ever, including the former Soviet Union, Asia and Australia. President Hinckley, the 92-year-old church...