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Related: About this forumReligious group performs mummification rituals in Utah pyramid
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http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1016&sid=22660276By Grant Olsen, ksl.com Contributor
October 30th, 2012 @ 8:26am
SALT LAKE CITY On the west side of Salt Lake City, amidst bland warehouses and the hum of I-15 traffic, the Summum Pyramid strikes a stark contrast with its surroundings. Nearly 30 feet high and accessible only through a metal hatch that rises up and out like the door of a Delorean, the Pyramid has presided over 707 Genesee Avenue since 1979. This is the primary instruction and worship center for Utah-based religion Summum. Its also where the group performs ancient mummification rituals.
Summums reverence for pyramids dates back to its origin. Claude Corky Nowell founded the church in 1975, claiming to have visited extraterrestrial beings in a pyramid, where they taught him life-changing concepts about creation, the nature of the universe and eternal destiny.
The first of Nowells visions took place in his Utah apartment, though he described it as an out-of-body experience that underscored the importance of pyramids to the religion he later established:
"Instantly, I opened my eyes and found myself standing next to an enormous pyramid. Passing through the wall, I found myself in a large room resonant with light radiating from the air. The walls, floor and ceiling looked as if they were made of very thick glass. Ahead of me, about 30 feet away, stood a group of individuals. They looked like humans, yet they were different. Their facial features and bodies were so perfectly formed, it seemed as if they were divine in their physical appearance. They established a high-level telepathic link with my mind, and instantaneously I understood them.
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Religious group performs mummification rituals in Utah pyramid (Original Post)
cbayer
Oct 2012
OP
The original language from which the Book of Mormon was translated was Egyptian.
dimbear
Oct 2012
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MineralMan
(146,116 posts)1. Taking embalming to the next step.
All perfectly legal, apparently. What do you think about it?
BTW, there's no link in your post.
dimbear
(6,271 posts)2. The original language from which the Book of Mormon was translated was Egyptian.
Might have some slight relevance. Certainly the Mormons interact with their dead a great deal more than most Americans, what with baptizing them and marrying them.
Oh, and your dead too, if you happen to be a celebrity.