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Show 265 wander back to Richard, then quickly over to the daisies on the wall when he discovered Richard was looking at him. They were one of two ancient Semitic civilizations, Sorenson explained, who inhabited the American continents roughly from 600 B.C. to 420 A.D., when they were wiped out by the rival civilization called Lamanites, who incidentally were the forebears of the American Indians. It was believed that Jesus Christ, after his resurrection, appeared among the Nephites and established a branch of his church there, corresponding to the one he had established with Peter, and selected twelve disciples from among them. The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl was probably a corruption of the symbol representing Christ. "Actually I'd like to lead up to this by a different way if that's all right." Richard cleared his throat. "Do Mormons believe God can do anything?" he asked, laying his trap. Sorenson smiled. "I'm not sure what you mean." "Can he make a rock suddenly become too heavy to pick up?" "Actually I don't know how to answer that," said Sorenson. "We believe God is subject to natural law. I guess if making a rock too heavy to pick up is consistent with natural law he could. We do know that if you bombard certain metals with electrons you change their molecular structure." "Wait a minute," said Alice, waving her hand. "Be quiet, Richard. You mean these whatever they're called are Aztecs?" "No. The Aztecs and Mayans and Incas all came later. They're descendants of the Lamanites. I'm not too clear on dates, actually." "If God is limited by natural law," said Richard, who had been brooding, "how come this angel was standing in the air?" "I don't know," Sorenson said. "It wouldn't have to be a violation of natural law, any more than aerodynamics is. I'd actually like to go |
