Ang Aklatan; A Book About the History and Future of the Maharlika

The Aklatan will change your life, it has changed mine. – Jonalyn (Manila, Philippines).

Here is a brief summary of the Aklatan. The Aklatan is a translation of an ancient record that gives the history of the Philippines and surrounding lands in ancient times. This book predicts that in the future a nation called the Kingdom of Maharlika will be established. This website is to help share with people the information about this book.

Even though the Aklatan has deep religious themes, this is not about changing people’s religion. No body has to give up their religion to be part of this. The purpose is to unite people so that we can build this kingdom and establish a better future for ourselves.

A few months ago I was introduced to a document that has the potential to bring millions of people flocking to the Church. On the surface this document may seem a bit unusual or unfamiliar, but once you understand the details you can see the truth and importance of this document. The document to which I am referring is a book named the “Ang Aklatan.” Some of you may have heard about this book. You can visit the website here: http://angaklatan.wordpress.com To summarize, the Ang Aklatan is a translated ancient record of God’s works in the Philippines. It was translated in vision from April to November of 1987. The Ang Aklatan was first published in 2007. The term Ang Aklatan translates from Tagalog as “The Library.” The man who translated the Ang Aklatan goes by the name Elisha Enoc. He is a Filipino man who was raised in America. The first thing that should stand out to members of the Church is the relevance this book has for us. It is so relevant that we should have been expecting a book like this for a long time. Let’s look at a prophecy in the Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 29:11 11 For I command all men, both in the east and in the west, and in the north, and in the south, and in the islands of the sea, that they shall write the words which I speak unto them; for out of the books which shall be written I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written. 12 For behold, I shall speak unto the Jews and they shall write it; and I shall also speak unto the Nephites and they shall write it; and I shall also speak unto the other tribes of the house of Israel, which I have led away, and they shall write it; and I shall also speak unto all nations of the earth and they shall write it. It is clear that the Lord commanded the people of the islands of the sea to write His words. The Philippines is a island group of over seven thousand islands. If any country fits the description Islands of the Sea it is the Philippines. We know then, that it is not a matter of if a record will come from the Philippines, but when. Anyone who has seriously read the Book of Mormon should have been expecting a book like this for a long time. This is very important for us because this is yet another piece of evidence that confirms the Book of Mormon is the Word of God and that Joseph Smith was a true Prophet. The greatest piece of evidence a person can have is a witness from the Holy Ghost. What better confirmation for millions who have received, and will receive, such a witness than to see its prophecies coming to pass. The second thing that should stand out is the way that the Ang Aklatan came forth. A close examination of this process reveals more convincing information. In June 1986 Elisha Enoc had a vision of a stack of copper plates. Acts 2:17 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: He later tried to find the cave where the plates were hidden. He found the cave but wasn’t able to get inside. On his way traveling back home he met an American man who was named Oleeha. This person is very important to determining the truthfulness of this record. In 1829 Oliver Cowdery tried to translate the Book of Mormon but was unable to. However the Lord promised him, in what would become Section 9 of the Doctrine and Covenants, that he would help to translate other records. D&C 9:2 2 And then, behold, other records have I, that I will give unto you power that you may assist to translate. This may seem to many anti-mormons to be a false prophecy because Oliver never helped in any other translations. However the name Oleeha is a clue to seeing the fulfillment of this prophecy. Originally the Doctrine and Covenants used codenames to refer to members of the church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_code_names_in_the_Doctrine_an d_Covenants Oliver Cowdery’s code name was Olihah. This man Oleeha appears in both the physical realm and the visionary realm in relation to Elisha Enoc. He was the one who helped Elisha to translate the copper plates. It is my conclusion that Oleeha is really the post mortal Olihah or Oliver Cowdery. If this really is Oliver then we now can show that the Lord’s promise in section 9 was fulfilled. Oliver DID help in translating other ancient records. This is the Lord again confirming the truth of His work through the fulfillment of His prophecies. There are other elements of the coming forth of the Ang Aklatan that should be of interest to Latter-day Saints. In Elisha Enoc’s account of a vision of Jesus Christ the Lord tells him many interesting things. One of them that may be obscure to some but should stand out to any member of the Church is this: I asked him, “Why have you come to me?” He said, “I have come to call you to a special mission. For you shall be like unto Paul who was called as an apostle unto the gentiles. Wherefore he was not called to stand with my twelve Apostles but was called to stand in his own appointed place. So it shall be with you. Wherefore you shall preach and serve among my people among the isles of the sea, who have been prepared and preserved for a great and special purpose. Do not claim more authority than thou hast been given and beware of pride.” Christ describes Paul’s status in ancient times. He was not one of the twelve, yet he was called to witness to a specific group of people, namely the Gentiles. Then the Lord says, “So it shall be with you.” Meaning that Elisha Enoc is not called to stand with the Twelve Apostles, but is called to minister to a select group of people, the “people among the isles of the sea.” Which twelve Apostles today could Elisha Enoc not be called to stand with? Why would the Lord say this, unless He was referring to the Living Twelve Apostles of the Church today? Later in January of 1987 Elisha says he is preaching the bible in a place when three tall men approached him. These men baptized him and gave him the gift of the Holy Ghost. They also gave him the priesthood through the laying on of hands. It is interesting that this is clearly three people associated with the Church yet Elisha Enoc makes no mention of the Church. These three men could have been missionaries. I think that they were the three Nephites. The clue lies in that these three men could not tell him their names. 3 Nephi 28:25 25 Behold, I was about to write the names of those who were never to taste of death, but the Lord forbade; therefore I write them not, for they are hid from the world. This is a hallmark of the Three Nephites. Their names cannot be known. The rest of the coming forth involves Oleeha helping Elisha to translate the copper plates through dreams. The translation is complete on November 21, 1987. Elisha is commanded by Oleeha not to publish the translation for twenty years. During this time he was to “commence other works to help bring forth God’s purposes.” These things may seem amazing by themselves but the truth is we haven’t even gotten started yet. The third area that should be of interest to members of the Church is the text of the Ang Aklatan itself. Emphasis on temples. The first books of the Ang Aklatan have a HUGE emphasis on temples. The books go into detail on the construction of their temples. It even explains the ordinances they performed in their temples. The Book of Ahkman, Chapter 13 “And there are seven in all and they were known unto us as Washing, and Adoption, and Sacrifices, and the Teaching, and Marriage, and Ordination, and Healing. For these things were commanded unto us by the Lord. For they were commanded in the writings we had received. I shall hereafter explain these rites.” Understanding polygamy. One of the biggest questions for both Mormons and Non-mormons is “Why did the Lord command polygamy?” The Book of Ahkman also discusses a case where the Lord commanded polygamy. It even goes into a specific case of polygamy that was required to bring forth a chosen descendant of one man. It doesn’t answer all questions but it does give additional insight into polygamy. Homosexuality. In the Book of Arakim There is the son of a prophet named Kodan. He is described as, “greatly confused for his desire was not unto women as with other men but his desire was unto men.” The Lord then teaches Kodan the purpose for his being this way. The Lord explains what is an isn’t sin in regards to homosexuality. Kodan is able to overcome temptations in his life and eventually serves as a prophet. This chapter alone may be reason why this book has come forth at this time. Many people have been waiting for the Lord to directly speak about homosexuality. This is it. This chapter will bring comfort for millions who seek to understand the Lord’s views on homosexuality. Testify of Lehi. There is a Book of Strangers which has some interesting correlation to the Book of Mormon. This first chapter is this: CHAPTER 1 I, whose name is Maunea, do write the history of my people. And I know not if it is true or false. But I know that these stories are important for my children. And my father had told unto me stories about our ancestors who did travel from a far land. And our ancestor whose name was Elhia was spoken unto by God and he did take is tribe out of their homeland. And they did travel many years until they came unto a great sea. And God did send down a boat from heaven which did carry the tribe across the great sea. And God did deliver these people unto a new land. And there were many tribes in the land and their tribe did spread in the land. Now because of these other tribes they did become mixed and their tribe was diluted. And there was a division among the tribe. Now I know not if these things are true for there are many things that seem to be impossible. This seems to read as a corrupted oral tradition of the story of Lehi. Elhia could be Lehi. The boat sent down from heaven could be the inspired boat design built by Nephi. It also talks of the division of the tribes. This could be the separation of the Lamanites and Nephites. The next chapter mention a righteous man and a king killed by flame. This could be Abinadi and King Noah. There are other correlations in Chapter three. In Chapter three and four a “great father Hagat” leads some people. They build boats and travel away. This is clearly a corrupted reference to Hagoth. The rest of the book goes on to explain that these people eventually made it to the Philippines after many generations. This would explain how the stories could become corrupted into their form in this book. Christ’s Visit. We know Christ visited the Ancient Americas, but we also know that Christ visited still other sheep. 3 Nephi 16 1 And verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other sheep, which are not of this land, neither of the land of Jerusalem, neither in any parts of that land round about whither I have been to minister. The Lesser Gospel Written by Buka gives an account of Christ’s visit to the ancient people of the Philippines. He ministered and shared the same Gospel that his did in Jerusalem and Ancient America. God of Nature Suffers. In 1st Nephi there is a prophecy that because of the destruction at the time of the death of Christ, the kings of the isles of the sea will proclaim that the God of nature suffers. 1 Nephi 19 12 And all these things must surely come, saith the prophet Zenos. And the rocks of the earth must rend; and because of the groanings of the earth, many of the kings of the isles of the sea shall be wrought upon by the Spirit of God, to exclaim: The God of nature suffers. There is an interesting sentence in the Lesser Gospel Written by Buka: The Lesser Gospel Written by Buka, Chapter 1 “And the Spirit of God came upon King Linurang. And he did exit his house and proclaim, with a loud voice saying, The god, which is the god of nature doth suffer.” We have established that the Philippines qualifies as the isles of the sea. So a king of the isles of the sea exclaimed “The god, which is the god of nature doth suffer.” This occurrence is an exact fulfillment of the prophecy of Zenos. The fourth area that should be of interest is the evidence supporting the Ang Aklatan. There is archeological evidence to support the Ang Aklatan. There are also prophecies in the Ang Aklatan that have been fulfilled. Prophecies concerning world history and great wars have been fulfilled. For more details on this you can visit their website: http://angaklatan.wordpress.com/evidence I’ve explained a vast number of the correlations between the Book of Mormon and the Ang Aklatan. These things might not be obvious to Non-members, but to Members of the true Church they are clear. It is plain that this book is a fulfillment of prophecy and an important part of this latter-day work. It is my belief that this book has come forth at this specific time because it is part of God’s plan. He caused this book to be preserved and translated. I have prayed about the Ang Aklatan and the Lord has confirmed to me that it is true. It can do miracles when used in connection with the Book of Mormon. I have talked about the Ang Aklatan with some of my non-member friends. They agreed that it sounded interesting and would look in to it. I told them about some of the connections I’ve explained here and they decided they would finally give the Book of Mormon a chance. Another friend I actually bought a copy of the Ang Aklatan for and gave it to him. He read it and we talked about it. In our discussion I explained these things and he agreed to read the Book of Mormon. Long story short, he and his family were baptized. There are at four people I personally know who are members of the Church, and three more who are investigating the Church because of the Ang Aklatan. I don’t know what that status of this group is that publishes the Ang Aklatan is in regards to the Church. But I do know that I have had some great missionary success with this book. It runs perfectly together with the Book of Mormon and the Bible. Heavenly Father’s Words truly are powerful. Many members of the Church might be worried about this book because it didn’t come from the President of the Church. But I think this is clearly explained in Elisha Enoc’s calling. Many sacred texts have come forth outside of the President of the Church. The Dead Sea Scrolls are one example. What is important is that in order for the Ang Aklatan to be considered scripture it needs to be approved by the Prophet. We need to ask President Monson to pray and see if the Lord wants the Ang Aklatan approved as scripture. I think it would be very interesting if members of the Church who have read this could share it with their Church Leaders. I don’t know if this book has come to the knowledge of the Church or not. We should ask our local leaders to find out more information about this. It needs to be handled through the proper Priesthood channels. Maybe an official Church representative can contact this Elisha Enoc and learn more. It would be amazing for President Monson to approve this book as scripture. Just think of the power this book would have in helping bring people to the knowledge of the truth. People will be able to see the fulfillment of Book of Mormon prophecies. They will be able to find answers to questions. And most importantly they will have a confirmation of the witness they received of the Book of Mormon. From personal experience I know that people who never would have given the Church the chance are now faithful Latter-day Saints because of the Ang Aklatan. I’m sure you’ve felt the Spirit as I’ve discussed the fulfillment of these things. This Spirit has strongly testified to be of the truth and importance of the Ang Aklatan. I think you will feel the Spirit too as well as you read and pray about it.. Please share this article with as many people as you can especially your Bishop and other Church leaders. Perhaps somehow this amazing book will become accepted by the Prophet as scripture and millions can be blessed by its words. I testify that this is the Lord’s work. He runs His only true Church through Thomas S. Monson. The Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Ang Aklatan, and all other Latter-day scriptures are true. Joseph Smith was a true Prophet and so is our living Prophet Thomas S. Monson. I leave this witness with you in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. http://newmormonscripture.wordpress.com About An ancient record discovered in the Philippines that seems to support the Book of Mormon and the Church. Read it here: http://angaklatan.wordpress.com https://scontent-mrs1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/cp0/e15/q65/s480x480/1240160_608139855876118_2078761759_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=456e532eae8a64e6e3ad1bef46a4fac0&oe=5A5B8EC5 The Quintuple (LDS Scripture) https://scontent-mrs1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/cp0/e15/q65/s320x320/1238064_608388392517931_1545576951_n.png.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=628d8dc7182aa7a3c6065d4716fc9825&oe=5A53773C Three witnesses of Jesus Christ https://scontent-mrs1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/cp0/e15/q65/s480x480/1002530_608435285846575_80764175_n.png.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=591c48515b37b317b6727ee8a35e98dd&oe=5A50C737 Possible hardcover of The Aklatan https://newmormonscripture.wordpress.com/2013/12/08/church-leadership-and-the-aklatan-part-1/ https://newmormonscripture.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/church-leadership-and-the-aklatan-part-2/ https://newmormonscripture.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/the-ang-aklatan/ The Lord's Prophet Speaks. Our beloved prophet President Thomas S. Monson prophesied that the Typhoon Haiyan would devastate the Philippines. I have such a strong testimony that President Monson is a living prophet! "President Monson said the Lord’s work will be hastening in the Philippines. China will be opening soon and there will be major events..." https://scontent-mrs1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/cp0/e15/q65/s320x320/1378364_619782811378489_396654519_n.png.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=264d89231f227c3bf6566cc0880f7b19&oe=5A3F4C35 The Bible, The Aklatan & The Book of Mormon SALT LAKE CITY — During the upcoming 183rd Semiannual General Conference President Thomas S. Monson will announce the acceptance of the Aklatan as scripture. A sustaining vote of this action will be called and it is expected that members of the Church will excitedly support the acceptance of this new addition to the Standards Works. The Aklatan was discovered in the Philippines on a set of copper plates. It was translated in 1987 by a Filipino man named Elisha Enoc. The work has attracted a large following among Filipinos and it is thought that many of these people will become serious investigators of the Church. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said, “We live in a time of miracles. God is fulfilling His promises which He has given through the Holy Scriptures.” After this book came to the attention of Church authorities it was soon decided that the rights to the book should be purchased. In addition to the book, several artifacts, including the original copper plates, where also purchased. According to a web page devoted to the new scripture posted Thursday night on lds.org, “these artifacts include the copper plates, pottery, remains of swords, a golden candlestick, and many other items.” Scholars from BYU are the first to have verified the authenticity of these artifacts. Other researchers from other locations will also be allowed access to test these items....Read More While this article isn't real. Wouldn't it be amazing if we could rally enough support so that our Church leaders would consult the Lord about the acceptance of the Ang Aklatan as scripture. https://scontent-mrs1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/cp0/e15/q65/s320x320/1231695_608419139181523_834645174_n.png.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=724ae51168db6860fc671949d912f592&oe=5A4A5BBD LDS scriptures invluding The Aklatan “these artifacts include the copper plates, pottery, remains of swords, a golden candlestick, and many other items.” https://newmormonscripture.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/concerns/ Hagoth & the Filipinos Not just the Filipinos, but the Taiwan, Malay, Timorese & other aborigines https://archive.org/stream/improvementera5308unse/improvementera5308unse_djvu.txt Hagoth and the unsealed portion of the Plates What is in that portion of the plates? My friend speculates that in the Book of Mormon "Hagoth, being an exceedingly curious man, therefore he went forth and built him an exceedingly large ship, on the borders of the land of Bountiful...and launched it forth into the west sea. And behold there were many Nephites who did enter therin and did sail forth with much provisions, and also many women and children.." Pretty much my friend says the is the record of the people of the Hawaiian Islands, Samoans, Tongans. Etc. What are your thoughts? I think more of the brother of Jared's experiences though are likely; The plates are mentioned as to not contain a history of the Nephites but rather preachings and other events that are of significance to the people. Perhaps Amulek's lineage. But with regards to Hagoth, I wonder if rather they kept their own records. I have no idea what could be in those plates, I actually have not really thought a lot about it. Now I'm more curious. I never thought about it now I'm so interested to know! I know in D&C it does say about knowing mysteries never revealed and such. I wish thre was more on the subject. It's an interesting theory. The text of the BoM (Ether 3 and 5 and Mosiah, for example) indicates that the sealed portion came from the Jaredites and may have consisted of a single vision of the Brother of Jared. Given witness accounts putting the sealed portion at twice to three times the length of the rest of the BoM, that would be one long vision! The Brother of Jared's vision mirrored Moses and others who saw the entirety of the history of the world. The reason why it must be sealed is we have to live by faith. Once we have faith no longer, like the Brother of Jared, there's no point in keeping us in the dark about what's really going on. I believe it's also written in the Adamic Language. Mormon and Moroni did not abridge it. So perhaps along with the unsealing, we'll get to learn the Adamic Language again? He told me this out of pure speculation and I'd like to hear your thoughts and such. Is your friend Polynesian? Else he might have picked up the book and read by Bruce Sutton: Lehi Father of Polynesia. I can assure you though many may call it wild speculation. It is verified through Hawaiian Kapunas (elders who recite history through chants also village wise men). Even archaeologists are finding out Polynesians settled in South America and merged with the population through evidence of the Asian chicken bones and Human Polynesian bones found off of islands of western Chile. Hawaiians call South America the land of Uru which means land of East. Sutton places this information in his book based on oral history from Polynesian Kapunas. Also through genealogical history as well cited by sources in the original Hawaiian Kingdom newspaper archives now being translated as many already have. Needless to say Hawaiians can trace their ancestry to Hawaii Loa who left Central America to Hawaii in around 55 BCE (which is the same time Hagoth left) to go west after heading along north to the North Americas for a year. Many Hawaiians place Hawaii Loa as Hagoth because of the older Hawaiian religion which was more Abrahamic in tradition than it is now. The corruption came around 1300 CE when a Marquesas Kahuna (priest) name Pa'ao led an invasion from Tahiti, and change the political and religious structure of the local religion. It became more warrior based through a corrupt version of blood spilling in human sacrifice to Lono (the supposed returning white god) son of Ku (creator of the universe and first man and woman) instead of animal which is what original Hawaiians did. There are many similarities in Polynesian culture that have direct connotations to pointing to such as Hagoth, One is the language. Hawaiians though their language is slightly different than Tahitian, Rapa Nui, and Maori, and in most Mayan natives can converse thoroughly in their native tongue, and understand each other completely. Whereas speaking to a Samoan or Tongan, or Melanesian they cannot. This disproves the Asiatic root language theory. Samoan etc... is Asiatic. Hawaiian etc.. is not. Hawaiian lower rank Kahunas (priest) change the tying of their robes from left side to the right side after attaining rank of High Kahuna. Hawaiian Voyaging canoe have a similar hull, sail rigging, and rudder system as do the Inca (Peru). Replica of ancient Voyaging Reed constructed canoe Peru Ancient Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe The basis of the Ku Holo (ancient art of Polynesian navigation) has foundations in Mayan astronomy. I can go on and on such as the kalo (real name for taro) genes show origination from South America. Ditto with the purple sweet potato and many other plants. There are way more I can give in Hawaiian religious trafitons such as belief in living before being born here etc... Ku and Lono etc.... I'm getting tired of typing though. Take it as you want as true or not. You ever come to the real seat of Hawaiian power and history in Kamuela, Hawaii where the first Hawaiians landed. I will show you around and introduce you to Ku Holos and Kapunas and Kahunas. Contrary to the tourist version it is not Oahu because Hawaiian archaeology says so. Aloha EDIT; Just FYI. If those plates happen to buried on Hawaii. You will be out of luck ever discovering due to: 1) Hawaii law now forbids digging into ancient archaeological burial sites without the written consent of OHA (Office of Hawaiian Affairs) and it's Commission. This goes back of past desecration of Hawaiian ancestors burial mounds, and burial caves from development. In particular golf courses. Even a major highway had to incur about a billion in extra cost to move around such sites. 2) If it is near the erupting Volcanoes. Many past lava flows over the time period might have just buried for good under some areas of 100 feet or more of new rock. I've always been a believer in the "Hagoth went to Hawaii/Polynesia" theory. While its clear that not ALL Hawaiians/Polynesians directly descend from Lehi (just like in Meso-America with currently existing peoples there other than Lehites) all of the hints that point to a connection to the Book of Mormon are hard to deny. I thought it was interesting how in the book I mention in one of the posts below, the Ang Aklatan, they have a portion where a man writes his family history, which details how Hagoth settled his people in Hawaii/Polynesia, after which his descendants expanded farther westward. Well I study the history of the Pacific. I really can't comment too much on Filipino history. I have not had time to do such. I'm just curious though on how copper got into the Philippines? I am unaware of any metal ore discovered in the Philippines. My only suspicions that such copper would be that it came from an outside trader to the island nation from SE Asia. BTW It's pretty much not cool that some are poking fun at this and downvoting you. Especially since their knowledge on Pacific ancient history is zip. Edit: just for you downvoters on the above poster and his plate theory. You need to study Lapita culture. Also Polynesian history of voyaging the Pacific.    2 It should be noted the Laguna Copperplate is a REAL artifact in a museum. I figure you know it yourself, but maybe others might not. Metalworking has been known in Southeast Asia for thousands of years. I don't know as much about Copper deposits, but at least in the Philippines they are sitting on massive gold deposits. It's the second largest gold deposit in the world. Also in the Philippines you do have trade routes between China and other countries. No my friend is not Polynesian but HOLW COW does all that make sense! It's so interesting!! You must be Hawaiian? Raised "Hawaiian". Been there for a bit studied at BYU-Hawaii and love the Hawaiian culture! That's awesome. You will love the book " Belong to Heaven" I wrote a book review on my lds blog. It's all about George Q Cannons mission to the Hawaiian Islands and Johnathan Napela http://iammormon.wordpress.com/category/book-reviews Actually born Texan but moved 3 decades ago and a brother has lived here 5 decades. We have Hawaiian family through a great ancestor whaling Captain from Cataumet Mass. Who took a Hawaiian bride while the other wife was back in New England. Guess 9 months on a ship is a longtime huh? No he was not LDS either. I'm a convert of 14 years, but I have been engrossed in Hawaiian culture including the Makali'i program on Big Island. Which is the building of ancient Hawaiian voyaging canoes and the art of Ku Holo, and speak Hawaiian. Once in awhile the Polynesian Voyaging society with the most famous of Polynesian navigation and canoe called the Hokulea are shown on PBS or History channel. It's about par with a 4 to 6th grader in language skills. We just finished giving the Micronesians a canoe 4 years ago, and currently the only all 5 masters of the art are LDS. I do this this as a hobby because as they say. When in Rome, and you learn a lot about cultures that most do not take time to do. In 2014 the Makali'i out of Kamulea Big Isle, and Hokulea and Iosepha out of Laie Oahu pronounced Josepha after Joseph will be making an around the world voyage in 2015. One stop over is planned for Oman where bountiful is supposedly nearby. Polynesians are going to step up and show that ancient voyagers could sail around the world. It will be tracked and updated daily on the web and along with a modern VHF radio. That will be the only modern equipment on board besides a film crew for a documentary planned. It's too bad Bill Wallace a master Ku Holo, yes full Hawaiian with a haole name, passed away. He speaks Hawaiian and can tell you the Hawaiian names of the parts of the canoe which has significance to the biblical names of ancient Judea. You should study Joseph F Smith's mission to Hawaii. I served with a lot of Maori missionaries and members on my mission and learned a ton about Maori culture. I heard this a lot. Someone gave me a copy of a supposed missionary discussion that used to be taught in New Zealand. It basically told the story of Hagoth being the first father of the Polynesian people. Kind of matches of up with the oral tradition of Hawaiki, which says that the homeland of the Maori was first in Hawaii. Eventually people migrated out of Hawaii in 40 canoes to the rest of Polynesia (Samoa, Tonga, Rarotonga, Tahiti, Marquesas, etc.) and then finally to New Zealand. The discussion looked pretty official. Then again it could have just been made by some member. If it wasn't in a box full of mission stuff at my parent's house, I'd scan it and put it on here. All the Maori's always said that their whakapapa (genealogy) could be traced back to the first canoes to New Zealand and then all the way back to Hagoth. Really interesting stuff to say the least. If a Kiwi or someone who knows more about this than I do is on here, speak up and correct me. Here is a talk: (https://www.lds.org/new-era/1981/06/maori-traditions-and-the-mormon-church?lang=eng) That was probably part of your package.    5  peaceiscloser • 4y The story of Hagoth is incredibly interesting to me. It's such an odd loose end for Mormon to mention unless there's some deeper story to it. A few weeks ago my dad mentioned to me something he had discovered on the internet -- a book purporting to be "lost scripture" about Christ's dealings with the people of Southeast Asia (specifically the Philippines) called the Ang Aklatan (meaning The Library in Tagalog). The Ang Aklatan it has a story that vaguely references an ancestor named Hagat who left a land by sea and traveled westward from the Americas. Even if it wasn't true, the connection to the Book of Mormon was striking. Interestingly enough, this book has an incredible amount of connections to the Book of Mormon and LDS doctrine -- while nowhere in the Book or website does it specifically make a case of connection or outreach to members of the Church. Here's a blog I found discussing similarities between Church doctrine and the book: http://newmormonscripture.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/the-ang-aklatan/ and here is the website for the book itself. http://angaklatan.wordpress.com/the-aklatan/If you think this is interesting, please PM me. I've been wanting to discuss the implications of this. The website mentions the Laguna Copperplate as evidence for Ang Aklatan being real because both use the name Namwaran. However, the Namwaran mentioned in the Laguna inscription isn't a prophet or anything, but what looks like a dead man whose offspring have been forgiven for his debts in gold. This is all really interesting to me because I went on my mission to the Philippines, but I'm not ready to jump on any new prophecy bandwagons just this book has an incredible amount of connections to the Book of Mormon and LDS doctrine -- while nowhere in the Book or website does it specifically make a case of connection or outreach to members of the Church. Here's a blog I found discussing similarities between Church doctrine and the book: http://newmormonscripture.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/the-ang-aklatan/ and here is the website for the book itself. http://angaklatan.wordpress.com/the-aklatan/If you think this is interesting, please PM me. I've been wanting to discuss the implications of this. The website mentions the Laguna Copperplate as evidence for Ang Aklatan being real because both use the name Namwaran. However, the Namwaran mentioned in the Laguna inscription isn't a prophet or anything, but what looks like a dead man whose offspring have been forgiven for his debts in gold. This is all really interesting to me because I went on my mission to the Philippines, but I'm not ready to jump on any new prophecy bandwagons justWhat book was he trying to sell?    1  scatterstars • 4y Apparently, one he'd written after supposedly speaking to God. I never saw him personally but I heard a lot about him from other people who worked in the market. http://angaklatan.wordpress.com/timeline/It's almost as if someone could make a story like that up... Nah, no one would ever do that Yeah, it's entirely possible (and probably the case) but I came to wonder what WOULD be a logical coming forth of new scripture in our church? Obviously it would have to come by through the Priesthood with the approval of the Brethren, but is there any doctrine specifically regarding what we should expect from texts to be translated in the future? I don't think it's made up. It's far too imperfect. I mean, the stories jump around too much and they don't make any sense from a fictional perspective. Maybe the guy is bonkers, who knows, but I don't think this is something an author could invent. In the BOM institute manual it is a quote from one of the prophets saying that native new zealanders are descended from some of the people of hagoth.