Love the apocryphal topics! Please keep making these and bring on Don Bradley some more too!

Just a correction. Matthew in that text wasn't preaching in Parthia, but was returning from a mysterious "Land of the Blessed" also called a "Promised Land" and met Peter and Andrew who were returning from Parthia (maybe, it could just be Greece or Syria). Matthew reports a number of remarkable things about this place, and that the inhabitants are members of one of the lost tribes. Ancient Parthia, last I checked didn't overlap with modern day Siberia. That would be Sarmatia or Scythia, both of which were rather generic terms for regions not conquered by the Romans. Parthia proper was a competing Empire which descended from the old Persian Empire of previous centuries, that shared a border with the Roman Empire. Of course, borders and land ownership shifted frequently.

The Russian Orthodox Church has a wonderful baptismal ceremony that contains elements that parallel some of our temple ritual.

Jethro of Midian’s descendants are still out there passing down their priesthood outside of Moses

It was the book of enoch that lead me to the LDS Church

I am loving the member only videos!!! I know they probably don't get as many views but they are definitely much appreciated! I love being a member of The Ward!!

If I don’t hear this intro when Jesus comes, burn me up

You guys are awesome. I recently subscribed to WR. I have to say, I recently learned about "lost gospels of the Bible," such as the gospels of Thomas, Mary Magdalen, and Judas. I prayed for more knowledge and then you guys gave this episode! I'm excited to learn so much more about these topics.

@3:33 When Kwaku says "they were extremely gay" re: Rome. From my understanding, the gay lifestyle in our society is pretty unique to our day. As horrific as pederasty was in Roman and Greek societies if I understand the situation correctly, men were still expected to get married and procreate. I think this is an important distinction to make because this is probably the first time in history where it's socially acceptable for significant numbers of the population to engage in a lifestyle that contributes to the depopulation of the planet. It's unheard of before our lifetime. We are truly living in the last days.

Maridan magizane several years ago had a BYU student go to south-east africa and recorded tribel oral tradishians about there God visiting them and showing them how to farm better. byu

That would be very cool but the idea that the ark of the covenant is in a cave beneath Golgotha and the blood of the Savior dripped onto the mercy seat. That story is really impressive to me.

Fascinating! Thanks guys

According to Jacob 5, all of the churches in the vineyard (world) apostatized. Some by blood (Nephites, Romans, Greeks, etc) and some by ink (all the rest).

Moroni taught that John and the three Nephites were taken from the earth for a time... probably to the city of Enoch.

So good!

14:34 I meant to say, "St Andrew"

I have stories of Jesus visiting Russia, Japan, India and Britain after His resurrection. There’s a lot out there

really love this

LOL I love your guys' content, it really cracks me up some times

No joke. 14 minutes in. Thomas. India. Jesus. Ad breaks in. Voice: "You do what God wants you to do. You show up." That's all I'll say about that.

I think Santa was mad excuse arius made a case AGAINST trinitarianism

Of course Jesus went all over the world! It’s one of the reasons I have so much confidence about the BoM Heartland model. All the evidence in South and Central America could be attributed to trading cultures and stories with the Nephites and Christ going to more than just them.

This episode is epic

So pumped for this! I’ve been going through the Apocrypha this year and loving it.

St. Nicolas didn’t slap Arius because he was advocating for teh creeds but because he was arguing against them. We gotta get the basic facts right

It makes sense of the Lord establishing his gospel all over the world. I imagine that it wasn't so wide spread because he only visited the most righteous like those in Bountiful. And righteousness has been wanting in this world for several thousand years

So, the patriarchy has been established in the spirit world. There's no escape!

Kwaku Dear, If any of those other churches had the rights to the priesthood (Ethiopians for instance), don’t you think they would be using the ark?

The three main branches of Eastern Christianity are the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Church of the East, each of which contain multiple smaller churches (some of which have have entered into communion with the Roman Catholic Church, and are known as Eastern Catholic Churches). All of them adhere to the Nicene Creed.

You need to do a live reading of the discourse on Abbaton

According to the prophet Joseph Smith, which I’m assuming quite confidently is speaking under the authority of the Lord, stated that only one individual, the president and prophet, is the only person with the authorization to hold all the keys of the Lord’s church. While some of these churches may have an unbroken history, both like the problem with the Catholic Church, ordinations would be without said keys. I believe, like with the Nephites and Lamenites, all believers will come together as one large body of saints.

Siberia works for me. India, too... and Ethiopia. By 400 AD, they had all fallen, as Moroni said. But I would love to see information on all of these groups.

Jonah, are all the Apocryphal works you use in your study in the same book, or several? Available on Amazon?

Question for @Jonah Barnes. I'm working on a project. What are 7-14 authentic apocryphal documents from the New Testament times? Now that I know about Thomas and Matthew's acts.

Even if another church had the priesthood handed down, they still need the keys of the priesthood in order for their priesthood to be effective

Is there a compendium of all apocryphal writings

Do you know how hard it is not to laugh (during the "Priesthood Olympics) while my husband is trying to take a nap???? (I was listening with headphones.)

@jonahbarnes If one wanted to start reading apocryphal readings, where would you begin?

Internecine snake wars among saints. Gotta love it.

Kwaku -asking what is the priesthood, saying we only care about Authority, keys, power we nothing about! That’s a show I would love to listen in on. Feels like we have a form of Godliness but deny the power that should come with it. Look how it’s given in the Bom it’s not how we do it.

You know, I remember reading that said that most men think about Rome about every day.🤷🏽‍♀️

23:00 Rome fell approximately 476 AD Moroni 10 is Approximateley 421 AD

Shawn Mc Craney has announced that in May he is going after the LDS church again so it could be interesting to have him on for a chat about that!

Our Priesthood is “stronger”, because at the start of every dispensation the priesthood must be Re-dispensed. For example in 3 nephi, nephi had the priesthood, yet, when Christ came, Jesus re-dispensed it. In fact it was during this time of the translation, when Joseph received the keys from John and the og first presidency for the priesthood to be Re-Dispensed

Ethiopians have the absolute best food in the world. Hands down!

Late to the party, but maybe we should add the Ojibwe to the list of contiguous christian churches?

I agree with Kwaku about the lost years in India. Also, the Egyptians claim they were converted by the Apostle Mark, and their church, the Coptic church has lasted to this day.

In the book Daughters of My Kingdom there are women (not sure about the whole family) who went to Utah during Brigham Young’s times.

Parthia is in the Middle East, not Siberia.

Loved this!! I think of how exciting it would be to unite with those ancient Churches and compare notes on what miracles we have witnessed because of the mercy of God. ❤

Non of these churches have Mormon doctrine and the Catholic Church is not "euro-centric". Tell that to the other churches in communion with the Roman church.

May I suggest that there were Apostles called that we have not record of that were called to replace Apostles as they died? At least, to the point that the Apostles were no long able to come together or have the required amount to call new apostles.

It would be very helpful if you guys would actually give us links, websites or the name of the books this info is coming from so that your beloved followers could actually go and read this stuff for themselves. Since there is a great deal of interruptions and side stories that happens constantly on your videos.

It's called Europa The Last Battle. Everyone should watch it. And it's not about Romans.

Everyone in the western world thinks about the Roman Empire every day, whether you know it or not. The RE is still with us in our calendar, medical nomenclature, laws, systems of government, civil engineering, and even some strictly cultural things like stadiums and arenas where entertainment happens.

31:56 That was intense, Kwaku! 😄

So you are saying they have stone tablets (Law of Moses), in a gold box (Ark of the Covenant), in a stone box (Church of Saint George)? But how close are these churches to the original Christian church, like do they do baptism by immersion in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and the laying on of hands to give the Gift of the Holy Ghost? Do they claim to be led by Apostles and Prophets?

35:17 - "Is Jonah Barnes full of crack?" 🤣

John didn't become Bigfoot, he was the "professor" during the convention they held to design the flag of the new Republic. President Reagan spoke about it.

The Roman's and greeks were not gay. But I'm not surprised kwaku believes that, its rather on brand for him

Did I mis the sacrament again?

Just a correction. The oriental orthodox churches like the Ethiopian and Armenian are creedal.

29:00 in Revelation chapter 2 verse 6 it seems to make the Nicolaitans sound like a wicked group.

“For a rock is every disciple of Christ ... But if you suppose that upon the one Peter only the whole church is built by God, what would you say about John the son of thunder or each one of the Apostles? Shall we otherwise dare to say, that against Peter in particular the gates of Hades shall not prevail, but that they shall prevail against the other Apostles and the perfect? Does not the saying previously made, ‘The gates of Hades shall not prevail against it,’ hold in regard to all and in the case of each of them?" - Origen, Early Patristic Father on non-Roman Christian Churches

Gerald Lund’s The Second Coming Of The Lord clearly explains that the lost ten tribes will not only come but also bring their records, the priesthood and additional scripture. How is it possible that y’all haven’t read or listened to this book? 🤷‍♂️

Hey friends - me again! Just to clarify, the Apostles didn’t establish 12 different churches, similar to denominations. They established churches and communities that still were under the umbrella of the one holy, Catholic and apostolic Church! You mentioned St. Thomas in India, Tradition says he evangelized India and founded the Syro-Malabar Church. They still exist today, but they are still under Rome and the Pope! In Catholicism, there are many Eastern Catholic Churches such as Byzantine or Maronite, but they aren’t separate, they are still under Rome! It’s sort of like how in Catholicism, we have different Diocese around the world, each run by a Bishop or an Arch Bishop. The Pope is simply the Bishop of Rome, being the successor of Peter who Christ built His Church upon! The Apostles not only passed down the faith, but they passed down the office of Bishop through what we call, Apostolic Succession. Catholics trace our origin all the way back to the Apostles and to Christ Himself! Also, Arius was punched because he was spreading heresy lol The whole Church disagreed with Arius because he started teaching that Christ was made by God the Father rather than Christ being co-eternal with the Father. The Church teaches that all 3 persons of the Holy Trinity are co-eternal with each other. Do we condone St. Nicholas’ punch…not necessarily, but it is pretty funny! lol 😂 -your friendly neighborhood Catholic! :)

Santa struck him because he didn't believe in the concept of the Trinity. Aryus wasn't right either. He didn't consider Jesus to be a God in his own right

I absolutely love this page but my head is drowning in new information 🛟

Adam was baptized I don’t think the heads of the dispensations were in spirt prision

The prevalence and acceptance of homosexual behavior in Ancient Greece and Rome has been pretty exaggerated by modern historians, even if it was somewhat downplayed by the Christian historians of the past.

Ethiopia have the Garima Gospels.

"Europol just emailed us and demanded that we remove a post someone made on Gab sharing a link to the documentary Europa The Last Battle". Not only will we not remove it, but I'll also share the link here and encourage you to watch the documentary that the EU cronies are terrified of you watching." Andrew Torba

The restoration restored the Priesthood. Period. There is no ambiguity that other legit Priesthoods exist. Prophets have been clear. The doctrine of the church is the authority to act for God, which what it is, was lost. Kwaku is off on the Priesthood topic.

This was not one of your greatest videos from a factuality point of view. It was entertaining though.

No one got Christmas that year 😂

I don’t believe it was brought up the Mark founded the church in Egypt as Coptic Christians. The chapels are still there from original. This is another church that traces back to original Apostles.

Ethiopian Orthodox Church for the W

It’s also worth remembering that all these churches have oecumenical relationships with the Orthodox and Catholic churches, and they also recognise each other’s sacraments (including orders). Also that the vast majority of apocryphal writings are not recognised as canonical by any if them (the Ethiopians do recognise a couple, but far from many). And none if the apocrypha contain anything remotely Mormon.

Joan of Arc did not have the priesthood.

Small correction. Almost all the churches you mentioned are creedle churches but they are non-chalcedonian.

The Sanskrit language came from the Aryans, the Lithuanians speak Sanskrit.

The greek/Rome mgay push was from a gay activist scholar. In short, it wasn't.

Polish Surprise or Babushka Bomb

I don't believe that Christ spent the years between 13 and 30 traveling the world. He was an observant Jew, and all the records show that he wasn't wealthy. Where would he have had the means to travel all over the world. I do believe that prophets in those lands had revelations, but I don't believe He spent the time traveling.

Roman and greek gayness is a modern myth

It makes me think of 3 Nephi verse 1 where Jesus says that He has 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. I suppose He means all these places you are talking about. It makes sense.

Please go and read the Lost Gospel. So much evidence out of Armenia with evidence of Christs marriage and symbolism of bees and Beehives.

yes, good chance Jesus was in India. Also good chance He was studying with the Essenes.

They may be the same since the middle aged but they don't have a prophet to be Christ's representative.

Kwaku likes stereotyping people? How about this one. All Indians walk single file.......at least the one I saw did. 😅

My guess is when Tibet is free, the Dalai Lama will return to the Potola Palace and reveal/find new scripture that is buried/hidden there. I also think there are records buried/hidden in Kashmir/Jammu.

This is so ridiculous. The oriental churches do “have the creeds” they are creedal Christians. Do not slander their names with your ignorance. Have someone on to speak about Chalcedon rather than perverting it to fit your agenda.

"muslims destroyed them"? come on dude, muslims protected chrisians from eachother, why would they destroy them? if not for arabs copts and assyrians would be wiped out by byzantine.

This is ridiculous. These aren’t “lost churches”; they’re well known to anyone even vaguely knowledgeable about church history. Some of them have segments that are in communion with EO or RC churches…thus there’s an Ethiopian Catholic Church as well as the Tewahedo church. And no, _none_ of them have Masonic Mormon-style rituals or beliefs. The level of ignorance in this video is simply mind boggling