Julie Rowe

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Julie Rowe
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Julie Rowe is an American author and a self-proclaimed clairvoyant. [1] She claims to have had a near-death experience in 2004, during which she also claims to have had visions pertaining to end-times events. [2] [3] Rowe published her account in a series of books.

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A longtime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church), Rowe notably appealed to a Mormon audience. In 2015, she caused fears in some Mormon circles with her prediction that the world would end with the September lunar eclipse. The LDS Church responded by issuing a call for calm and stressing that it did not endorse Rowe's views. [4]

The LDS Church Education System placed Rowe's book A Greater Tomorrow on a list of "spurious materials" that was circulated to teachers of high-school seminaries and to college-age Institutes of Religion. The list stated:

"Although Sister Rowe is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, her book is not endorsed by the church and should not be recommended to students or used as a resource in teaching them. The experiences she shares are her own personal experiences and do not necessarily reflect Church doctrine". [5]

In the course of the 2010s, Rowe remained a very popular author and speaker among certain Mormon "extremist" circles, notably survivalist "preppers" who believed apocalypse to be imminent and worked to prepare for Christ's Second Coming. Claiming a close connection to the "spirit world" due to her near-death experience, Rowe predicted a foreign invasion of the United States, plagues and a massive economic collapse. [6]

In April 2019, Rowe was excommunicated from the LDS Church. [7]

In 2020, Rowe received further attention when Chad Daybell, her former publisher, [6] was arrested in connection with the murders of his wife and his lover's two children. [8] [9] [10] Rowe initially defended Daybell's character and said she was convinced of his innocence. [11] She later claimed Daybell had sexually assaulted her in 2018. [12]

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  2. ↑ "Sunday night's blood moon prediction irksome for Mormon Church". usatoday.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
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  9. ↑ Lum, Justin (2020-02-29). "Lori Vallow's husband emailed her in early 2019 about 'seven missions to accomplish together,' source says". FOX 10 Phoenix. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  10. ↑ "Friend of cult couple Chad and Lori Daybell says they were 'like gasoline and fire' while new video shows her doomed fourth husband saying she'd gone mad". Knewz. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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  12. ↑ "An author who worked with Chad Daybell on multiple books told Inside Edition Digital he sexually assaulted her during a meeting in December 2018". insideedition.com. June 19, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

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