Cain: Introducing the Mormon Zodiac Signs (Part 4 of 8)Have you ever heard a mysterious rustling in the woods? Was it at night, after telling spooky stories around a campfire? Everyone can relate to being spooked by sounds in the dark when they’re camping, because your mind is in a state of high alert. Sometimes the eerie noises you hear in the woods are just your mind playing tricks on you, but sometimes, they’re the sound of Bigfoot. Many people think that Bigfoot (Yeti, Sasquatch, whatever you want to call it) is just a make-believe creature. What they don’t understand is that this creature is real. It has a name and a story that goes back to the biblical days of Genesis. Bigfoot is none other than the first murderer: Cain. After he killed his brother Abel, Cain was cursed with a “mark” and plagued to wander the earth, unable to die and cut off from God and humanity. "A Fugitive and a Vagabond"God cursed Cain to be a “fugitive and a vagabond” (Moses 5:37), which explains why we he remains in hiding. Only rarely do we get a glimpse of Cain, through the occasional “Bigfoot” sighting. However, in early Mormon history we know of a very detailed encounter that was recorded and even made an appearance in Spencer W. Kimball’s classic book The Miracle of Forgiveness. (Such a great beach read, if you’re looking for recommendations!) The story is from an early apostle of the church, David W. Patten, in 1835: “As I was riding along the road on my mule I suddenly noticed a very strange personage walking beside me… His head was about even with my shoulders as I sat in my saddle. He wore no clothing, but was covered with hair. His skin was very dark. I asked him where he dwelt and he replied that he had no home, that he was a wanderer in the earth and traveled to and fro. He said he was a very miserable creature, that he had earnestly sought death during his sojourn upon the earth, but that he could not die, and his mission was to destroy the souls of men. About the time he expressed himself thus, I rebuked him in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by virtue of the holy priesthood, and commanded him to go hence, and he immediately departed out of my sight…” (Miracle of Forgiveness, Spencer W. Kimball, (1969) p 127) Cain is depicted here in the classic Bigfoot pose, but with a huge bag of cash as a nod to the “Financial” attribute of his zodiac sign. He isn’t the ferocious monster that people make him out to be — there’s a subtle kindness in his eyes. And His hatchet and campfire show a more civilized version of what people might typically imagine of Bigfoot. Reference in Mormonism:After murdering his brother Abel, Cain was cursed to be “A fugitive and a vagabond” (Moses 5:37). He and his offspring had black skin and “had no place among” the Lord’s people (Moses 7:22).
An early apostle of the church, David W. Patten, saw Cain as a dark-skinned hairy creature in 1835. “He walked along beside me for about two miles. His head was about even with my shoulders as I sat in my saddle.” (The Miracle of Forgiveness, Spencer W. Kimball, p.127.)
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