Nemelka approached City Weekly via e-mail in the fall of 2010 asking that we write about the impact on Smith’s life after she left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for Nemelka’s translation. He wasn’t happy with the resulting article, which, he says, presented Smith, the great-great granddaughter of Hyrum Smith, as “a deceived, insane, delusional woman,” and him as “a charismatic charlatan.” Now, he draws a comparison between his situation and that of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, who he says were “murdered in cold blood” by a mob after “articles were written about Joseph that presented him in a light contrary to who he really was.” In response to the article, he talks of receiving death threats in e-mails, then backtracks, describing them as “tacit threats.”
So, to present his side of the story, Nemelka has booked the Salt Lake City Main Library’s auditorium on Saturday, March 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nemelka suspects that few people, other than those who follow his work, will attend. But he will be there regardless, to counter both what was published in City Weekly and to present himself and Ida Smith “as we really are.” His leading critics, he says, “know person-to-person they don’t stand a chance,” against him. Each critic will have the opportunity to ask Nemelka one question, allowing the translator, according to a flier promoting the event, to “in like fairness, [an] opportunity to respond to each point.”
Postings by critics of Nemelka have been plentiful on the Website ChrisNemelka.com, which appeared shortly before “Sealed Fate” went to press. The Website, which describes Nemelka as a “very public personality who by his own desire and actions seeks public attention,” is dedicated to exposing Nemelka’s “claim to special status, his religious teachings, motives and methods.” The site has become a springboard for critics of Nemelka to sound off on both Nemelka’s controversial past and his work as the sole representative for advanced beings on this planet, with whom he communicates via an intergalactic cell phone. Among those beings he speaks to is Joseph Smith, with whom he claims to be writing the founder of the LDS Church’s “authorized” autobiography.
Whether Nemelka’s critics will take his bait and attend his symposium on March 19 is unclear. One person who says he will go is soft-spoken carpenter Chris Hansen. Nemelka claims Hansen is the creator of ChrisNemelka.com and says he’s suing “to get that site taken down.”
Hansen denies any involvement in the Website, although he does post there regularly, along with former Nemelka follower, Idaho farmer Harry Dschaak. But Hansen’s blue eyes harden as he talks about the man he has labeled online as “the anti-Christ of the LDS Church.” After Nemelka rebuffed Hansen when he tried to meet with him in March 2009 to discuss his claims of having translated the sealed portion, Hansen became one of his most dedicated critics. Hansen highlights the contrast between the Book of Mormon and the sealed portion’s highly critical attitude of the LDS Church. Why, he asks, “would you have one book to get it started, then one book to tear it down?”
All Hansen wants to do, he says, is turn people away from embracing Nemelka’s sealed portion. He’s paid a price, though. A formerly active LDS Church member, “the more I looked into Nemelka, the more tarnished I felt.” Now, though he still believes in the LDS Church, come Sundays, he’d rather spend time with his young daughters “than go listen to someone preach.”
Hansen argues that Nemelka isn’t interested in tackling criticism but rather talks in circles “that just don’t make any sense.” All Hansen can do, he says, “is look for points to nail him with a little tighter to the cross and put him back up in the air, until he wiggles off again.”
Nemelka promises to go through the two City Weekly cover stories that have focused on him and “explain why I don’t think [they are] a fair reflection of the truth.” He says he will also “tackle why Ida Smith turned over her estate to me.” All he wants, he says, momentarily switching to the third person, is that his critics “have the integrity to confront a person one might hate or disparage in some way,” and allow Nemelka “to explain what I’m doing. And allow them the opportunity to know the truth.”
The mind is a fantastic thing, but it's out to get you. Learn to control your thoughts, and relieve yourself of this multiplicity of debate about Nemelke. We are merely advanced primates evolved through mutation and natural selection. The stronger of us adapt very well to change. Not that I am an expert in evolutionary theory. It is,for me, the most reasonable thing to understand. I have long given up on religion AND the concept of spirituality. In my mind spirit doesn't exist. I can only enjoy my life, work hard to remain independent of anybody, or any government or church. When I die, I will simply not exist. I am comfortable with that. Trying to convince another person of ones access to the truth is impossible as each of us is our own little spaceship in a vast universe.
Julie,
I thought the 3 curses on Garden Park are WUF related.
Martin, Julie... Nemelkas... Ida Smith… and the Andersons – the three condos owned by the Marvelous Work and Wonder (parent company of the WWUF) are on Garden Park. Just it is nothing like the Garden of Eden. How do you sweat your brow since the Davis’s employment disfellowship? Operator? Partial Public Affairs Helper?
Where did you go Julie, why a no show, Saturday. Don’t get all huffy, you have laid low everywhere for two weeks and now you have a fire burning in your pants, so you want to ram something to Martin. Come on I your Huckleberry, Julie. Did you see my one on one with Nemelka? I have pictures of the audience, 10 bucks and a “talking box” for Chris Nemelka (the “talking box” is the reference to the loose lips Chris has when consuming too much wine, he always has new revelations – like building blocks? Ok maybe Jenga blocks)
Chris Nemelka's first foundation the "Widow's Mite" why didn't that work, Julie. He had already seen temple visitors, did the boat load of beings know how to “Adjust” his mind better? Chris Mark Nemelka Hyrum Smith David Norris, who is like him really?
Why did the "investment" you made in Nemelka's WWUF go to pay the investors in the Widow’s Mite? Didn’t she think it was going to work?
And to boot Martin, if you go down to the Henry Wells building ( 3rd south & 2nd east) to the Utah department of Commerce – 3rd floor. And ask to see the records/ documents on the World Wide United Foundation - you betcha Julie is part of the board - and I think the main share holder, too.
And to boot it farther up our asses Martin, when they "dissolved" the foundation and put it in the creator's sole control (Chris Nemelka), the new Marvelous Work and Wonder was created and it is doing business by its registered owner - none other than Julie Taggart since March 09.
So yes Martin, Julie really wants you to sooo believe because it is as much hers as anyone's in this world. Free to get copies of all the items I spoke of, the receptionist did say these are available online also - though I couldn't find them readily.
The passion is there, but really it’s like bucketing out water from the many holes that have their ship sinking, the truth just blasts holes all through it. The Amazing revealing power of truth, keep the band playing Julie, don’t want a panic – no life boats!
Why did you sign the Library meeting as the WUF, it was a Chris show! Sealed Portion books, 666 books were given out. The poster board outside the door said confront Christopher as in the Sealed Fate article.
I’ll meet with you Julie, I would like to try your famous toilet – installed by Timothy the Advanced Being. Pretty special, roommate there.
Chris
Is Julie Taggart for real?
Do you, Julie, believe this? Do you know that what you are describing is a big bureaucracy that would be so corrupt it would cripple itself. It's the dumbest idea to imagine. I can hardly know what to say to think that this is what you and your people think can fix the world. If people do not want to work they do not have to? Then where would this money to provide for every single person whteher they work or not come from? Do you think that the government can or would take the money used for the "war on terror" and use it to take care of millions of people like your leader Christopher and you who just do not want to work? If the government decides to withdraw from war they should give the money back to the people who have earned it and given it to the government in taxes. There are many low income (WORKING) people who could use their own taxes back.
Where can you possibly have come up with this idea. I wish I could talk to you face to face to show you how utterly absurd and ridiculous I think this idea is and to tell you how deluded one would be to think this would work.
And if you quote scriptures how do you explain that Adam and Eve were told to WORK to provide for them self (remember that?).
There are so many holes in this that it cannot even be taken serious. It is outrageous that you cannot see the problems with what you are saying.
I cannot even think of a reason that you or anybody would cling to this Christopher idea. And I do not try to insult you. I just cannot think of what is the reason. If this is his idea he is deluded and evil to try to get others to follow this. Also what does he do to make this happen? like the other person asked. You didn't say anything about that. What does he really do all the time? Just live off of welfare checks and other people? That is wrong. That is wrong.
Also maybe you do not study world events but the terrorism is from varying beliefs not hunger or poverty. The people who want to blow up others are ones who want you to believe what they believe.
I cannot go on. There are so many things to point to you -
Julie, bobble head Jordan,
The WUF has the following "new member" figures for the following years:
2005 - 12
2006 - 26
2007 - 17
2008 - 10
2009 - 17
2010 - 9
The yahoo group site shows 115 members currently, minus the 24 "devoted followers" like Julie Taggart. So if the plan worked wouldn't you think the RESULTS would be the "new members" being part of the official discussion group. So where are they Julie, why aren’t they flocking to it in masses, this was developed by Advanced Beings working for a “God” of this world. I don’t see the wonder of this plan anywhere.
Two years ago I used their now removed WUF declaration sheet results, which you could sign if you agreed with its message, and by the growth rates shown back then it would take till 2050 to fill the delta center. Provided no one died, left the following, or just signed it because a friend did. So a better guess would be 2070ish.
Keep in mind Chris Nemelka the founder has already consented the idea the PLAN WILL BE REJECTED. He knew this or was told this by his boat load of creators.
Oh ya, the family unit is root of all evil, he reconfirmed this last seminar again. So end poverty and give up your families.
Nice message.
Chris