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Mormons & Star Wars?

When ”The Empire Strikes Back,” the second film of the “Star Wars” saga, opened in Salt Lake City in May 1980, many Mormons left the theater convinced that they had seen a familiar face. By the time “Return of the Jedi” hit Utah’s rental shelves in the mid-1980s, the rumor was hard to escape in Mormon country: The Jedi Master Yoda was based on Spencer W. Kimball.... Ref. Source 6r

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I had often heard this as a child of the times. Yoda's voice and President Kimball's voice synthesizer were fairly similar. That is where the similarities stopped in my mind.

President Kimball never allowed filth and darkness to stand so close to him, without rebuking it and calling it to repentnace. Yoda was blinded by Palpatine and thus, though strong in the force, able to be fooled into thinking everything was okay.

At one point, I considered the Force to be in comparison to Faith. However after one statement stating that the Force surrounds us and is in everything, and realizing that those who could tap into it (The Force) was less than 0.001% of the Galactic populace, I realized the flaws in my analogy.

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I found that the Force was similar to the Spirit of God, and the spirit and power of the Priesthood; more then most may comprehend; the first principle of the Gospel is Faith; so Yoda's comments to Luke, do or do not, there is no try, is very correct. I felt this impression not with my mind, but with the Spirit

Saying that, there has been and is today, normally very little presence of the Power of the Spirit and the Priesthood in the Church; I have read many a comment from the General Authorities on this matter.

The problem is, most don't understand, that when you receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost and are ordained to the Priesthood, you do not have it, until Christ personally gives it to you in vision, by voice or in person.

That was an accepted understanding when Joseph Smith was still here on the earth.

Edited: DavidLJ on 24th Dec, 2015 - 10:56pm

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While we could look for all kinds of similarities in sitcoms, Frozen and now Star Wars I think trying to do that takes us further away from the realities of where our thinking should be gospel wise. Whenever a story is shared in the scripture it is not about fable but fact, in other words real life examples of things that happen and how we can learn from it. Just stating the way I see it, no offense to Star Wars fans intended.

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There is truth in all things. That is not saying that everything is always true, but that in everything in life there is some small modicum of truth. Somethings have more truth and others less.

When those truths are recognized, we should acknowledge them. Certain truths resonate with our spirits and others don't, that doesn't make those truths less true. These truths are how we can establish relationships with those who may not be of our faith and who also may not believe as we do.

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Thank you, what you stated is exactly what I find to be true; and haves use to help explain things, even to LDS members in SS and PH classes; because they lack the basic understanding of the Spirit and hoe it can operate in their lives; this referenced from one who has had their Baptism of Fire and having the Companionship of the Holy Ghost. Sadly most members think they get when Baptized, I was no different when I was I Baptized decades ago, but Gods light and truths have expanded me much, since that event.

Using the idea of the Force from Star Wars, is really no different then how Christ used the Parable stories, from things that were common knowledge them, at that time in history.

I was at a Christmas dinner party, in a non members home yesterday, and they were doing as well, as watching Star War movies all day, we missed most of them, as waited to come near time to eat, But afterwards, they watched Movie 4, first one to show years ago. It did not strike me as strong years ago, as it did this, that Obi-Wan Kenobi, when he let himself to be killed, he did so, he could help Luke beyond that life, in ways that he could not, when alive; how much does that sound like Christ or Spiritual principle; George Lucas wove a lot of things into this movie, I have had conversations with people, and even some who are not Mormon, but ware of us; who have told me, it sure seems that there must of been Mormon writer influence somewhere; have received similar comments about other movies.

A truth is a truth, and one who has the spirit will feel and recognize it

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While I could see the similarities between something I see in a movie and the gospel I tend to keep them wholly separate so I don't start mixing ideas from a movie with eternal truth.