Julie Rowe

Julie Rowe
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAuthor

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.

A longtime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church), Rowe notably appealed to a Mormon audience. In 2015, some Mormon circles responded to her words with fear because they interpreted her prediction that the world would end to mean (around) the September lunar eclipse, although she did not specifically state this date. The LDS Church responded, reasonably, by issuing a call for calm and stressing that it did not endorse the membership's understanding of this view.[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]

Selected works

  • A Greater Tomorrow (2014)
  • The Time is Now (2014)
  • From Tragedy to Destiny (2016)
  • New Revolution:A Vision of America's Future (2020)

References

  1. ^ London, Matt (2020-06-18). "'Cult Mom' husband wanted his late wife dead, former friend tells Nancy Grace". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. ^ "Sunday night's blood moon prediction irksome for Mormon Church". usatoday.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. ^ "LDS Church releases statement on "Blood Moon" speculation". heraldextra.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  4. ^ "Mormon church issues call for calm as 'blood moon' sparks apocalypse fears". The Guardian. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  5. ^ "Spurious Materials in Circulation" (PDF). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Seminaries and Institutes of Religion. August 31, 2015 [2009].
  6. ^ a b Sunderland, Nate (2020-02-23). "A look at the religious circle surrounding Chad and Lori Daybell". East Idaho News. Archived from the original on September 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. ^ Rowe, Julie. "#77 - Unrighteous Dominion". The Julie Rowe Show. Youtube. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  8. ^ Halon, Yael (2020-06-30). "Chad Daybell predicted wife's death three years before it happened, former friend tells Nancy Grace". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  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.
  11. ^ Krutzig, Sally (January 7, 2020). "A timeline of the events surrounding the disappearance of J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan". Post Register. Idaho Falls, Idaho. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020.
  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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