Julie Rowe | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Author |
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, 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:
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]
Julie Rowe | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Author |
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, 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:
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]