Star of Bethlehem Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints=== [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] members believe that the Star of Bethlehem was an actual astronomical event visible the world over.<ref>{{cite journal |title= Birth of the Messiah |journal= [[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]] |date=December 1997 |first= Paul Thomas |last= Smith |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1997/12/birth-of-the-messiah?lang=eng }}</ref> In the 1830 [[Book of Mormon]], which they believe contains writings of ancient prophets, [[Samuel the Lamanite]] prophesies that a new star will appear as a sign that Jesus has been born, and [[Nephi the Disciple|Nephi]] later writes about the fulfillment of this prophecy.<ref>{{lds|Helaman|hel|14|5}}; {{lds|3 Nephi|3-ne|1|21}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page