Acknowledging that "A terrible mistake has been made," a spokeswoman for the Mormon Church told a hastily assembled Salt Lake City news conference that the Mormon Church had posthumously converted two of its founders, Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, to Orthodox Judaism.
"We think it was a filing error," Sarah Jones told reporters. "We're doing all we can to clear this up, but for the time being, both of our founders are now Jewish, and if they were still alive, would be observing the Jewish Sabbath and the kosher laws. We should have them back in their proper religion within a few weeks, but until then, they're Yosef and Baruch."
The Mormon Church has been subject to criticism of posthumously baptising members of other religions, including some Jewish Holocaust victims. This is first known occurence of a conversion "going in the other direction," Ms. Jones said.
The practical implications of the conversions are profound, she said. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will no longer perform on Friday nights or Saturdays, cheeseburgers will be "temporarily unavailable" within the State of Utah and all official portraits of the founders of the Church "must include black coats and long black beards."
When asked whether there would be a permanent effect on the Church as a result of the erroneous conversions, Ms. Jones shrugged and said, "Now you're asking me? What do I look like, an expert or something over here? Look, I'll tell you the truth. It's like chicken soup. It couldn't hurt."
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