9. DOCTRINE OF TRANSLATION:
GENESIS APOCHROPHON, p. 16, Lamech, son of Methuselah, who was the son of Enoch, as a problem and wishes to have Methuselah inquire of Enoch on his behalf, "begging him to go to his father, Enoch, who abides with angels and is all-knowing. Methuselah goes to Enoch to learn the truth from him." We learn from JOSEPH SMITH'S EGYPTIAN ALPHABET AND GRAMMER (large edition) that Methuselah had a Urim and Thummim (p. 24) and discovered Kolob: "Kolob in the first degree. It signifies the first great grand governing fixed star which is the fartherest that ever has been discovered by the fathers which was discovered by Methuselah and also by Abraham," p. 34. "Kolob..the eldest (first created of this order) of all the Stars, (the closest to where God Dwells, Abraham 3:9, and D&C 130), the greatest body of the heavenly bodies that ever was discovered by man" p. 32. MILIK, p. 20, dealing with some of aspects of the Book of Enoch, found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and related materials, refers to "A clear reference to the last section of the Astronomical Book of Enoch which lists many names of angels, presiding stars" JOSEPH SMITH'S EGYPTIAN ALPHABET AND GRAMMER, p. 24, gives a list of the twelve stars that govern. Also see Facsimile No. 2 and its explanation in the Pearl of Great Price. Abraham 3:9 also states that "Kolob is set nigh unto the throne of God to govern all those planets which belong to the SAME ORDER AS THAT UPON WHICH THOU STANDEST." This introduces us to an interesting geography of the Universe. The Church Doctrine is that there is only one Universe (PROGRAM OF THE CHURCH, by John A. Widtsoe, p. 188), so all the contents of the Universe, the various kingdoms of glory and no glory, and the Celestial as well as the material mortal universe restricted by the type of matter that comprises the son-moon-stars and bodies of this order, and the various spirit kingdoms, are all geographical aspects of this one Universe. But it raises astrophysical question, how is the matter of this order, or this part of the universe protected? And the answer is found in the EGYPTIAN GRAMMER BOOK, p. 24, "so God has set the bounds of light lest it pass over and consume the planets." MILIK further comments on allusions to other Enoch materials and quotes passages that refer to Kokabel, "Star of God". Compare this with Kokaubeam, the plural for stars found in Abraham 3:13. There is much more to be said on this, but it will be treated at a later date with additional materials and sources.

GASTER, p. 358, in the MEMMOIRS OF THE PATRIARCHS, especially LAMECH, states that "Enoch who, in reward for his piety, and been translated to heaven (or to the ends of the earth) and made privy to celestial lore." Methuselah, at the request of his son Lamech, who implored him greatly, makes contact with his father Enoch. (1QapGen, YADIN, p. 17). Enoch is a translated being and like all Translated Beings has access to the Celestial Kingdom (Moses 7:31).