Roch Theriault's By the summer of 1978, he had become a holy man, at least in his mind.
God had spoken directly to him and warned that the world would end on Feb. 17, 1979, Theriault told his little band of followers. Theriault promised to find a place to shield his flock from the wrath of the Almighty.
They believed him.
A group of nine women and four men and a few children scurried willingly in his footsteps to an isolated spot in Quebec, miles from civilization. He named it the Eternal Mountain and insisted that everyone call him Moses.