In an obituary for Glen Larson, Jim Bennett describes some of the elements of Battlestar Galactica that were inspired by Latter-day Saint theology and organization.
Jim Bennett, "Mormon creator of 'Battlestar Galactica' dared to produce something profound," Deseret News, November 21, 2014, accessed January 23, 2023
“Battlestar Galactica,” in essence, was Mormons in space.
Glen Larson, himself a Latter-day Saint, had infused his series mythology with too many Mormon references to ignore. His Twelve Colonies of Man were essentially the Lost Tribes of Israel whose history began at Kobol, an obvious anagram for Kolob, which, in Mormon theology, is the star nearest to the throne of God. The colonies were led by a "Quorum of 12," and marriages were referred to as “sealings” that extended beyond mortality and “through all the eternities.” The show never shied away from religious themes, and, at one point, the characters encounter a group of angels who paraphrase LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow.
“As you are, we once were,” the angels tell the Galactica crew. “As we are, you may become.”