Part 5 (1941-1950)
References & Accompanying Content for 1941
1941-1: "The Restored Church at Work,” Seniors, April 1941 The Instructor
Problems and Questions:
11. How did each of the Elders who went on the first mission to the
Lamanites figure in subsequent Church history? p. 196 my emphasis
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References & Accompanying Content for 1942
1942-1: “The Arizona Apostle,” by Rachel Grant Taylor, July 1942 Improvement Era
It was on the 6th of January, 1883, that Father’s [future Prophet Heber J.
Grant?] first short term mission began. In his journal he writes:
We are starting on a mission to the Lamanites in Colorado, Arizona, and
New Mexico…. p. 432 my emphasis
When they reached Tuba, Arizona, February 26th, 1883, their first meeting
was held with the Lamanites:
“This afternoon we had an Indian named Lehi relate to us a number of
dreams... p. 747
At St. Joseph, “A meeting of the brethren was held to decide on those who
were to labor as missionaries among the Lamanites on the Little Colorado
[a tributary of the Colorado River in Arizona]. Twelve were chosen with E.L.
Christensen as the president.”
At St. Johns the quarterly conference meetings were held. Another group of
twenty-one men was called to labor among the Lamanites. Ernest A. Fretjen
was sustained as their president. Continuing on their journey they visited the
Zuni Village, Navajo Indian Reservations. p. 476-77 my emphasis
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References & Accompanying Content for 1943
1943-1: “A Brief Statement of Principles of the Gospel,” published by the
COJCOLDS 1943, copyrighted 1943 by the Corp. of the Pres. of the COJCOLDS
Office of the First Presidency
Dear Brethren:
We [The First Presidency of the Mormon Church] have greatest joy in sending
you a new edition of the Book of Mormon and this reference work setting forth
principles of the Gospel….
Faithfully your brethren, [Signatures of] David O. McKay, Hugh B. Brown,
[third signature illegible], The First Presidency. III
Joseph Smith as a Fulfiller of Book of Mormon Prophecies
The Book of Mormon, brought forth through the agency of Joseph Smith,
reveals to the world the fact that the millions of aboriginal Americans
scattered over the |American continent, form Cape Horn to the Arctic
Ocean, are of the house of Israel. p. 129
Joseph Smith, Jun., As A Prophet, And Fulfiller of His Own Prophecies
In section 3:16-20, it is predicted that a knowledge of the Savior, and also of
their fathers, should come to the descendants of Lehi, the American Indians.
Through the ministry and teachings of Joseph Smith thousands of the Lamanites
have come to a knowledge of their fathers, and many “believe the gospel and
rely upon the merits of Jesus Christ,” of which many of the Latter-day Saints
are witnesses. p. 134 my emphasis
1943-2: “The Restored Church, A brief history of the Growth and Doctrines of the
1943-2: “The Restored Church, A brief history of the Growth and Doctrines of the
COJCOLDS,” by William Edwin Berrett, Published by The Department of
Education of the COJCOLDS 1937, Copyrighted by Heber J. Grant for the
Department of Education of the COJCOLDS, (Third Edition 1943)
(See “1937-1:” for exact same content.)
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References & Accompanying Content for 1944
1944:1: “Jacob Hamblin “Apostle to the Indians,” by Juanita Brooks, April 1944
Improvement Era,
“It is cheaper to feed them than to fight them,” Brigham [Young] said. In
part this grew out of his practical knowledge that if his people were to make
permanent homes here it would be safer to have the good will of the natives,
and in part to the teachings of the Book of Mormon, which says that the
American Indians, or Lamanites, are a part of the house of Israel, and
that they shall become a “white and delightsome people.” p. 210 my emphasis
---
...he was to move unafraid among the Indians until the belief grew up, even
among them, that he bore a charmed life.
This assurance that he was to be a messenger of peace to the Lamanites
came to him in 1853. The next year he was officially called to the Southern
Indian Mission and settled at Santa Clara [Utah], and in the four years
following he had gained such influence with the natives that they trusted
him implicitly, taking his word as law. p. 211 my emphasis
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References & Accompanying Content for 1945
...Joseph Smith, by divine inspiration, translated the Book of Mormon
from the gold plates which contained the record of God’s hand-dealing
with his “other sheep,” the ancestors of the American Indians.
p. 765 my emphasis
1945-2: “Missions to the Indians,” by Elder A. William Lund, Assistant
And now, concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold I say...I have appointed
A runner was dispatched to the tribes and in about an hour forty leading men
1945-2: “Missions to the Indians,” by Elder A. William Lund, Assistant
Church Historian, August 1945 Relief Society Magazine
The translation and publication of the Book of Mormon, a record of a part
of Israel on this continent (now known as the American Indians), created
a great desire on the part of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the early elders of
the Church to visit some of the remnants of the Lamanites (as designated
in the Book of Mormon) and preach the gospel to them and give them copies
of the Book of Mormon. Upon making inquiry of the Lord respecting this matter,
the Prophet, in October 1830, received the following [revelation from God]:
And now, concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold I say...I have appointed
unto him that he shall go with my servants Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer,
Jun., into the wilderness among the Lamanites. And Ziba Peterson also
shall go with them. (D&C Section 32)
Making immediate preparations for their mission, these four elders visited
some four encampments of Indians near the city of Buffalo, New York,
where they spent some time instructing them in the knowledge of their
forefathers. These Indians were of the Catteraugus tribe…
forefathers. These Indians were of the Catteraugus tribe…
After leaving Kirtland, on their journey westward, they visited the Wyandot
tribe of Indians near Sandusky, Ohio…”We were well received,” writes Elder
Parley P. Pratt, “and had an opportunity of laying before them the record of
their forefathers, which we did. They rejoiced in the tidings, bid us godspeed
and desired us to write to them in relation to our success to the tribes
further west, who had already removed to the Indian territory…
p. 451 my emphasis
On arriving in Independence...three (of the five missionaries) crossed the
frontier and began their labors among the Indians. They visited the
Shawnees...and the next day...began their labors among the Delawares
Shawnees...and the next day...began their labors among the Delawares
[Indian tribe]...They [the three missionaries] asked to be heard by a full council
of his [Chief Anderson, the ruler of ten nations or tribes] nation… p. 451-52
my emphasis
A runner was dispatched to the tribes and in about an hour forty leading men
were assembled...to hear the message concerning the book of their
forefathers...He [Oliver Cowdery] told them that a history of their people had
been faithfully kept by their prophets and wise men, which was buried in the
earth.
...the missionaries were [soon thereafter] ordered out of the Indian country
as disturbers of the peace...They left the Indian country and commenced
laboring in Jackson County, Missouri, among the whites…
Thus ended the first Indian mission, in which the brethren had preached
the gospel in its fullness, and distributed the record of their forefathers [the
Book of Mormon] among three tribes: the Catteraugus Indians, near
Buffalo, New York, the Wyandots, of Ohio, and the Delawares, west of
Missouri. p. 452 my emphasis
-----
In 1854, Jacob Hamblin, with Ira Hatch...were called to go to Santa Clara
[Utah] and there open a mission among the Indians. This mission
reached into Arizona among the Moquis, Pimas, and Navajos...His honesty,
fairness and friendly treatment of the Lamanites made them feel that he was
their great friend. p. 454 my emphasis
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References & Accompanying Content for 1946
1946-1: “Life in Ancient America…,” by LeLand H. Monson, Published by the
Deseret Sunday School Union, Copyrighted in 1946 by Milton Bennion for the
Deseret Sunday School Union (Fourth Printing 1952).
"The American Indian, as we know him today, is a descendant of these
merged peoples [Nephites and Lamanites]. The Blood of Nephi and
Laman courses through their veins. They are descendants of at least
two tribes, the tribe of Ephraim and the tribe of Manasseh."
p. 82 my emphasis
1946-2: “Father Lehi’s Children,” by John D. Giles, Sept. 1946 Improvement Era.
Father Lehi, who led to America the people about whom the Book of Mormon
is largely concerned was of the tribe of Manasseh. Ishmael, whose daughters
who became the wives of the sons of Lehi, was of the tribe of Ephraim.
Therefore, their descendants were all of the house of Israel, through
Joseph,...
Thus as we speak of Father Lehi’s children, we speak also of Father
Abraham’s children.
Father Lehi’s children, who still live on this continent, which was to be their
“land of promise” are now called, generally, Indians. Among Latter-day Saints
they are known as Lamanites, having descended from Laman, son of Lehi.
...Long before the white man came, America--both North and South--was their
land [the Indian’s].
The coming of the white man changed all that. Gradually, the white man
took over more and more of the land, and finally the Indians were
gathered together on reservations. p. 556-557 my emphasis
President Brigham Young described their lineage through Israel in these
words: The Lamanites or Indians are just as much the children of our
Father and God as we are…They are of the House of Israel;...(Discourses
of Brigham Young, page 122.)
Most easily identified of Father Abraham’s children today are the
Lamanites. Because of their distinctive racial characteristics, they are
readily recognized. While other representatives of the tribe of Israel are
present in the Western Hemisphere in large numbers, the Indians or
Lamanites are the most easily identified.
President George Albert Smith is the friend of the Lamanites…
In recent years he has visited on their reservations the Shoshone,
Bannock, Blackfoot, Blood, Ute, Goshute, Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Arapahoe,
and other tribes in North America. A few years ago he spent many months
among Father Lehi’s children on the islands in the South Seas.
Frequently Lamanite brethren and sisters visit him [President George
Albert Smith] at his office. No man, whatever his station in life, is greeted
with more respect and friendliness or is shown more courtesy than are
these descendants of Father Lehi.
One of the most important missions of President Smith’s ministry as
President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took him
recently into the very heart of the land of the Lamanites. He journeyed
to Mexico, a land which today is the home of more than thirty million
of Father Lehi’s children, for a series of important and dramatic meetings
with the members of the Church in the vicinity of Mexico City… pp. 558-559
Among the thirty million Lamanites in our neighboring nation to the south
in whose veins the blood of Israel flows, are some of the very best
citizens of that land…
Since the first mission to the Lamanites called by direct revelation in
1830, probably no more important mission to the Indians has been
undertaken by any member of the Church. Because of the nature of the
mission it could be performed best by the President of the Church
[President George Albert Smith]... p. 600-601 my emphasis
Reports indicate that no group of Saints anywhere has received the
President of the Church more cordially, more respectfully, or more reverently
than these descendants of Father Lehi received President George Albert
Smith…*
*”This is the Place” Monument, to be dedicated July 24, 1947, as a part of Utah’s Centennial
Celebration includes an heroic size bronze statue of Washakie, Chief of the Shoshone Indians.
Other recognitions of Lamanites are under consideration. p. 602
https://archive.org/stream/improvementera4909unse#page/n13/mode/2up
1946-3: “A Short History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,”
Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright 1938
by Heber J. Grant for the COJCOLDS (Revised 1946)
Preface
This short history is published to provide a brief narrative of the founding
and development of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The manuscript was prepared for the committee [Church...Mission
Literature Committee] chiefly by John Henry Evans to whom appreciation is
due. Acknowledgement is also made to Gordon B. Hinckley for contributions
to and editing of the manuscript.
That this small volume may prove an interesting story as well as a
convenient reference work is the sincere desire of those responsible for it.
CHURCH RADIO, PUBLICITY AND
MISSION LITERATURE COMMITTEE
Chapter VI--THE CHURCH MOVES WESTWARD
[As we have seen,...]
[See "1938-1:" for all remaining, pertinent content]
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References & Accompanying Content for 1947
1947-1: October 1947 General Conference, Elder Spencer W. Kimball
and
The Lamanites--”And They Shall Be Restored,” by Elder Spencer W. Kimball,
Indian Groups Visited
Since the last conference it has been my privilege to visit many tribes
of Indians and spend some time down in Mexico among others of the
Lamanites....And it became my hope that such might be the privilege of all
the Indians or Lamanites, everywhere in the world, and that the Church
blessings might be brought to them. p. 15 my emphasis
Destiny of the Church
The Prophet Joseph Smith is quoted by President Wilford Woodruff...and
he said,...There will be tens of thousands of Latter-day Saints who will be
gathered in the Rocky Mountains, and there they will open the door for the
establishing of the gospel among the Lamanites….(Discourses of Wilford
Woodruff, pp. 38, 39.) p. 16 my emphasis
Missions Serving the Lamanites
...We have the Iroquois and the Catteraugas in New York, and it will be
remembered that in 1830 when Oliver Cowdery began his missionary service
among the Lamanites, that those were the first Indians to be visited in
this dispensation… p. 18 my emphasis
Interest In Lamanites Increasing
...Visiting the Mexican Mission in May I found of the seventy-one missionaries,
fifteen of them were Lamanites,... p. 19 my emphasis
Lamanites To Be “White and Delightsome”
The Lamanites must rise in majesty and power. We must look forward to
the day when they will be “white and delightsome” [2 Nephi 30:61],….they
shall build and occupy and fill the temples, and serve in them as the natives
are now serving in the Hawaiian Temple where I found last year the entire
service conducted by them [Lamanites] and done perfectly. p. 22 my emphasis
1947-2: “History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” by
Maude Beeley Jacob, published for the Junior Dept. Course of Study for
the Sunday Schools of TCOJCOLDS and copyrighted in 1947 by Milton
Bennion for the Deseret Sunday School Union Board.
Chapter 38: The Mission To The Lamanites
By the time Columbus “discovered” America, the Lamanites who survived
had grown to be a numerous people. Because they had dark skins, Columbus,
who thought he had reached India, called them Indians…
The world calls these dark-skinned inhabitants of America Indians, some
call them heathens; some scholars have agreed that they are of the same
race as the Hebrews. The Latter-day Saints know their origin and their
story they are the descendants of Lehi of the House of Israel.
The Gospel to the Lamanites
The influence of the white man’s civilization upon the Lamanites in North
America has been a tragedy...The Injustice which they [Indians/Lamanites]
suffered directed the religious organizations of the United States to
combine their efforts to provide government aid for the education and
health of the Indians. The hope that the Lamanites will eventually rise to
the “fair and delightsome” condition spoken of by the Book of Mormon
prophets seems little nearer to fulfillment… p. 109 my emphasis
The first Lamnanite conference was held in Mesa, Arizona, October,
1945 it was a glorious occasion. A choir of Indian singers provided the
music and the boys and girls of the Navajo-Zuni mission brought the
pennies they had saved to send to the children of the European mission.
It was conducted in Spanish and was attended by Navajo, Zuni, and
Papago Indians; Mexicans and Spanish Americans… p. 110 my emphasis
1947-3: “Essentials in Church History,” (Twelfth Edition) by Joseph Fielding
Smith, Published by the Deseret Book Co. for the COJCOLDS 1947,
Copyright 1922, by Heber J. Grant Trustee-in-Trust for the COJCOLDS
Preface
The need of a history of the Church in one volume that can be used
for general reading, and at the same time meet the requirements of a
textbook in the priesthood quorums, Church schools and auxiliary
organizations, for a long time has been recognized. In the preparation of
this volume, all these requirements have been given thoughtful consideration.
The Mission to the Lamanites.--The Lord, in this revelation, appointed
Oliver Cowdery to take a mission to the Lamanites in the west, “and
inasmuch as they receive thy teachings,” it read, “thou shalt cause my
Church to be established among them.”... p. 112 my emphasis
The Second Conference of the Church.--...Special prayer was offered
in behalf of Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jr., who was called to
go to the Lamanites. Peter Whitmer, Jr., was called by revelation at
this conference to that mission… p. 114 my emphasis
The Call to Ziba Peterson and Parley P. Pratt.--A great desire being
made manifest on the part of others to accompany Oliver Cowdery and
Peter Whitmer, Jr., to the Lamanites, it was made a matter of inquiry
before the Lord...Returning to Fayette, Parley P. Pratt was appointed by
revelation to take the missionary journey with Oliver Cowdery to the
borders of Missouri, among the Lamanites. pp. 114-15 my emphasis
The Missionaries Depart.--In the fall of 1830, these four missionaries
started on their journey to the west...Near Buffalo, New York, they visited
the Catteraugus Indians and left two copies of the Book of Mormon with
members of the tribe who could read,... p. 115 my emphasis
The Journey Continued.--...Arriving near the border of Ohio, the
missionaries spent some days among the Wyandots [Indian Tribe], who
received them kindly and rejoiced in the story of their fathers as they
learned it from the Book of Mormon...They reached Independence
[Jackson county, Missouri] early in the year 1831;... p. 116-17 my emphasis
The Book of Mormon Taken to the Lamanites.--In the Land of the
Lamanites, the elders preached the Gospel to the Delawares [Indians],
presenting them with the Book of Mormon which they received with
rejoicing. Oliver Cowdery explained to them in detail the coming forth of
the Book of Mormon...The Indians answered them by saying: “We feel
thankful to our white friends who have come so far,...to tell us the good
news, and especially this new news concerning the book of our
forefathers;...This good labor, however, was not to last,...the Indian
agents ordered the missionaries out of Indian country…
With disappointment they withdrew and thus ended the first mission to
the Lamanites. However, they declared the message of salvation to
three great tribes, the Catteraugus [Indian tribe], in New York, the
Wyandots [Indian tribe] of Ohio, and the Delawares [Indian tribe],
west of Missouri. p. 117-118 my emphasis
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References & Accompanying Content for 1948
1948-1: “The Lamanites as Portrayed in the Book of Mormon,” by Sidney B. Sperry,
(Director of Religious Instruction BYU) December 1948 Improvement ERA
Let us summarize this brief account of the Lamanites:
6. The promise of the Lord to the Lamanite remnant, our Indians, is that
they shall yet receive the gospel and become a white and delightsome
people.p. 827 my emphasis
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References & Accompanying Content for 1949
1949-1: April 1949 Conference Report, Elder Spencer W. Kimball. pp. 103-113
and
“...Who is my Neighbor?,” by Elder Spencer W. Kimball, May 1949 Improvement Era
https://archive.org/stream/improvementera5205unse#page/n21/mode/2up
https://archive.org/stream/improvementera5205unse#page/n21/mode/2up
A Despoiled People
I speak of the children of God, the children of the prophets, the seed of
Joseph, the remnant of Israel, the children of the covenant, a branch
of he tree of Israel--wanderers, lost in a strange land--the American
Indians, the Mexicans, and other mixed bloods whom we generally
call Lamanites. p. 104 my emphasis
...Elder Thomas E. McKay spoke of the Lamanites whom he had
recently visited in Mexico. There are scores of millions of pure
Indians and other scores of millions of mixed bloods in these
Americas. We are doing good work in practically every mission in the
Americas with the children of the Covenant… p. 105 my emphasis
Race Prejudice
But we still find race prejudice and intolerance on the part of many
non-Indians concerning the Lamanites. p. 105
A Brighter Day
Today is the brighter day--the day of the Lamanite, and we must be the
Good Samaritan, and through us with our love, service and providence,
must come the rejuvenation of the Indians. p. 112 my emphasis
1949-2: “History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” by
Maude Beeley Jacob (Second Printing, 1949) Published for the Junior Dept.
Course of Study for the Sunday Schools of TCOJCOLDS and copyrighted
in 1949 by Milton Bennion for the Deseret Sunday School Union Board.
Chapter 38: The Mission To The Lamanites
By the time Columbus “discovered” America, the Lamanites who
survived had grown to be a numerous people. Because they had dark
skins, Columbus, who thought he had reached India, called them Indians…
The world calls these dark-skinned inhabitants of America Indians, some
call them heathens; some scholars have agreed that they are of the
same race as the Hebrews. The Latter-day Saints know their origin and
their story they are the descendants of Lehi of the House of Israel.
The Gospel to the Lamanites
The influence of the white man’s civilization upon the Lamanites in
North America has been a tragedy...The Injustice which they
[Indians/Lamanites] suffered directed the religious organizations of the
United States to combine their efforts to provide government aid for the
education and health of the Indians. The hope that the Lamanites will
eventually rise to the “fair and delightsome” condition spoken of by the
Book of Mormon prophets seems little nearer to fulfillment…
p. 109 my emphasis
The first Lamnanite conference was held in Mesa, Arizona, October,
1945 it was a glorious occasion. A choir of Indian singers provided the music
and the boys and girls of the Navajo-Zuni mission brought the pennies they
had saved to send to the children of the European mission. It was conducted
in Spanish and was attended by Navajo, Zuni, and Papago Indians;
Mexicans and Spanish Americans… p. 110 my emphasis
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References & Accompanying Content for 1950
1950-1: September 1950 General Conference, Elder Spencer W. Kimball
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1950sa#page/n64/mode/1up
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1950sa#page/n64/mode/1up
and
“The Work Among the Lamanites," by Elder Spencer W. Kimball, Dec. 1950
Improvement Era
Work Commenced
Brigham Young, “...Our ancestors came a thousand miles across the desert,...
to locate where the Gentiles had scattered the Lamanites. They had pretty
Well “reservationed” them here in the western states. They were in our
every county, and the Lord brought us out here that we might teach them
the gospel. p. 65 my emphasis
...They were sent onto reservations all over the west, and now the largest,
the Navajo Reservation, will not support its people... p. 66 my emphasis
Lamanite Membership
You will be interested to know that there are some forty thousand Lamanite
members of the Church in the world, including the islands of the sea.
There are probably ten thousand Lamanite members in North America in
the Mexican missions and the Indian missions. There are 902 Lamanite
members in the English-speaking missions in the Eastern, Northern,
Central States, and other North American missions...We have baptized
1823 Lamanites in the last two-and-a-half-years in the three missions that
specialize in Lamanite proselytizing in North America. We have baptized
480 Indians down in the little Indian mission,...We have approximately
seventeen hundred Indian members in the stakes of zion. We have
baptized 347 in the sixty-five stakes which have reported so far, in this period,
since the work was inaugurated
In the missions in the United States and Canada, we have baptized 248
Indians in this short period...We have about fifty-one Lamanite
missionaries in the mission field now,...We have a full-blooded Navajo
girl who goes into the mission field Monday morning,...We have a Pima
Indian in the mission field now, and we have a Catawba Indian...who goes
into the mission home soon,...Brother (E. Wesley) Smith told us yesterday
there were ten Lamanite missionaries from Hawaii who went over in the
Orient, I believe. p. 66-67 my emphasis
History of Lamanite Work
Brigham Young put this into practice, the proclaiming the gospel to the
Lamanites, and he sent missionaries up on the Salmon, over in Carson
Valley, over into Moab, down on the Santa Clara, up around Blackfoot,
and elsewhere... p. 68 my emphasis
Our Responsibility
It is time now that we began to give proper emphasis to this great work of
bringing the Lamanites to a knowledge of their God...Now, brothers and
sisters, in the stakes and missions you will have a chance to teach the Indians...
p. 69 my emphasis
1950-2: “Missionary Experience,” by President George Albert Smith,
April 1950 [General] Conference Report,
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1950a#page/n143/mode/2up
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1950a#page/n143/mode/2up
I boarded the train and started home, and we passed a little Indian settlement
at the side of the track. I saw evidence that there were quite a number of
Indians there, so I reached over and touched the man who was sitting in the
seat in front of me, and I said, "Do you know what Indians these are?"
He said, "They are the Catawbas." That is the tribe that Chief Blue represents,
who has just spoken to us.
I asked, "Do you know where they come from?"
He said, "Do you mean the Catawbas?"
I replied, "Any Indians."
He said, "Nobody knows where the Indians came from."
"Oh," I said, "yes they do." I was talking then to a man about forty-five or
fifty years old, and I was twenty-one.
He questioned, "Well, where did they come from?"
I answered, "They came from Jerusalem six hundred years before
the birth of Christ."
"Where did you get that information?" he asked.
I told him, "From the history of the Indians."
"Why," he said, "I didn't know there was any history of the Indians."
I said, "Yes, there is a history of the Indians. It tells all about them."
Then he looked at me as much as to say: My, you are trying to put one
over on me. But he said, "Where is this history?"
"Would you like to see one?" I asked. And he said that he certainly
would. I reached down under the seat in my little log cabin grip and took
out a Book of Mormon and handed it to him.
He exclaimed, "My goodness, what is this?"
I replied, "That is the history of the ancestry of the American Indian."
pp. 142-43 my emphasis
Chief Blue and the Catawba Indians
So you may be interested, brethren and sisters, in knowing that I am delighted
in seeing Chief Blue here today, representing that tribe of fine Indians...
I am happy to have this good man here who represents one of the tribes
that descended from Father Lehi [a Hebrew]... p. 145 my emphasis
1950-3: ”Importance of Indians,” by President George Albert Smith, April
1950 [General] Conference Report, General Priesthood Meeting of Conference
“These Indians in the western world are the descendants of Father Lehi
[a Hebrew] who left Jerusalem, centuries ago at the direction of our
heavenly Father.” p. 185 my emphasis
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