Thursday, November 8, 2018

Part 7 (1961-1970)


References & Accompanying Content for 1961

1961-1:  April 1961 Conference Report, Elder Milton R. Hunter  
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1961a#page/n51/mode/2up
“The Greatest Event in Ancient America,” by Elder Milton R. Hunter,
June 1961 Improvement Era

These tremendous convulsions of nature not only impressed the Nephites
greatly so that they recorded them in their history [3 Nephi 8:5 ff. in the Book
of Mormon], but the memory of them also stayed in the minds of the Lamanites,
or the American Indians, for fifteen hundred years.  Shortly after the
discovery of America, the Catholic missionaries and explorers learned that the
American Indians had a tradition of the great convulsions of nature that took
place at the time of Christ’s death.  For example, I would like to quote from a
Lamanite, an Indian prince named Ixtlilxochitl, who lived near the city of Mexico
and wrote his book in 1600 A.D.:..

For fifteen hundred years, down to the time of the Spanish conquest, the
Lamanites, or the American Indians, retained that knowledge [“...that Christ
had visited ancient America…]...    p. 408 my emphasis

1961-2:  “I Saw Another Angel Fly,” by Carter Eldredge Grant,
Published by Deseret Book Co. 1959, Copyright 1959 Deseret Book Co.
[“Church History and Book of Mormon Helps” by Superintendent George R. Hill,
January 1961 The Instructor
    The Sunday School has a number of courses for 1961 which will refer to
Church history.  Two reference books that should be in every ward library
are “The Kingdom of God Restored”(1) and “I Saw Another Angel Fly”(2),
both authored by Carter E. Grant.
    These books are thorough and accurate and should be made available
to your teachers immediately….   p. 24  my emphasis]

Chapter 22, The First Mission To The Indians (Part One)

What the Book of Mormon Promises the Indians.  The Book of Mormon,
which tells many interesting stories about the ancestors of the American
Indians, declares that in ancient times the Indians were called Lamanites.  
It also promises that in the last days many of the Indians or Lamanites will
be converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ by means of the Book of Mormon…

Four Missionaries to Teach the Indians.  As soon as the brethren had read
these great promises in the Book of Mormon for the Indians, they became
very anxious to carry the book to the red men and teach them that this book
tells the true story of the origin and history of their forefathers.
In September, 1830, the Prophet received a revelation, calling Oliver Cowdery,
Parley P. Pratt, Peter Whitmer, Jr., and Ziba Peterson to go on a mission to the
Indians upon the western borders of the United States… p. 89  my emphasis

The Four Elders Start Westward.  Toward the last of October, 1830, the four
men,...started on foot fifteen hundred miles for the “Borders of the Lamanites,”
as commanded by the Lord.    p. 91  my emphasis

Chapter 23, The First Mission To The Indians (Part Two)

On the Western Frontier.  “After much fatigue and some suffering we arrived
in Independence, in the county of Jackson, on the extreme western frontier of
Missouri, and of the United States.”

The Indians--Shawnees and Delawares.  ...three [of the five elders] crossed the
border of the United States into the reservations of the Shawnee and Delaware
Indians.  “Passing through the tribe of Shawnees we tarried one night with them,
and the next day crossed the Kansas River and entered among the Delawares.”

Ten Nations of the Delawares.  The great chief [Anderson], who headed the ten
nations or tribes of the Delawares, invited the three men [the three elders, one of
which was Oliver Cowdery] into his “comfortable cabin”...

The Great Spirit Gave America to the Red Men.  At the invitation of Chief
Anderson, Oliver Cowdery arose and, standing by the cabin fire, told in simple
but beautiful language the thrilling story of the coming of the Book of Mormon and
the restored gospel [to Chief Anderson and a council of forty of his chiefs]..  
p. 95  my emphasis

The Mission to the Indians Closed.  “We continued for several days to instruct
the Old Chief and many of his tribe...The excitement now reached the frontier
settlements in Missouri, and stirred up the jealousy and envy of the Indian Agents
and the sectarian missionaries,” who forced the elders to leave the reservation of
the Indians and return to Jackson County, where the missionaries baptized several
white converts. Thus came to a close the first mission to the Lamanites [or
Indians as commanded by God Himself].   p. 97  my emphasis

1961-3:  “When Jesus Visited Some “Other Sheep,” by Richard O. Cowan,
December 1961 The Instructor

Following His resurrection, when Jesus first appeared to the Nephites, who were
Israelites descended from Joseph (1 Nephi 5:14), He told them that they were
the “other sheep” of whom he had spoken. (3 Nephi 15:21.)....When the Spanish
conquistadors reached America 15 centuries after the Savior’s visit, they found
Indian traditions and practices which pointed back to the visit of Jesus Christ
among their forefathers [the Nephites].  p. 444  my emphasis

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References & Accompanying Content for 1962

1962-1:  “The Story of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (The
“Mormons”),” published by TCOJCOLDS in 1962.*
*Accompanying letter from President David O. McKay explains that this book was
published in a public relations effort to explain the beliefs and history of the Church
to the heads of state and community leaders. [Ergo, by definition, it is “official.”]

 What is the Book of Mormon?
    The Book of Mormon is part of a record, both sacred and secular, of the
prophets and peoples who (with some supplementary groups) were ancestors
of the American “Indians.”   p. 22

1962-2:  “The Gospel Growth in South America,” by A. Theodore Tuttle,
April 1962 General Conference

On July 4, 1926, Elder Ballard uttered these inspired words:  “...The day will
come when the Lamanites in this land [South America] will be given a chance.  
The South American mission will be a power in the church.”  
The people [of South America] are a mixture of many nations, mainly Europeans
mixed with Lamanites, who was indigenous to this land.  Half of the 120 millions
of people speak Spanish; the other half Portuguese.  The latter are found in the
great country of Brazil.   p. 462 my emphasis

1962-3:  April 1962 [General] Conference Report, Elder Mark E. Petersen
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1962a#page/n113/mode/2up
"New Evidence for the Book of Mormon," by Elder Mark E. Petersen,
June 1962 Improvement Era, p. 457

    Why do they [Polynesians] have this great faith? It is because these
people are of the blood of Israel.  They are heirs to the promises of
the Book of Mormon. God is now awakening them to their great destiny.
    As Latter-day Saints we have always believed that the Polynesians
are descendants of Lehi and blood relatives of the American Indians,
despite the contrary theories of other men. For that reason, from the
beginning of our Church history we have had more than an ordinary interest
in them as a people.   p. 112 my emphasis

1962-4:  “Southwest Indian Mission, Polacca (Arizona) Branch Relief Society
Maintains Devoted Service and Activity,” August 1962 Relief Society Magazine

[A photo on p. 607, showing approximately 28 adult women.  The vast majority of
these women are dark complected and likely Indians.]  Under this photo it reads:

“SOUTHWEST INDIAN MISSION, POLACCA (ARIZONA) BRANCH RELIEF
SOCIETY MAINTAINS DEVOTED SERVICE AND ACTIVITY”

    Sister Baird Reports:  “These sisters have kept the Relief Society organized
and active, even when the branch was disorganized.  They are a wonderful
group of Lamanite women and they love the Relief.  They said last fall, “We want
the whole Relief Society Program, just as it is being carried on in Salt Lake City,
and in the rest of the Church.”   p. 607 my emphasis

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References & Accompanying Content for 1963

1963-1:  April 1963 [General] Conference Report, Elder Marion G. Romney  
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1963a#page/n75/mode/2up
“And the Lamanites Shall Blossom As The Rose,” by Elder Marion G.
Romney, June 1963 Improvement Era

Pursuant to assignment from the First Presidency of the Church, I have
for the past two years been supervising the Latin American missions.  It
may not, therefore, be wholly inappropriate for me to say something about
the Lamanites, many of whom live in these missions...

The word, “Lamanites,” denotes, of course, the descendants of the
rebellious Laman and Lemuel.  It also denotes all other descendants of Lehi
who defected to them.  p. 498 my emphasis

For more than a hundred years the record of their fathers, the Book of Mormon,
has been going to the Lamanites by way of the gentiles.   p. 501 my emphasis

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References & Accompanying Content for 1964

1964-1:  “Story of the Church, New York-Pennsylvania Period,” by Carter
E. Grant, November 1964 Improvement Era

During these days [“Before the end of the year 1830,...”] several future leaders
of the Church became leaders, including Orson and Parley P. Pratt.  Four
missionaries were sent 1,500 miles westward to preach to the Lamanites
at Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.      pp. 937   my emphasis

1964-2:  “Story of the Church, Missouri Era,” by Jean H. and Albert L. Zobell,
Jr., November 1964 Improvement Era

Carrying this spirit, turn westward over the bustling Missouri highways to
nearby Independence, where the Saints first arrived in 1831 as missionaries
to the Lamanites.  p. 939    my emphasis

 1964-3:  “For the Blessing of the Lamanites,” by Boyd K. Packer, August 1964
Relief Society Magazine

In March of this year almost two hundred teenage Indian boys and girls
gathered in Sandy Utah, in a youth conference of the Indian Placement
Program of the Church.  They represented almost twenty Indian tribes,
and they came from reservations spread over a wide area from Mexico
on the south to Canada on the North.

In fulfillment of Nephi’s prophetic words (see 1 Nephi 15:13-14) the
Lamanites in our day are, indeed, being restored to their rightful place
in the House of Israel.

In devising a theme for their conference, the Indian boys and girls gave
recognition to the illustrious history and achievement of their forefathers,
recounted in the Book of Mormon.   p. 564   my emphasis

Today thousands of Lamanites are coming into the Church. More than
one hundred Lamanite branches have been organized among the
Stakes and within the missions.  In many of these branches the
leadership is provided by the Lamanite members...In some cases whole
Indian communities are being affected.  p. 565 my emphasis

Brigham Young charged the membership of the Church in his day to
press forward with the work of redeeming Indian Israel.  (J.D. 9:228-229)

The work in behalf of our Lamanite brothers and sisters must go forward…
Every Latter-day Saint should be a friend and a champion of the Indian
people...Our patient labor in behalf of Lehi’s seed can help them to
reclaim their inheritance in this land.  p. 565-56 my emphasis


P. 569: a large photograph of six women and one child, the majority
of which seem to have a dark complexion.  The description under this
photograph reads:  “Northern Indian Mission, Wolf Point, Montana,
Lamanite Relief Society Displays Bazaar Items”  my emphasis
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P. 570: a large photograph of six people, all with a seemingly dark
complexion.  The description under this photograph reads:  “Tucson
Branch Arizona, Lamanite Relief Society (Papago)” my emphasis
1964-5:  “The Day of the Lamanite,” Editorial, Jan. 1964 Relief Society Mag.

Our Prophets today that now is the time for loving service and guidance
to the Lamanites.  This generation has been offered this blessing.  Relief
Society has been asked to be an advocate of the Indians -- to foster
enlightenment to Indian women, to assist, work with, and encourage them
both by teaching and training them.  p. 26 my emphasis
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President Wilford Woodruff declared in 1873:
...The Lamanites will blossom as a rose on the mountaintops...Their chiefs
will be filled with the power of God and receive the gospel, and they shall go
forth and build the New Jerusalem, and we shall help them.  (Journal of
Discourses, 15:282)  p. 27 my emphasis

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References & Accompanying Content for 1965

1965-1:  October 1965 [General] Conference Report, Elder Spencer W. Kimball
“A Changing World for the Barry Begays,” by Elder Spencer W. Kimball,
December 1965 The Improvement Era  

Finale
    Barry Begay is typical.  There are thousands of Barrys [native Americans].  
They are of many tribes from New York to San Diego, and from Alaska to Florida,
and from the Isles of the sea.  They are of numerous tribes and of many
languages and dialects. They are coming from Cardston and Bemidji, from
Blackfoot and Hopi-land, from South America and Mexico…
    The Lord chose to call them Lamanites…  p. 70  my emphasis
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    Yesterday they were deprived, weakening, vanishing; today thousands are
benefiting in the Indian seminaries...placement program…Lamanite-Nephite
leaders are now standing forth to direct and inspire their people.  The day of
the Lamanite is come…”     p. 71  my emphasis

Safe Harbor
    The day of the Lamanite brings opportunity.  Millions [of Lamanites] farm
the steep hillsides of Andean ranges...Millions [of Lamanites] serve in menial
labor...Millions [of Lamanites] are tied to reservations…  p. 72 my emphasis

1965-2:  April 1965 [General] Conference Report, Elder A. Theodore Tuttle
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1965a#page/n31/mode/2up
“Field White To Harvest-South America,” by Elder A. Theodore Tuttle,
June 1965 Improvement Era, pp. 501-02   

The Book of Mormon from the
Ancestors of These Indians
    The Book of Mormon is the word of God and is a record of his ministry
among the ancestors of these Indians [the Indian people along the Andean
mountain range]. Columbus named them Indians.  He thought he had
discovered the Indies. In reality they are Lamanites. They are descendants
of Joseph who was sold into Egypt. The account of their religious
experiences was written in hieroglyphics upon plates and handed down from
one generation to another, overspreading a 2,600 period.
    The Book of Mormon recounts the departure of these Israelites from their
homeland…  p. 30 my emphasis

Christ Visited the People of the
American Continent
    Today these people, whose ancestors saw the risen Christ, number in the
millions.  They range from Canada to la Tierra del Fuego.  In North America
many dwell on reservations. Thousands are scattered throughout Mexico and
Central America.  In South America they live in the jungle and on the tops of
the Andes.  The blood of this chosen people flows in the veins of many
of those who live south of the Rio Grande.  p. 30     my emphasis

An Awakening from Subjugation
    Our efforts among these Lamanite people in South America are just
beginning, but hold great promise...   p. 30 my emphasis

 1965-3:  Photograph on Page 849, November 1965 Relief Society Magazine

P. 849: a large photograph of sixteen women, the majority of which seem
to have a dark complexion.  The description next to this photograph reads:  
“Flagstaff Stake (Arizona), Third (Lamanite) Branch, Relief Society Holds
First Bazaar November 1964”    my emphasis

1965-4:  Southwest Indian Mission, Crownpoint Branch, (New Mexico)
Relief Society,” Photograph, August 1965 Relief Society Magazine

[A photo at the top of page 607 features 14 women. Most of the women are
seemingly Indians.]  Adjacent to this photo, on page 606, it reads:

“Southwest Indian Mission, Crownpoint Branch, (New Mexico) Relief Society”

Elizabeth M. Baird, former supervisor, Southwest Indian Mission Relief Society,
reports:
“...A Navajo-speaking sister and an English-speaking sister as visiting teaching
companions have much to share and enjoy many unique experiences.  Literature,
social science, and theology lessons as presented from the manual prepared
especially for the Lamanite sisters, are an additional asset to the program.”

 1965-5:  “HOW JAMES E. TALMAGE CAME TO WRITE...THE ARTICLES 
OF FAITH,” by John R. Talmage, November 1965 The Instructor, p.432 

 The Deseret Evening News of March 10, 1899, carried the following notice
at the head of its editorial column:

Official Announcement

During the early part of April there will be issued by the Deseret News a Church
work entitled “The Articles of Faith,” the same being a series of lectures on 
the principal doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 
by Dr.James E. Talmage.  The lectures were prepared by appointment of 
the First Presidency, and the book will be published by the Church.  It is 
intended for use as a textbook in the Church schools, Sunday schools, 
[Mutual] Improvement Associations, quorums of the Priesthood, and
other Church organizations in which the study of Theology is pursued, 
and also for individual use among the members of the Church. The work has 
been approved by the First Presidency and I heartily commend it to the 
members of the Church.
                                                                             (President) Lorenzo Snow

     This was the first public announcement of the publication of a book which 
has been in more or less constant use in various Church theological 
classes and in the hands of individual Church members ever since;  and 
which in January, 1966, will mark the approach of its 67th birthday as the 
official textbook for Course 28 in Sunday School…

     The seed of the idea which eventually grew into the book [The Articles of 
Faith] that has now gone through 42 editions (including 243,000 copies) in 
English, has been translated into a number of foreign languages, and is still 
in use as a textbook two-thirds of a century later,...  p.432*

*[See 1899-1 for the References & Accompanying Content of the textbook, 
“The Articles of Faith.”  It is recommended that the reader inspect each of the 
42 editions of this textbook through 1966 to ensure each of the original 
references & accompanying content from 1899-1 have remained the same.] 

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References & Accompanying Content for 1967

1967-1:  October 1967 [General] Conference Report, Elder LeGrand Richards
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1967sa#page/n113/mode/2up
“Who Will Show Us The Way?,” by Elder LeGrand Richards,
December 1967 Improvement Era,  p. 90
1967-1:  October 1967 [General] Conference Report, Elder LeGrand Richards
https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1967sa#page/n113/mode/2up

The priesthood will fill the earth
I would like to read a statement from the Prophet Joseph as related by President
Wilford Woodruff in general conference, April 1898.  He tells about when he first
met the Prophet Joseph, which was back in 1833, three years after the Church
was organized.
These are the words of the Prophet:  “Brethren...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…”
(Conference Report, April 1889, p. 57.)  I have already talked to five groups of
priesthood today on the work with the Lamanites.  pp. 109-10   my emphasis

 1967-2:  Photograph on Page 699, September 1967 Relief Society Magazine

P. 699: a large photograph, at the top of the page, of several Native Americans
in Indian garb. The description next to this photograph, on page 698, reads:  
“Young Stake (New Mexico), Lamanite Branch Relief Society Bazaar,”
December 1966    my emphasis
Rhea S. Beckstead, President, Young Stake Relief Society, reports:  “We feel
that our Lamanite Relief Society Bazaar was very successful this year. The
two women in the picture [Grace Tallbird of Gallup, New Mexico, and Flora
Tsosie] were among the many Lamanite people who participated in the
dancing at the bazaar, held jointly by the three Lamanite branches:  Alma,
Tetah, and Nephi, of Young Stake...Many tribes were represented, all in
beautiful costumes--Navajo, Cheyenne, Kiewa, Ute, Apache, Pawnee,
Arapahoe, and Oklahoma.  Music was provided by eight Lamanite men,
including Brother Tallbird…   my emphasis

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References & Accompanying Content for 1968
1968-1:  “History of the Church For Children, Course 10,” for the Sunday
Schools of the COJCOLDS, published by the Deseret Sunday School Union
Board, copyrighted in 1960 by the Deseret Sunday School Union Board

The Book of Mormon to Convert the Indians.  In the Book of Mormon
several prophets said that this sacred book would be carried to the
Lamanites (or Red Indians) and that many of them would be converted
and baptized into the true Church of Christ.  These prophets also said that
the children and grandchildren of the faithful red men would lose their
dark skin and become white and beautiful. p. 62 my emphasis

1968-2:  “The Indian Student Placement Program [Issue],” August 1968
Improvement Era, Marion D. Hanks and Elaine Cannon, Editors,  pp. 37-52

"The Day of the Lamanite Is Now"
    This is the theme for the Indian Placement Program this year.  The Lord
seems to be stretching forth his hand over his children of the great plains.
...What do you know about your Indian brother?...
...You’ve read of hogans and headdresses, war dances and tribal customs….
    What is so special about a Lamanite, anyway?  Is he really a literal descendant
of Israel?  Is it true that the scriptures indicate a great future for this special child of
God as he learns of his plan and lives according to His commandments.
    You can’t really understand the American Indian, it has been said, until you
step into his moccasins…  p. 37 my emphasis

"Lamanite Youth Speaks"
Editor’s Note:  Students in the placement program speak, that you may know
what is in their hearts.
Ray Lovis:  The day of the Lamanite is now, we’re told…
Jesse Holliday:  If we Lamanites are to blossom as a rose, our confidence must
wax strong in the presence of God.
Sarah Nez:  I learn the way of the white man’s world.  I learn to speak English. I
learn what it means to be a Lamanite. ..Now I am proud to be a Navajo--proud
of my home and my people…    p. 39    my emphasis

“They’ve Said It With Music,” by David Smoot
...Our fifth tour [“Say It With Music” cast from Brigham Young University] has
proven once again a delight for us in working with new and talented Indian
students on campus [Brigham Young University]...
    President McKay has said that today is the day to prepare the Lamanite
people for the work they have ahead of them...  p. 41    my emphasis

“Student Placement Program,” by A. Theodore Tuttle
    The Indian Placement Program is a unique and distinctive program…

It is designed to make possible educational, spiritual, social and cultural
opportunities for Latter-day Saint Indian children…   p. 42   my emphasis

Lamanite boys played in the championship games for both class “A” and “B”
schools in the Utah State Basketball Tournament this past season.  
    There are at this time 43 American Indians serving full-time missions to
their people.

    There is still something more that young people can do for their Indian brothers
and sisters.  Elder Spencer W. Kimball has said:  “My young brothers and sisters,
I plead with you to accept the Lamanite as your brother…  p. 43 My emphasis

“The New Life of an Indian Teen,” by Elaine Cannon
Off the reservation, on to the campus.  Young Indian boys and girls relish the
adventure…  p. 44 my emphasis

For the young Lamanites, the world holds much wonder and much warmth in
the homes of new families they come to know and love,...  p. 46 my emphasis

“Reflections of a Borrowed Mother,” by Betty North
Members of the Richard North family of Holladay, Utah, have welcomed a
Lamanite son into their home this year, and the mother speaks from her
heart to her own missionary son about the experience.

Dear Jim:
    Don’s going on a mission!  This young Lamanite who occupies your
bed, and shares our home, has chosen to go on a mission this fall…

Looking back on the past, I feel grateful for the testimony I have gained of
the Indian Student Placement Program…           p. 48 my emphasis

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References & Accompanying Content for 1969

1969-1:  “The Great White Father Will Return,” by Marie F. Felt, January 1969
The Instructor (Church’s “Official” Sunday School Periodical.)

It was a dramatic moment when Christopher Columbus and his men landed
on American shores in 1492.  Columbus called the people he found there
Indians, because he thought he had arrived in India.  But this was not so. This
was America, a choice land to which the ancestors of these people, headed
by the prophet Lehi, had come from far-off Jerusalem 600 years before
Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

These Indians who greeted Columbus were really what we in the church call
“Lamanites,” descendants of Lehi’s son Laman.  This book (hold up the
Book of Mormon) tells us that Laman had refused to do that which was right, so
he and those who followed him became dark-skinned...    p. 19 my emphasis

...Our Book of Mormon is the record which tells about this visit [Christ in
America] and about the ancestors of the Indians who had already lived in
America for many, many years even before Christ came to them.  The
Prophet knew that one of the purposes of this great book was to teach the
Indians their true heritage and present the gospel to them.

Joseph Smith had barely organized the Church when, in September 1830,
four young men were called by revelation to take the Book of Mormon to
the Indians [referred to as “Lamanites” in the Doctrine & Covenants].

In November, 1830, the missionaries visited with the Wyandots
[Indians/Lamanites] in Ohio.  These Indians received them warmly and were
joyous over the story of their ancestors told in the Book of Mormon...the
missionaries crossed the Kansas River to preach to the Delawares
[Indians/Lamanites] and asked to see their chief...explaining about the Book
of Mormon and the history it told of his ancestors…    p. 20    my emphasis

 1969-2:  “The Relief Society Annual General Conference,” by Mayola R.
Miltenberger, December 1969 Relief Society Magazine

P. 892: a large photograph, at the top of the page, of approximately one hundred
and thirty women.  The vast majority of these women seem to have a dark
complexion. The description below this photograph, on page 892, reads:                  
“This group of Lamanite singing mothers performed in the Presidencies
Department of the Annual Relief Society General Conference, Oct. 2. 1969.  
Their singing was under the arrangement of Margaret E. Dahl, Supervisor,
Northern Indian Mission Relief Society.”      p. 892     my emphasis

The unifying of womenkind into a world sisterhood--a goal of Relief
Society--was particularly underscored by the attendance of a large group
of Lamanite Relief Society sisters from the Northern Indian Mission.  
Sisters from cities with different sounding names such a Pago Pago, and
Sao Paulo mingled with those from….    p. 893 my emphasis

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References & Accompanying Content for 1970
1970-1:  “Book of Mormon Charts and Explanatory Text,” Copyrighted 1970
by the Deseret Sunday School Union of the COJCOLDS and Published by
the Deseret Book Co.

6.  The Nephite civilization was destroyed about A.D. 421 by the Lamanites.  
The descendants of the Lamanites are the American Indians of today.  
p. 14 my emphasis

1970-2:  “Living Truths From The Book of Mormon,” Published by The
Deseret Sunday School Union of the COJCOLDS, Copyrighted 1970 by the
Corporation of the President of the COJCOLDS

The Jaredites
    The Jaredites embarked on the last phase of their journey aboard eight
small vessels built under specific instructions of the Lord.  (Eth. 2:16.) For
nearly a year (Eth. 6:11) the ships were blown toward the promised land by
heavy winds.  Their arrival on the western hemisphere marked the first
settlement on land left unoccupied since the [Biblical] flood. (Eth. 13:2.)  
p. 35   my emphasis

1970-3:  “Living Truths From The Book of Mormon,”  Published by The
Deseret Sunday School Union of the COJCOLDS, Copyrighted  1970 by the
Corporation of the President of the COJCOLDS

The Nephites     
“The Lamanites clashed with the Nephites in the final carnage which resulted
in a Lamanite victory and the end of Nephite civilization. (Morm. 8:2.) The
descendants of these Lamanites afterwards divided into tribes, developed
along various cultural lines, and are represented among the American Indians.”  
p. 39  my emphasis

1970-4:  “Living Truths From The Book of Mormon,” Published by The
Deseret Sunday School Union of the COJCOLDS, Copyrighted in 1970 by
the Corporation of the President of the COJCOLDS.

Sign unto the Lamanites

The sign could be summarized as follows:
1.The gentiles will come to a knowledge of the Nephites.  They will also know
who the Lamanites (Indians) are.
2,The gentiles will take this knowledge to the Lamanites or Indians.  This is
literally being fulfilled as the missionaries take the Book of Mormon to the
Lamanites...     pp. 280-281   my emphasis
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