Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
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See source note under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
See historical introduction under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
Dont we want these men for some other more important purposes. The time has come for us to separate from the gentiles and the next step is to unite with the Jews. The gentiles are already boiling over in and , but we dont care how much they boil over. If God wants us to take another real drubbing we shall have it, and we cant help ourselves, but if he wants us to give the gentiles a drubbing he will guide us by the spirit what to do as the circumstances require.
Coun. Had thought of one idea advanced by . He had thought it would be best for some of the company to go the northern rout and visit the northern tribes and meet others who go on to the Cherokee council. If trouble should come as it did last summer like a whirlwind there is a place [p. [184]]
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Footnotes
Footnotes
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While Spencer may have been referring to Jews, he probably was speaking of American Indians as Jews, since Mormons viewed Indians as part of the house of Israel. In the April 1845 church conference, Brigham Young stated, “[A]s they [the Gentiles] have rejected the fulness of the gospel by killing the prophet of the last days, we turn to the Jews and the house of Israel.” (“The Conference,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 16 Apr. 1845, [2].)
Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.
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For information on the council called by the Creek, the neighbors to the Cherokee, see the editorial note preceding the entry for 18 Mar. 1845.
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