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.
revelation he defys any man to go out of revelation, if he keep in the . If the was finished this day, he would wait till April conference and invite every man and woman to go, and we would take any and go there. We can go to and set up the standard and maintain ourselves there. If ever we get the City of Zion once organized the idea of men going and telling tales to our enemies will be put an end to. Let us get by ourselves and in a little while the Indians will join in with us, and as soon as we get cousin Lemuel converted I dont fear.
Coun. said the remarks of the council this morning has changed the features of the mission materially. We shall not need half the means to go as stated this morning as we should to go as we understood it at the last council. We can get on a Steam Boat [p. [89]]
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In the Book of Mormon, Laman and his brother Lemuel opposed their righteous brother Nephi. While Mormons frequently referred to American Indians as Lamanites, as early as 1840 Brigham Young used the term “cousin Lemuel” to refer to them. (Book of Mormon, 1830 ed., 69, 72 [2 Nephi 4:13; 5:14]; Brigham Young, Lugwardine, England, to JS, Nauvoo, IL, 7 May 1840, in JS Letterbook 2, p. 152.)
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