Citations:Lamanite

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English citations of Lamanite

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  • 1830, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon, translation of original by Mormon, 5:14:
    And I, Nephi, did take the sword of Laban, and after the manner of it did make many swords, lest by any means the people who were now called Lamanites should come upon us and destroy us; for I knew their hatred towards me and my children and those who were called my people.
  • 1971 July, Spencer W. Kimball, “Of Royal Blood”, in Ensign[1], page 7:
    A dozen years ago there was not a single Lamanite stake in the world. There were no Lamanite bishops; there were no Lamanite stake presidents.
  • 1988 October 29, R. Scott Lloyd, “Believe in Christ, two prophets urge”, in Deseret News[2], page 10:
    Because the Nephite nation was destroyed and the Lamanite nation survived, modern-day descendants of Book of Mormon people are often referred to by Church members as Lamanites.