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TitleMormonism for the Red Man
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1937
AuthorsEvans, Richard P.
MagazineThe Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star
Volume99
Issue Number43
Pagination693–695, 700–701
Date Published28 October 1937
KeywordsGreat Flood; Hebraic Indian Theory; Missionary Work; Mythology; Native Americans; Native Americans – Navajo
Abstract

Evans rejoices in the fact that missionaries are now being sent to preach to the Navajo Indians. The Navajo have many legends that are similar to biblical myths such as the flood, and Jonah in the great fish. Many have tried to determine the origin of the Native Americans. The Book of Mormon gives the answer that they descend from Lehi, a Jew from Jerusalem.