This Used To Count As Home Teaching

President Gordon B. Hinckley was a great prophet, in part, perhaps, because he came from good stock. He was not the first Hinckley to be called to the twelve. His Uncle Alonzo A. Hinckley was asked to join as well – and only served 4 years before passing on. Alonzo was amazing in his own right – he healed: “…he healed a lame boy and promised a very sick woman that if she would be baptized and have faith, she would be healed. Accordingly, in the dead of winter a hole was cut in the ice and the ordinance was performed. She regained her health, traveled to Utah, and became the mother of eleven children.” ( https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/prophets-and-apostles-last-dispensation/members-quorum-o-f-twelve-apostles/58-alonzo-arza ) He was given the gift of tongues: “…Elder Alonzo A. Hinckley was a missionary in Holland who understood and spoke very little Dutch even though he had prayed and studied hard. When he returned to a home he had visited before, a lad...

Let's start with a piece of D&C 49:24 : "But before the great day of the Lord shall come… the Lamanites shall blossom as the rose."  The Lamanite blossoming is a requirement prior to the second coming. But what does it mean for them to blossom as the rose? It can be strongly argued that this means many of them will be converted to the restored gospel. Has it happened in any miraculous way? In any significant numbers? Yes! And yes! Here’s a list of several groups of Native Americans who joined the Church en-(miraculous)-mass. For starters there are two more groups that could be on this list, but have appeared on this blog previously. The Cree and the Cheyenne experienced heaven-heavy conversions. You should definitely read that post as it’s fascinating. Here’s a super brief summary: 1) The Cree were the result of a chief’s out of body (in a very, very Lamoni sort of way) experience. 2) The Cheyenne joined because one of their prophe...