The Bloomed and Blooming Rose - 7 Accounts of Widespread Lamanite Conversions
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...