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Christopher Columbus and the Book of Mormon
Title
Christopher Columbus and the Book of Mormon
Magazine
Improvement Era
Publication Type
Magazine Article
Year of Publication
1966
Authors
Merrill, Hyde M. (Primary)
Pagination
96–98, 135–136
Date Published
February 1966
Volume
69
Issue Number
2
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Abstract
This article discusses Lehi’s prophecy regarding “a man among the Gentiles” (Columbus) who would be “wrought upon” by the Holy Ghost and travel “forth upon many waters” (1 Nephi 13:12). The author presents evidence from Columbus’s journals and letters that supports the claim that he was an inspired man who accomplished “a thing more divine than human to have found that way never before known to go to the east where the spices grow” (Sebastian Cabot).
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Subject Keywords
Prophecy
Inspiration
Columbus, Christopher
Lehi (Prophet)
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