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+ | |sublink1=Book of Mormon Index (1842): "The discovery of America predicted" | ||
+ | Times and Seasons (1 Jan 1842): "Near Newark in the county of Licking, Ohio, is situated one of the immense works or fortifications of the ancient nations of America" | ||
+ | |sublink2=Times and Seasons (15 Jan 1842): "Christopher Columbus...the discovery of America—the land of Joseph—a land more blessed of the Lord than any other land" | ||
+ | |sublink3=Joseph Smith, Wentworth letter (1 Mar 1842): "The remnant are the Indians that now inhabit this country" | ||
+ | |sublink4=Parley P. Pratt (Mar 1842): "Mr Stephens...penetrated a dense forest, till then unexplored by modern travellers , and actually finds the ruins of those very cities mentioned by Mormon" | ||
+ | |sublink5=Times and Seasons (2 May 1842): "The Book of Mormon gives an account of a number of the descendants of Israel coming to this continent" | ||
+ | |sublink6=John E. Page (1 Jul 1842): "The city...was in some region on the South of what is called at this time, North America" | ||
+ | |sublink7=Millennial Star (9 Jul 1842): "the American Indians were once an enlightened people and understood the arts and sciences, as the ruined cities and monuments lately discovered fully prove" | ||
+ | |sublink8=Joseph Smith (15 Jul 1842): "Stephens and Catherwood's researches in Central America abundantly testify of this thing" | ||
+ | |sublink9=Times and Seasons (15 Sep 1842): "these wonderful ruins of Palenque are among the mighty works of the Nephites" | ||
+ | |sublink10=Times and Seasons (15 Sep 1842): "we read in the Book of Mormon that Jared and his brother came on to this continent...and covered the whole continent from sea to sea" | ||
+ | |sublink11=Millennial Star (Sep 1842): "as the western continent is separate from the eastern" | ||
+ | |sublink12=Times and Seasons (1 Oct 1842): "The city of Zarahemla, burnt at the crucifixion of the Savior, and rebuilt afterwards, stood upon this land" | ||
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