TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1853·Orson Pratt·Apostle
   America, being the land of Adam, and the land of Enoch, and the land of* the Jaredites,and the land of the branch of the tribe of Joseph, and the land of the Gentiles who are now upon the face thereof; will be the promised land of the righteous of all those nations and gen- erations, even as the land of Palestine is to the righteous of the twelve tribes. And in the first resurrection, the right-
   The Seer — apostle_bookcopy citation
2. 1899·James E. Talmage·Apostle
   II. That the Jaredites occupied the land for about eighteen hundred and fifty years, during which time they spread over a great part of Xorth and South America; and that at about the time of their extinction (near 590 B. C), Lehi and his company came to this continent where they developed into the segregated nations ^ephites and Lamanites; the former becoming extinct near 385 A. D., about a thousand years after Lehi's arrival on these shores ; the latter continuing in a degenerate condition until the present, being represented by the Indian tribes of today.
   The Articles of Faith — apostle_bookcopy citation
3. 1921·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
   The Jaredites.--A righteous remnant of the people, namely, the Jaredites, had been exempted from the general curse of tongue confusion; [8] and through them the pure Adamic language was preserved on earth. [9] The Jaredites, divinely led, separated themselves from the other inhabitants of the land, and migrated to North America. Here they flourished for many centuries, and then fell, a slaughtered race, ruined by internal dissension. [10]
   Saturday Night Thoughts — apostle_bookcopy citation
4. 1975·Spencer W. Kimball·Prophet
   President Romney traced the scriptural history of the nations on this continent. He told of the Nephites and the Jaredites and followed the promises made of the Lord, that whatsoever nation shall possess this land of promise shall be free from bondage and from captivity and from all other nations under heaven if they will but serve the God of this land, who is Jesus Christ. That is said in about as few words as could be put together, but, oh, how important and far-reaching it is.
   Spoken from Their Hearts — cojccopy citation
5. 1975·Marion G. Romney·Apostle
   Thus perished at the foot of Cumorah the remnant of the once mighty Jaredite nation, of whom the Lord had said, “There shall be none greater … upon all the face of the earth.” ( Ether 1:43 .)
   America’s Destiny — cojccopy citation
6. 1979·Ezra Taft Benson·Apostle
   America is a place of many great events. Here is where Adam dwelt, where the Garden of Eden was located. America was the place of former civilizations, including Adam’s, the Jaredites’, and Nephites’. America is also the place where God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to Joseph Smith, inaugurating the last gospel dispensation on earth before the Savior’s second coming.
   A Witness and a Warning — cojccopy citation