Ten years after the Bear River Massacre of 1863, in which more than 300 Shoshone men, women, and children were killed by U.S. troops, a Shoshone elder had a dream. Chief Sagwitch, a survivor of the 1863 massacre, and other tribal elders felt the dream was inspired and was instructing the tribe to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After discussing the matter in great detail, the went looking for a Latter-day Saint (“Mormon”) man whom they trusted, George Washington Hill, who lived in Ogden, Utah.
After obtaining permission from Church president Brigham Young, Hill traveled to the tribal lands and performed 102 baptisms and confirmations that day. Over the next four years, nearly 1,200 more people were baptized from the Shoshone tribe as well as other tribes in the Intermountain West. Most of these people eventually settled in Washakie in Box Elder County, Utah, and learned to cultivate the land and become independent. The U.S. government tried to force the Native Americans to move to the reservation in Fort Hall, but Brigham Young refused to let them be booted. Many of their descendants are still in the area. Many descendants express gratitude to their ancestors for converting and learning these techniques, claiming that their culture was preserved and their freedoms protected by not being forced onto a reservation.https://historyofmormonism.com/2009/08/ ... americans/
...the dream was inspired and was instructing the tribe to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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...the dream was inspired and was instructing the tribe to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Re: ...the dream was inspired and was instructing the tribe to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Wondering if many of them still retain their membership today?