About this episode

The episode discusses the discovery of a Native American burial mound by Joseph Smith and his followers during Zion's Camp in 1834.

In June 1834, while marching with Zion’s Camp through Illinois, Joseph Smith and his followers came across an ancient Native American burial mound. Members of the group dug into the mound and uncovered a human skeleton—with what appeared to be an arrowhead among its ribs. According to multiple members of Zion’s Camp, Joseph Smith then…  Read More » Mormonism’s Zelph – The White Lamanite

Topics covered

• Mormonism
• Native American history
• Joseph Smith
• Zion's Camp
• burial mounds
• archaeology

Keywords

• Zelph
• White Lamanite
• skeleton
• arrowhead
• burial mound
• Mormon history
• Joseph Smith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zion’s Camp

Places: Illinois

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