BOOKS BY LATTER-DAY SAINTS (MORMONS)

ON THE LOST TRIBES OF ISRAEL

The following is a list of books by Mormons, which, apparently, address (in some way or in part) that the Anglo-Saxon-Kelts descend from Israel.

On 9 January 2004 Prof Terry Blodgett wrote:

>I went to a lecture last evening by a man named James R. Harris. He is an LDS author on the lost tribes subject. I purchased several of his books and pamphlets. He finds the lost tribes by finding inscriptions on rocks, etc. He finds Hebrew writings and compares them to writings which are also to be found in the Middle East. He has found a lot of them in the south western part of the United States, including southern Utah and Arizona, but also all over the world.

The most common Hebrew word he finds is the name of God, actually several Hebrew names for God, hence the name of his book, THE NAME OF GOD: FROM SINAI TO THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST. I am quite impressed with the book. I think it is one of the best LDS books on the subject. He knows Hebrew quite well, as well as Egyptian and several American Indian languages. Early settlers in America claimed that the American Indians were speaking a derivitive of Hebrew, but political correctness has banished that concept. Only the Mormons are keeping it alive. (Harris House Publications 910 West 60 South, Orem, Utah)

Also, I don't know if I told you about another very good LDS book on the lost tribes by E. Alan Rosenvall THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL THROUGH HISTORY (Northwest Publishing Inc. 5949 South 350 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 Phone: 801-266-5900, 1992). It is also very good. It covers some of the same subjects as Steve Collins.

I believe you already know about Dale Nelson's book THE MIGRATIONS, ALLIANCES, AND POWER OF ISRAEL IN WESTERN ERUOPE AND CENTRAL ASIA: A LATTER-DAY SAINT PERSPECTIVE ON THE LOST TRIBES. (Sharpspear PRess 612 West 1550 North Orem, Utah 84057 ph. 801-225-5401) This book has some interesting information, but I don't recommend it very strongly because he does not really know what he is doing. He uses bad grammar and quotes without giving references. He plagerizes because he does not know the difference, and he wrote the book in very short time without really researching it and letting the subject mature. Besides, why does he claim that it is from an LDS perspective, it does not include any of the beliefs about the lost tribes that are uniquely LDS.

I do believe that you would enjoy the first two above mentioned books.

I recommend them both, perhaps more strongly than any of the other books on the previous lists which I have sent.

Terry<

Partial List of Books by Latter-day Saints (Mormons) on the 'Lost' Tribes of Israel

·        E. L. Whitehead (The House of Israel);

·        Lyman D. Platt, Ph.D.,   The World Book of Generations: A Genealogical History (which contains a lot of the dispersion of Israel material).

·        Thomas J. Yates,   Origin and Brief History of Nations.

·        Joseph C. Littke,   The Mission and Travels of the Israelitish Peoples.

·        Anderson, James H.,   God’s Covenant Race, Deseret News Press, Salt Lake City, Utah 1938 (383 pages).

·        Jerry Murray, who has written two large volumes, one on the history of the Celts and one on the history of the Germanic tribes.

·        Robert L. Millet and Joseph Fielding McConkie,   OUR DESTINY: THE CALL AND ELECTION OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, (SLC: Bookcraft, 1993).

·        Anthony W. Ivins,   The Lost Tribes (Provo, Utah: BYU).

·        Stephen Malan, THE TEN TRIBES, DISCOVERED AND IDENTIFIED (SLC, UT: Scoville Press, 1912) (170 pages).

·        George Reynolds,   Are We Israel? (SLC: Deseret News Press, 1897, 136 pages).

·        Walt A. Whipple,   A DISCUSSION OF THE MANY THEORIES CONCERNING THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE LOST TEN TRIBES (Provo, UT: BYU Library, 1959).

·        R. Clayton Brough,   THE LOST TRIBES: HISTORY, DOCTRINE, PROPHECIES, AND THEORIES ABOUT ISRAEL'S LOST TEN TRIBES (Bountiful, Ut: Horizon Publishers, 1979).

·        Vaughn E. Hansen, Ph.D.,   WHENCE CAME THEY? ISRAEL BRITAIN AND THE RESTORATION (Springville, UT: Cedar Fort, Inc., 1993). Copyright C 2003 Deseret Book

Hansen's work "has grown out of the author's intense desire to learn the source of the strength, the character and the nobility that was so much a part of our ancestors of the restoration.

His research brought forth legends, traditions and written documents covering nearly 4,500 years. The author saw a pattern suggesting that early Britains and cousins in Scandinavia, northern Europe and western Asia were Hebrews and Israelites with a strong culture and a firm religious belief as a covenant people.

This book considers the panorama of Israel's dispersion and migrations to the "Isles of the Sea" and looks at struggles for survival, the sources of strength to resist aggression, and the impacts of prophets and inspired leaders. Distinctive emblems belonging to each tribe of Israel are identified along with leading roles now being played by specific tribes of Israel and sequential steps in the Gathering of Israel.

The reader will find a deeper appreciation for his own ancestry and heritage, as well as sensing an increased responsibility to his posterity.

God's covenant Israel has been led to places of refuge, protected and defended, given prophetic guidance, and assigned a key role in the gathering of scattered Israel and in the restoration of the gospel in its fullness for the ushering in of the millennium."  Reviewed by John Sinclair-Hall from Missouri. (December 24, 2000)

"A rare and wonderful compilation of information.

For anyone who has British heritage, When Came They? Israel Britain and the Restoration is fascinating reading. Information in this book has been gathered from many out of print books and is a rare and wonderful compilation of information. This book takes a new look at history giving a deep appreciation to British Ancestry and heritage. It is inspiring to read a positive history other than the history I was taught in my British schooling. New facts in recent times have proven a much more advanced and civilized society with libraries and markets at the time of the Roman Invasion of England. This book also helps dispel the myth that the Britons were barbarians but instead were a faith seeking people. One of the most interesting chapters in the book to me is Chapter 4: Israel's Emblems. The author has gone to great lengths to prove the significance of emblems used in the western world today and there connection to ancient Israel. Highly recommemnded. It has become a treasure in my library."