The Book of Mormon DOES say "others" where there.....

[_SuperDell]

Why did the Angel and Joseph and up to Big Spence all say the Indians to the South Sea Islanders were Lamanites and Descendants of Father Lehi?

Surely Angels and Prophets know this stuff?

[_Tobin]

Why did the Angel and Joseph and up to Big Spence all say the Indians to the South Sea Islanders were Lamanites and Descendants of Father Lehi?

The Angel didn't say any such thing. Everything else is human failings.

Surely Angels and Prophets know this stuff?

Surely you have the ability to think things through a bit more than that. That is why God gave you a brain.

[_SteelHead]

Why did the Angel and Joseph and up to Big Spence all say the Indians to the South Sea Islanders were Lamanites and Descendants of Father Lehi?

The Angel didn't say any such thing. Everything else is human failings.

Surely Angels and Prophets know this stuff?

Surely you have the ability to think things through a bit more than that. That is why God gave you a brain.

silly angel, to disagree with Tobin....

When I was about 17 years old I saw another vision of angels in the night season after I had retired to bed I had not been asleep, ... all at once the room was illuminated above the brightness of the sun an angel appeared before me ... he said unto me I am a messenger sent from God, be faithful and keep his commandments in all things, he told me of a sacred record which was written on plates of gold, I saw in the vision the place where they were deposited, he said the Indians were the literal descendants of Abraham (The Papers of Joseph Smith, Vol. 2, Journal, 1832-1842, edited by Dean C. Jessee, Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, copyright 1992 Corporation of the President, pp. 69-70, emphasis added).

[_grindael]

silly angel, to disagree with Tobin....

When I was about 17 years old I saw another vision of angels in the night season after I had retired to bed I had not been asleep, ... all at once the room was illuminated above the brightness of the sun an angel appeared before me ... he said unto me I am a messenger sent from God, be faithful and keep his commandments in all things, he told me of a sacred record which was written on plates of gold, I saw in the vision the place where they were deposited, he said the Indians were the literal descendants of Abraham (The Papers of Joseph Smith, Vol. 2, Journal, 1832-1842, edited by Dean C. Jessee, Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, copyright 1992 Corporation of the President, pp. 69-70, emphasis added).

Let the name calling begin.