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One derived from a single family who fled from Jerusalem in 600 B.C. and eventually splintered into two groups, known as the Nephites and Lamanites.
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Original Mormon doctrine glorified whites (known as Nephites) at the expense of those who were not white (Lamanites).
Jackson Williams: Mormons and The Media: Warren Jeffs vs. Mitt Romney 2009
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Henceforth the divided people were known as Nephites and Lamanites respectively.
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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Israel, of whom the Nephites were a part, and of the relation they would bear to the Gentile nations in the future development of the divine purpose.
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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Those who went with Nephi were called Nephites, and those who remained with Laman became Lamanites.
A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Nephi Anderson 1894
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"Nephites," etc. The reality of the story in the Book of Mormon as to who was good and evil is much more complex, just like the reality in the real life we all know is much more complex about who is good and evil.
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Certain categories of Lamanites, like Native American Indians, were capable of becoming Nephites by sufficiently embracing Mormon culture.
Jackson Williams: Mormons and The Media: Warren Jeffs vs. Mitt Romney 2009
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I for one can't wait to see how many times the Three Nephites visit Washington D.C. over the next 4–8 years.
Can Mitt Win in Utah? Matthew Buckley 2008
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I for one can't wait to see how many times the Three Nephites visit Washington D.C. over the next 4–8 years.
Archive 2008-01-01 Matthew Buckley 2008
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My mother would sometimes wax mystical and talk of strange happenings like the lost ten tribes of Israel who probably lived on a planet attached to our North Pole, or the three Nephites who would never taste death but roamed the earth helping people out when they most needed it.
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