Source Report Card
Chapter 27: The Lost Tribes and the Lost Books
| Source | Who | When | Chain | Rung | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D&C 133:23-34 ("north countries"; ten-tribes ID is the manual's; ice, highway, crowned "in Zion" by Ephraim) | The Lord, through Joseph Smith | 3 Nov 1831 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C 110:11 (keys of leading the ten tribes) | Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery's vision, scribe-recorded in Joseph's journal; later scripture | 3 Apr 1836 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C 7; D&C 77:14 (John tarries; mission to gather the tribes; place not stated) | Revelations through Joseph Smith | 1829; 1832 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| 3 Nephi 17:4 ("not lost unto the Father") | Jesus Christ, recorded by Nephi | pub. 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| 2 Nephi 29:12-14 (tribes' own records) | The Lord, recorded by Nephi | pub. 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Alma 37:4; 1 Nephi 5:18-19 (brass plates to all nations / his seed; "never perish") | Alma; Lehi | pub. 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C 93:6, 18 (fulness of John's record) | The Lord, through Joseph Smith (text says "John"; manual: the Baptist; some assume the Beloved) | 6 May 1833 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| 2 Nephi 27:11, 21; Ether 4:4-7 (sealed portion) | Nephi; Moroni | pub. 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C 109:60 (Saints "identified with the Gentiles") | Joseph Smith, Kirtland Temple dedicatory prayer | 27 Mar 1836 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| 2 Nephi 30:12-18 (wolf and lamb, vv. 12-15, then "all things shall be made known"; "Millennial" is this book's reading) | Nephi | pub. 1830 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| Articles of Faith 1:10 ("restoration of the Ten Tribes"; Zion "upon the American continent") | Joseph Smith, made scripture 1880 | 1842 | 1st | 1 | A+ |
| D&C Student Manual, ch. 53 ("scattered throughout the earth"; quotes McConkie) | Church manual | 2017 | 1st | 2 | A |
| Gospel Principles, ch. 42 (tribes blessed by Ephraim; gathering runs into the Millennium) | Church manual | 2011 | 1st | 2 | A |
| D&C Student Manual, Enrichment H ("Before the Lord's coming...") | Church manual | 2002 | 1st | 2 | A |
| Harold B. Lee, "Admonitions for the Priesthood of God" | Harold B. Lee (then President of the Church), General Conference | Oct 1972 | 1st | 3 | A |
| Bruce R. McConkie, A New Witness for the Articles of Faith, 529-30, 642, quoted in 2017 manual ("is Millennial"; "way of holiness"; "representative and appointed portions") | Bruce R. McConkie (then Quorum of the Twelve), personal book | 1985 | 1st | 4 | B |
| Orson Pratt, JD 18:16-29 ("come to Zion from the north countries"; "return to this land"; "around the pole") | Orson Pratt (then Quorum of the Twelve), sermon | 11 Apr 1875 | 2nd (reported by David W. Evans) | 4 | C |
| John Whitmer, History (John the Revelator among the ten tribes) | Church historian, eyewitness summary | event June 1831; copy c. 1838-47 | 2nd (later recopy) | 4 | C |
| Orson Pratt, JD 3:347, sealed plates held what the brother of Jared saw (his interpretation) | Orson Pratt (then Quorum of the Twelve), sermon reported by G. D. Watt | 13 Apr 1856 | 2nd | 4 | C |
| Orson Pratt, JD 3:347, sealed portion "about two-thirds" | Orson Pratt (then Quorum of the Twelve), not an eyewitness; names no source | 13 Apr 1856 | 3rd | 4 | D |
| Book of Mormon Student Manual, Ether 3:25; 4:1-7 ("The Sealed Portion of the Book of Mormon") | Church manual | 2009 | 1st | 2 | A |
| David Whitmer interviews (sealed portion estimates vary) | Witness, recorded by interviewers | 1881-1888 | 3rd | 5 | D |
| Hollow-earth / North Pole ten tribes | Folklore | 19th-21st century | Late speculative writers only | 6 | F |
| Visions of Glory, people under the Arctic ice (per Ogden's review, not the ten tribes) | Private-vision book | 2012 | 2nd (anonymous "Spencer," written by John Pontius) | 7 | F |
| Self-published "sealed portion" books | Various | various | Untraceable | 7 | F |