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A Man of Destiny
| Title | A Man of Destiny |
| Publication Type | Magazine Article |
| Year of Publication | 1939 |
| Authors | McGavin, E. Cecil |
| Magazine | Improvement Era |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Pagination | 600, 628 |
| Date Published | October 1939 |
| Keywords | Columbus, Christopher; Isaiah (Book); Prophecy |
| Abstract | This article describes how the voyage of Christopher Columbus was foreseen by the Book of Mormon prophets. The spirit of the Lord “wrought upon the man.” Columbus wrote to King Ferdinand of his desire to spread the word of God as foretold by the prophet Isaiah in chapters 24 and 64. His journal excerpts show his loyalty to God and his own knowledge of his divine appointment. He recorded that an angel appeared to him and gave him keys to “bind the oceans” and to link the continents. |
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