"Blood Transfusions"
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“[A]s the Holy Ghost
falls upon one of the literal seed of Abraham, it
is calm and serene… while the effect of the Holy Ghost upon a Gentile,
is to purge out the old blood, and make him actually of the seed of
Abraham. That man that has none of the blood of Abraham (naturally)
must have a new creation by the Holy Ghost. In such a case, there may
be more of a powerful effect upon the body, and visible to the eye,
than upon an Israelite.”
- Prophet
Joseph Smith, Jr., History
of the Church,
v. 3, p. 380
“[Joseph taught] that
the Gentile blood was actually cleansed out of
their veins, and the blood of Jacob made to circulate in them; and the
revolution and change in the system were so great that it caused the
beholder to think they were going into fits.”
- Prophet
Brigham Young, Journal
of Discourses, v.
2, p. 269
