Lorenzo Wesley Roundy — Gift of Tongues in the Southern Indian Mission

During his service in the Southern Indian Mission beginning in 1853, Lorenzo Wesley Roundy was stationed at Fort Harmony to labor among the Paiute people. According to the history compiled by Elsie Barker Fitts and mission journals of the era, Roundy and his companions, including Jacob Hamblin and Thomas D. Brown, experienced the Gift of Tongues and the Interpretation of Tongues. This spiritual manifestation was essential for their work, as it allowed the missionaries to communicate complex theological concepts and the message of the Book of Mormon to the Native Americans, despite the significant language barriers and the lack of formal linguistic training among the pioneers.