Dreams

Migo the Ute Chief's Vision and Conversion to Peace

Published October 4, 2026 at 7:51 AM

1850s · 1854
Manti

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Millennial Star Research

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Migo, also known as Elick, a chief of the San Pitch tribe, had been involved in hostile acts against settlers, including the killing of four brothers (Nelson, Luke, Read, and Clark). After subsequent peaceful overtures, he visited the Manti settlement in February 1854 and testified that he had experienced a dream in which the Lord commanded him to stop fighting the 'Mormons' and to make peace with them. As a physical sign of his commitment to this divine direction, he showed a ring he had fashioned on his arm to serve as a constant reminder of the covenant.

Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 16, No. 27, 8 July 1854, p. 429):

Migo, a chief of the San Pitch tribe, who has been very hostile to the settlers, and who was the leader of the party that killed the four brothers, Nelson, Luke, Read, and Clark, came into Manti, in February, and testified that he had had a dream, in which the Lord commanded him to stop fighting the Mormons, and to make peace with them; and as a sign of his sincerity, he showed a ring he had made on his arm, as a token of the covenant he had made.

In Their Own Words

“Migo said that he had had a dream, in which the Lord told him not to fight the “ Mormons,” but to make peace with them ; and he showed a ring that he had made on his arm, that he might remember the covenant.— Millennial Star 16:27”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 8 July 1854 (Vol. 16, No. 27). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1854-07-08_16_27 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 16, No. 27, 8 July 1854, p. 429 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1854-07-08_16_27

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