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Mosiah Lyman Hancock — Protection by LDS Garment

Published October 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM

1860s
Utah Territory
Mosiah Lyman Hancock

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In his autobiography, Mosiah Lyman Hancock recounts that during his travels and interactions with Native Americans, he observed that when 'strange Indians' encountered members of the Church, they would sometimes open the person's shirt front. Upon seeing the LDS garment, which was understood to be for bodily protection, the individuals were released or spared from harm.

In Their Own Words

“Strange Indians, not knowing whether to kill him, would open his shirt front, and seeing the LDS garment, given for bodily protection, would release him. — Autobiography of Mosiah Hancock (1834-1907)”

Sources & References

Autobiography of Mosiah Hancock (1834-1907) (https://josephsmithfoundation.org/autobiography-of-mosiah-hancock-1834-1907/) (research confidence: medium)

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The account is set in the 1860s.
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It took place in Utah Territory.
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It is filed as a Protection & Deliverance account reported in USA.
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Autobiography of Mosiah Hancock (1834-1907) ( (research confidence: medium). The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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