George Q. Cannon articulates premortal designation for lineage.

Date
Apr 14, 1894
Type
News (traditional)
Source
George Q. Cannon
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

George Q. Cannon, "President George Q. Cannon," Deseret Evening News, April 14, 1894, 9

Scribe/Publisher
Deseret Evening News
People
George Q. Cannon
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

My brethren and sisters, I have this belief concerning us: that it was arranged before we came here how we should come, and through what lineage we should come. We were not born of the seed of Ham; we were not born of some questionable race.

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