A Native First

Moroni Timbimboo, the Church's first native bishop

 What year was the first Native American ordained to the office of bishop in the Church?

A)                 1956

B)                 1902

C)                 1887

D)                 1939

Yesterday’s answer:

D)   Okay

The 1840 presidential campaign was memorable for introducing both a new word and a new phrase to the American lexicon. Supporters of Van Buren, who was also known as “Old Kinderhook” or simply “O.K.,” approvingly proclaimed that Van Buren was “okay.” Soon the designation was being applied to all kinds of individuals and things—if they were okay!

Orton, Chad M. and William W. Slaughter, Joseph Smith’s America (Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 2005), 23.