Some time ago Sister Zina Y. Card presented to the late President [Wilford] Woodruff the sacred relic, the arrow head of flint, in a buckskin case, which arrow head is referred to in the history of the Prophet Joseph Smith as having been taken from the remains of the white Indian Zelph, and which was the cause of his death. This arrow head was among the personal belongings of the late President Brigham Young, which were sold to members of his family, and Sister Zina purchased this relic, and presented it to President Woodruff. After President Woodruff's death it was among his personal property, and Sister Zina, who had intended it for the President of the church, had obtained it form President Woodruff, and now presented it to Pres[iden]t. [Joseph F.] Smith as President of the Church, to become one of the sacred relics of the Church. ...
[Source: First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
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