In honor of MLK day, I am sharing some information of which Amasa had a great part in all the Freedoms that slaves in California received. One of those was Lizzy Flake, who had such an influence on San Bernardino. http://www.amasamasonlyman.com/lds-black-saints.html

It is fun to look at Los Angeles between 1851-1858 when Amasa and the LDS saints lived in San Bernardino, and how they had such an influence on that city as well as their own.  
https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_City_Views (1800s)_Page_1.html
http://laalmanac.com/history/hi01c.php

Enjoy a good historical read about Amasa Lyman, Joseph Smith and the 5 other prisoners at Richmond Jail.  
https://ensignpeakfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/%E2%80%9CSilence-Ye-Fiends-of-the-Infernal-Pit%E2%80%9D-Joseph-Smith%E2%80%99s-Incarceration-in-Richmond-Missouri-November-1838.pdf

Another fine read  https://sbcsentinel.com/2019/11/amasa-lyman/

AML Quote of the Week: 7-12-57  I feel myself as though that I was a Saint. If the Saints are called "Mormons," then I am a "Mormon;" and I do not feel that I live any life or have any existence but that of a Saint. Not that I suppose that I know everything or act perfectly; but these are the feelings that I cultivate; and the reason that I rejoice continually is, that "Mormonism" is true   that the doctrine I have embraced and the religion that cheers me is not a phantom.

AML Quote from Last Week: 10-7-62  If our God shines as the perfection of beauty out of Zion, Zion must reflect that beauty; it must have an existence in Zion reflecting its beauty outwardly upon the world around. The glory of Zion must be created by the children of Zion. We cannot attain to this all in a moment. We first begin to make our homes tidy and to subdue every enemy to our peace, that we may have more comfort. If we wish our children to have an exalted taste for the lovely and beautiful, create something lovely for them to look upon, let them behold a practical example and exhibition of the beautiful and lovely when they are at home; when they go into the garden let them see the development of beauty, and when they come to maturity and remove far away they will think of the paternal home with delight and pleasure as the place where peace reigns, where joy is developed, where the odor of sweet flowers are inhaled by the visitors, greeting our early rising or cheering us when we retire to our rest. This is the picture of the home of a Saint, of him who loves to beautify Zion and exalt the children of Zion above all other people on the earth.

Many people know that apostle, Amasa Mason Lyman, was excommunicated, but few know that his membership was posthumously reinstated because of a dream. You can get the DVD about his life, "A Labor of Love," just go to the store for ordering information.

A clip from the DVD about Amasa...