Heber C. Kimball's Prophecy of the Dedication-Day Windstorm

First Counselor Heber C. Kimball prophesied that when the Salt Lake Temple should at last be dedicated, the power of Satan would be loosed and the strongest windstorm ever witnessed in Utah would be felt on that very occasion. The prophecy was remembered and recorded by Latter-day Saints for decades leading up to the dedication. On the morning of 6 April 1893, as thousands gathered for the first dedicatory session, a violent storm of wind, rain, and snow struck Salt Lake City, toppling trees and damaging homes. Many who witnessed the fury of the weather recalled Kimball's prediction and understood the gale as a literal fulfillment, a manifestation of the anger of Satan and his angels at the temple's completion. The storm's timing, coinciding precisely with the long-awaited dedication, confirmed to the Saints that the adversary had opposed the building of the House of the Lord and that the prophecy had been fulfilled exactly as spoken.