Missionary
Erastus Snow — Spiritual Gift of Language in Denmark
1850s · 1850
Copenhagen
Erastus Snow, Peter O. Hansen
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In 1850, Erastus Snow arrived in Copenhagen to open the Scandinavian Mission without knowing the Danish language. He recorded that through the power of the Holy Ghost and intense prayer, he was granted a remarkable facility to learn and speak the language with speed that surpassed natural ability. This gift allowed him to baptize the first converts, including Peter O. Hansen, and organize the mission within a few months of his arrival.
Sources & References
Autobiography of Erastus Snow (1875); Andrew Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia (research confidence: high)
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