Janet Douglas Calder — Miraculous Multiplication of Flour during the 1856 Famine

During the famine of 1855–1856 in the Salt Lake Valley, caused by a severe grasshopper plague and drought, the Calder family faced extreme food shortages. Janet Douglas Calder had only a small portion of flour remaining in her bin. Despite the scarcity, she continued to bake bread for her family and shared what she could with neighbors who were starving. She later testified that throughout the duration of the famine, her small supply of flour miraculously lasted; each time she went to the bin, there was enough for the day's needs. The supply did not fail until the harvest of 1856 provided relief, a phenomenon she and her descendants compared to the biblical account of the widow's cruse.