James Era May's Prophetic Dream and Deliverance from a Mob
Published October 24, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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Millennial Star Research
While staying with John H. Callings in Pike County, Mississippi, James Era May dreamed of meeting two other missionaries who asked him to fill an appointment for them on Sunday. In the dream, a young man showed them the way, and May saw the house, the congregation, and a young couple who invited them to dinner. He also saw an angry mob approach, whom he rebuked through testimony. Days later, these events unfolded exactly as dreamed, including the specific invitation, the congregation, and the confrontation with a mob, whom he pacified through his preaching until they left.
In Their Own Words
“One night, while staying with a man named John 11. Callings, I saw in a dream two missionaries from the adjoining county. They came to me and my companion and asked lis if we Avould fill an appointment for them on a certain Sunday. ... I then saAv in my dream the house in Avhicli the meeting would be held and also the congregation. ... At the close of the service a young man and his wife came over to me. ... While we were eating I saw an angry mob, armed with whips and switches, coming toward the house. ... Two days later two missionaries who were laboring in Marion county came to the place ... On the day set we started for the place where the meeting was to be held. ... On arriving at the place of meeting we found the congregation I had seen in my dream. ... While we were eating I looked out of the window and saw a crowd of men coming toward the house. ... they left, and my companion and I heaved a sigh of relief when we saw them disappear over a not far distant hill. — Millennial Star 84:28”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 84, No. 28 (1922). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar8428eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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