Abednego Williams' receipt of supernatural witnesses following conversion
Published October 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Prophet of the Jubilee Research
Abednego Williams, a former vocal opponent of the Church who had authored anti-Mormon songs, experienced a transformation after investigating the Latter-day Saint claims. Upon being baptized and receiving the laying on of hands, he received supernatural witnesses and the association of the Holy Spirit, which confirmed the truthfulness of the Church to him.
In Their Own Words
“I was baptized, and through the laying on of hands of the servants of God, thanks be to Him forever, I received the influences of the heavenly Comforter, and of the association of His Holy Spirit. Again, I am thankful for my salvation to the point of getting the chance to come into the kingdom of God. I made terrible scorn in that song because of the testimony of the Saints; but by now I myself testify humbly and soberly, that I have received many supernatural witnesses to prove that the Church of God is the Church of the Latter-day Saints; and since I have this knowledge, I am completely willing to suffer, through the help of my Heavenly Father, all the anger, and to profess in the presence of my compatriots that they might also hear the way to inherit the kingdom of God and its blessings. — Prophwyd y Jubili (Prophet of the Jubilee), February, 1848 (English translation by Ronald D. Dennis)”
Sources & References
Ronald D. Dennis, trans. and ed., Prophet of the Jubilee (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1997), February, 1848 issue. https://rsc.byu.edu/prophet-jubilee/february-1848 — the complete facsimile translation of the three volumes (1846–1848) is also accessible through the Welsh Saints Project, Brigham Young University: https://welshsaints.byu.edu/Resource_Info.aspx?id=24377 (account extracted verbatim from the published English translation; research confidence: high)
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