Apostle Brigham Young Comforts President Lorenzo Snow Before Death
Published October 13, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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Millennial Star Research
Approximately two hours before his death, Apostle Brigham Young visited the dying President Lorenzo Snow, laid his hands on his brow, and asked if he recognized him, to which President Snow responded in the affirmative.
In Their Own Words
“I had learned to look upon President Snow as a second father, and about two hours before his death the speaker laid his hands upon his brow and asked him if he recognized him. President Snow replied, “I rather think I do.” — Millennial Star 63:44”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 31 October 1901 (Vol. 63, No. 44). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1901-10-31_63_44 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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