Spiritual Conversion

Baptism of five souls in the North Sea

Published October 13, 2026 at 1:56 PM

1900s · 1906
Sunderland

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Millennial Star Research

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Five individuals were baptized into the Church in the North Sea by Elder William White, Jr., in Sunderland, England, on August 7, 1906.

In Their Own Words

“On August 7, 1906, a baptismal service was held on the shores of the North Sea. Five souls were initiated into the fold of Christ, Elder White officiating. Many friends witnessed the ceremony of baptism and were much interested. — Millennial Star 68:33”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 68, No. 33 (1906). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar6833eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)

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