Bishop Isaac P. Thunnel's Guided Return to the Tabernacle Pulpit
Published October 26, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Millennial Star Research
During a Tabernacle conference service being broadcast by radio, Bishop Isaac P. Thunnel left the building for a business appointment on Main Street. While there, he heard President Heber J. Grant call him to the stand over the radio. Unaware that the Bishop had left, President Grant's call prompted the Bishop to immediately return to the Tabernacle, where he was able to report at the pulpit.
In Their Own Words
“During an afternoon service, Bishop Isaac P. Thunnel, of the Wasatch ward, had to leave the Tabernacle for an appointment at his place of business, on Main street. While there, over the radio, he heard President Grant call him to the stand, unaware, of course, that the bishop at that moment was not in the Tabernacle. In a few moments, the latter was able to report at the pulpit. — Millennial Star 87:7”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 87, No. 07 (1925). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar8707eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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