Brigham Young — Money Placed in His Trunk Without Human Instrumentality (Kirtland, 1830s)

“I stayed there five years, and accumulated five thousand dollars. How do you think I accomplished this? Why, the Lord Almighty gave me those means. I have often had that done for me that has caused me to marvel. I know, as well as I know I am standing before you today, that I have had money put into my trunk and into my pocket without the instrumentality of any man. This I know to a certainty. I have had money given to me, and I have had it placed in my trunk, and in my pocket, and I have had it given to me in various ways, and I know that it was the Lord that did it. I have had the means to sustain myself and my family, and to help others, and I have never been without means since I have been in this Church. I have always had enough to pay my way, and to help those who were poorer than myself, and I have never been in debt to any man, nor have I ever been without the means to pay my way, and to help the poor, and to build up the kingdom of God. I have always had enough, and I have always had it when I needed it, and I have always had it in such a way that I knew it came from the Lord.”

— Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 2:121-129