Brother H. Smith's Preservation and Miraculous Provision on the Desert
Published October 21, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Millennial Star Research
While serving with the British forces in Egypt and the Arabian peninsula in 1917, Brother H. Smith experienced multiple instances of divine deliverance. During a forced march in extreme heat, he and about a hundred men were exhausted and without water or shelter. After Smith prayed earnestly, a convoy arrived with water. Later, at a halting place, he found undrinkable water, but an officer arrived with a bucket of pure water. Finally, after another long march where they lacked food and water, Smith prayed again, and two camels appeared carrying bread and water.
In Their Own Words
“One day about a hundred of the men were left behind without water and shelter, because there was none to be had, and they were too exhausted to continue the marching. Then, Brother Smith says, he prayed earnestly for help. Presently a convoy came along with water. After having been refreshed, they continued the march. At the next halting place, after some search, he found a well, but the water was undrinkable. He boiled some of it and tried to slake his thirst with it. A little later an officer appeared with a bucket of pure water, and their spirits were again revived. The following day, after a long march, when they were again suffering for want of both food and water, Brother H. Smith prayed earnestly to God. His prayer was again answered, for two camels arrived with bread and water, and their wants were satisfied. — Millennial Star 79:44”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 79, No. 44 (1917). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar7944eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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