C. M. Neilson's Audibly Guided Missionary Visit
Published October 24, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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Millennial Star Research
While serving as a missionary in Laurvik, C. M. Neilson was discouraged and considering quitting the mission field. After praying in the woods, he was comforted. Later, while walking in the city, he heard a voice from behind him instructing him to turn up a specific street and visit the first house. He obeyed and found a family who had been fasting and praying for truth, and who accepted the gospel upon hearing his message.
In Their Own Words
“I returned to the city, and as I walked along-, trying to decide where to commence my labors, I heard a voice, as of someone just behind me, saying: ' Go back; turn up the first street on the left, and call at the first house.' I believe I was as much surprised as Philip was when he heard the voice from heaven telling him to go to Gaza, where he found an Ethiopian, an earnest seeker after truth, whom he converted and baptized. I obeyed the voice of the Spirit and went to the house. I knocked three times before I received an answer. ... 'We are seeking truth, Gospel truth, and have set apart this day as a day of special prayer. We were so engaged when we heard you knocking at the door. It would seem that the Lord has heard our petitions and has sent you in answer to them. We are ready to listen to you.' — Millennial Star 84:34”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 84, No. 34 (1922). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar8434eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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