Conversion and Baptism of a School Teacher in Edinburgh
Published October 13, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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Millennial Star Research
An unnamed young school teacher in Edinburgh, who had met missionaries at a district meeting in September, was struggling with the decision of whether or not to join the Church. She decided to seek the Lord in prayer to receive a manifestation of truth. Upon doing so, she immediately received satisfaction and a knowledge of the gospel's truth, which led to her immediate baptism.
Fuller account of this event (in the witness’s own words):
The testimony meeting in the afternoon was one of those sweet, soul-stirring occasions which one never forgets. I noticed some eyes wet with tears, and my own heart was moved to its depths by the glorious influence that was present. Would that we could have a similar experience in all our meetings, but for some reason we are not always thus favored. The evening services were also good, the house was well filled, and there were some strangers present on each occasion. Six baptisms have been attended to here recently. Among those who received the ordinance was the young school teacher whom we met at the district meeting in September. She decided to seek the Lord in prayer to know whether the unpopular Latter-day Saints were teaching the true Gospel or not. She immediately got satisfaction, and could no longer tarry in her acceptance of baptism, and now she is rejoicing in the knowledge the Lord has given her with regard to the ‘old path wherein is the good way.’
In Their Own Words
“The testimony meeting in the afternoon was one of those sweet, soul-stirring occasions which one never forgets. I noticed some eyes wet with tears, and my own heart was moved to its depths by the glorious influence that was present. Would that we could have a similar experience in all our meetings, but for some reason we are not always thus favored. The evening services were also good, the house was well filled, and there were some strangers present on each occasion. Six baptisms have been attended to here recently. Among those who received the ordinance was the young school teacher whom we met at the district meeting in September. She decided to seek the Lord in prayer to know whether the unpopular Latter-day Saints were teaching the true Gospel or not. She immediately got satisfaction, and could no longer tarry in her acceptance of baptism, and now she is rejoicing in the knowledge the Lord has given her with regard to the ‘old path wherein is the good way.’ — Millennial Star 63:2”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 10 January 1901 (Vol. 63, No. 2). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1901-01-10_63_2 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Fuller account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 63, No. 2, 10 January 1901, p. 27 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1901-01-10_63_2
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