Spiritual Conversion

Daniel H. Wells's witness of the angelically-inspired baptism for the dead

Published October 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM

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Millennial Star Research

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Daniel H. Wells, though initially impressed by the Saints, was not converted until he heard the Prophet Joseph Smith preach on the principle of baptism for the dead. This doctrine, which he accepted as true, moved him to devote his life to the work for the departed.

In Their Own Words

“Brother Wells, although he loved the Saints from the time when he came to Nauvoo, was not at first impressed with their doctrines, until he heard the Prophet Joseph preach on baptism for the dead. This principle he at once accepted as true, and he decided to devote his life to the work for the departed. It was the charity and the infinite mercy shown in the doctrine that impressed it upon his loving heart.— Millennial Star 53:17”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 27 April 1891 (Vol. 53, No. 17). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1891-04-27_53_17 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)

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