LDS Witness
Weather Control / Earth Resources Control

Divine weather intervention for the Clapham Common camp meeting

Published October 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM

1870s · 1877
Clapham Common, London
William Paxman·A. O. Smoot·Jun·Sam’l Claridge·John Cook·Latter-day Saints of London

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The morning of the camp meeting held on August 26, 1877, on Clapham Common was lowering and threatened rain, but due to the faith and prayers of the Saints, the weather became beautiful, and the spirit of peace was felt by those gathered.

Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 39, No. 38, 17 September 1877, p. 603):

The morning was lowering and threatened rain, but through the faith and prayers of the Saints, the weather became beautiful, and the spirit of peace was felt by those gathered.

In Their Own Words

“The morning opened lowering, threatening a wet and miserable day, yet at the time of meeting more beautiful weather could not have been desired, the faith and prayers of the Saints had been answered, indeed the spirit of peace seemed poured out upon the elements and upon the hearts of the people, and a time of rejoicing was enjoyed by the Saints of London. — Millennial Star 39:38”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 17 September 1877 (Vol. 39, No. 38). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1877-09-17_39_38 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 39, No. 38, 17 September 1877, p. 603 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1877-09-17_39_38

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Weather Control / Earth Resources Control1870sUnited Kingdom

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Questions about this account

Who was involved in this account?
The account involves William Paxman, A. O. Smoot, Jun., Sam’l Claridge, John Cook, Latter-day Saints of London. Each person named here also has a witness page collecting the other accounts involving them.
When did this account take place?
The account is set in 1877, in the 1870s.
Where did this account take place?
It took place in Clapham Common, London.
What kind of miracle is this?
It is filed as a Weather Control / Earth Resources Control account reported in United Kingdom.
Where does this account come from?
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 17 September 1877 (Vol. The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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