Elder Albert Schoenfeld and Elder Tobler's Divine Guidance in Dresden
Published October 12, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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Elder Albert Schoenfeld and his companion, Elder Tobler, were arrested in Dresden, Germany, on December 9, 1893, for proselyting. After being released by the police, they prayed for guidance. Following this, they felt inspired to return to the chief of police to present him with a tract and bear their testimony. After some discussion and a two-day waiting period, the officer granted them a formal permit to distribute tracts in Dresden.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 56, No. 7, 12 February 1894, p. 107):
Elders Albert Schoenfeld and Tobler were arrested in Dresden on the 9th of December, for proselyting. After being released by the police, they prayed for guidance, and felt impressed to return to the chief of police, present him with a tract, and bear their testimony. After some discussion, and a two days' waiting period, the officer granted them a formal permit to distribute tracts in Dresden.
In Their Own Words
“The Elders went home, knelt down in prayer before the Lord, and here came to both the thought of going back to the chief of police, giving him a tract, and bearing their testimony to him. This they did, and they added, that inasmuch as they kept the laws and bore their own expenses, would not the authorities rather be glad than otherwise to have the people informed concerning the things of God? The officer told them to call in two days. They did so and he then wrote out a permit, stating that Albert Schoenfeld and W. Tobler were permitted to distribute tracts under the auspices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in said city of Dresden. — Millennial Star 56:7”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 12 February 1894 (Vol. 56, No. 7). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1894-02-12_56_7 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 56, No. 7, 12 February 1894, p. 107 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1894-02-12_56_7
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