Elder C. D. Evans's spiritual intuition of potential converts in Halifax
Published October 5, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Contributed by
Millennial Star Research
Upon arriving in Halifax, Elder C. D. Evans had a distinct spiritual impression that God had a prepared people in that town who would accept the Gospel. Following this manifestation, he baptized four individuals and observed many others investigating the message.
In Their Own Words
“The moment my feet touched the soil of Halifax, the Spirit of the Lord indicated to me that God had a people here who would shortly receive the Gospel. I so expressed myself to the Saints here. Since that time, four have been baptized, and others are investigating. Several more have expressed themselves favorably, and are diligently investigating. The work is moving slowly but surely, and I feel that there is a good work to be done in this place.”
— C. D. Evans, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 39, No. 7
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 12 February 1877 (Vol. 39, No. 7). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1877-02-12_39_7 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Full first-person account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 12 February 1877 (Vol. 39, No. 7), p. 107 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1877-02-12_39_7
Related Miracles
Similar miracle types and stories from the 1870s.
Miracle of the Week
One remarkable, documented account in your inbox every Monday, drawn from the full archive.