Elder C. E. Angell's manifestation of the Spirit during missionary service
Published October 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Millennial Star Research
During a brief five-week duration of labor in Kent and Essex, Elder C. E. Angell experienced a powerful manifestation of the Spirit, which he described as granting him greater freedom of thought and speech than he had ever received before, enabling him to speak before a mixed congregation for an hour.
In Their Own Words
“During my sojourn in Kent and Essex, which was of but five weeks' duration, I experienced greater consolation, though I baptized but one, than I did during the six months I labored in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, for I felt greater freedom of thought and speech than I had ever been the recipient of before; and though surprised at being able to stand before a mixed congregation for the period of one hour, I felt to render all credit to the promptings of the Spirit of God.”
— C. E. Angell, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 17 March 1884 (Vol. 46, No. 11). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1884-03-17_46_11 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Full first-person account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 46, No. 11, 17 March 1884, p. 174 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1884-03-17_46_11
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