Elder Carl Kjar's Miraculous Feeling of the Spirit and Protection While Imprisoned
Published October 14, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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Millennial Star Research
Elder Carl Kjar, while serving as a missionary in Norway, was imprisoned for twelve days (though he chose four days on bread and water) due to an obscure law regarding withdrawal from the state church for baptism. During his time in prison, he experienced the Spirit of God to a profound degree while preaching to the prison priest, and felt the comforting presence of guardian angels.
In Their Own Words
“I was arrested in Haugesund on the 14th of February, 1910, for having baptized a person into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I was taken to the police station and kept there for twelve days. The judge gave me the choice of paying a fine or going to jail. I chose the latter, and was sentenced to four days on bread and water. I feel very happy, and I never felt the Spirit of God in such a degree as when I was addressing that priest in the prison; it burned in my breast like fire, and I shall never forget that peaceful good feeling. The Lord was with me while in jail and I know that His guardian angels comforted me for I could feel their presence. I am now out and feeling fine, and I am ready to continue my work in the mission field.”
— Carl Kjar, letter to the editor, Millennial Star 72:17
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 72, No. 17 (1910). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar7217eng (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. 72, No. 17 (April 28, 1910), p. 267 https://archive.org/details/millennialstar7217eng
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