Elder E. Clerk's Account of Speaking in Tongues and Healing in Ireland
Published October 6, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Millennial Star Research
Elder E. Clerk, serving in Belfast, Ireland, reports that while discussing the Gospel with friends, he observed that some individuals who had witnessed miracles such as speaking in tongues and the healing of the sick under the hands of the Elders remained indifferent to the message.
In Their Own Words
“Some of them have heard persons, speak in tongues, and have seen the sick healed under the hands of the Elders, but they seem to be the most indifferent of all. — Millennial Star 48:33”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 16 August 1886 (Vol. 48, No. 33). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1886-08-16_48_33 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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