Elder Frank H. Snow's prophetic dream of missionary success
Published October 5, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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Elder Frank H. Snow, while laboring in the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire district, had a dream where he found himself by a pond of water where men were fishing. He felt a certain spot, which had not been tried for years, was the right place, and he subsequently caught two fish. This dream preceded a meeting where he discovered a lady in a village he was visiting who had previously known Elders, leading to a renewal of contacts and favorable prospects.
In Their Own Words
“I have had a dream, which I will relate. I thought I was by the side of a pond of water, where there were several persons fishing. I felt that a certain spot, which had not been tried for some years, was the right place, and I went and cast in my line, and caught a fine large fish, and a smaller one. A few mornings after, I was visiting a lady at a village new to me, and found she had formerly been acquainted with the Elders, but had not seen one for some years. I felt that the Lord had directed me to her, and I trust that good will result from the visit.”
— Frank H. Snow, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 43, No. 1
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 3 January 1881 (Vol. 43, No. 1). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1881-01-03_43_1 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Full first-person account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 3 January 1881 (Vol. 43, No. 1), p. 14 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1881-01-03_43_1
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