Elder Lorin Farr's Witness of the Kirtland Temple Dedication
Published October 18, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Elder Lorin Farr, who was present at the Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836, testified to witnessing miraculous manifestations, including visions, prophecies, the sound of mighty rushing winds, and the gifts of the Spirit such as tongues and interpretation.
In Their Own Words
“There is a man living today in Ogden (Elder Lorin Farr, nearly ninety years of age) who was present at this service, and he still testifies to these wondrous manifestations. — The Young Woman's Journal 20:1”
Sources & References
The Young Woman's Journal, vol. 20 no. 1 (January 1909). L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University digital collections. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/YWJ/id/15605 (account extracted verbatim from the collection's page-level OCR; research confidence: high)
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