Elder William J. Facer's Dream of a Passenger's Accident at Sea

“While crossing the Atlantic somewhat over two years ago to a mission in Great Britain, the writer had a little experience that was interesting to him and taught him to take notice of forewarnings that may be given. One night he dreamed that he was standing on the deck of the vessel with one of the other passengers, Elder Joseph Nelson. There was a very heavy sea, and the ship was rolling dangerously. Suddenly his companion lost his footing and shot across the deck to the edge of the vessel, but seemed to catch one of the uprights of the railing and this saved him from falling into the sea. The writer rushed to him, drew him up and helped him back. A peculiarity about the dream was that when the writer bent over him, there occurred one of those strange transformations, so common in dreams, and the prostrate figure seemed to be some one else. The dream was so impressive that on rising the writer went to the door of Elder Nelson's cabin and related it, with a warning that he should be careful. The young man was just ready to go on deck, and as the sea was very rough, he promised to take care. He had been gone only a few minutes when he returned to the cabin, pale as death, saying that the dream had not needed to wait long for an interpretation. On reaching the deck he had taken pains not to expose himself to any danger; a young lady, less watchful, however, had lost her footing on the wet deck, slipped partly under the railing at the vessel's edge, but had caught herself exactly as had been seen in the dream, and was assisted to safety. What would have happened had the warning not been observed, no one, of course, can tell. It was a testimony, however, that the Lord foresees all things, though we have of ourselves such limited knowledge, and that He is mindful of His children. — Millennial Star 64:47”