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Elders Willes and Richards Miraculously Provided Housing Through Prayer

Published October 4, 2026 at 7:41 AM

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After walking to Chunar and praying for the Lord to send someone to invite them into a home, an elderly gentleman and a young man approached the Elders at their shanty and insisted they accept the hospitality of their house.

Fuller account of this event (in the witness’s own words):

We arrived at the Serai on the evening of the 28th December, much fatigued and much sunburnt. The following evening, just as we had risen from our knees, after asking the Lord to send some one to invite us to his house, an elderly gentleman and a young one came and stood at the entrance of our shanty, and asked us to speak with us, having been informed of our arrival. They ended with insisting upon us partaking of the hospitality of their house. We accepted the invitation, and found it to be a very comfortable one, and the gentleman, Mr. Green, a very kind and hospitable person.

In Their Own Words

“We arrived at the Serai on the evening of the 28th December, much fatigued and much sunburnt. The following evening, just as we had risen from our knees, after asking the Lord to send some one to invite us to his house, an elderly gentleman and a young one came and stood at the entrance of our shanty, and asked us to speak with us, having been informed of our arrival. They ended with insisting upon us partaking of the hospitality of their house. — Millennial Star 15:21”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 21 May 1853 (Vol. 15, No. 21). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1853-05-21_15_21 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Fuller account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 15, No. 21, 21 May 1853, p. 333 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1853-05-21_15_21

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Questions about this account

Who was involved in this account?
The account involves William Willes, Joseph Richards, Mr. Green. Each person named here also has a witness page collecting the other accounts involving them.
When did this account take place?
The account is set in 1852, in the 1850s.
Where did this account take place?
It took place in Chunar.
What kind of miracle is this?
It is filed as a Power of Prayer account reported in India.
Where does this account come from?
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 21 May 1853 (Vol. The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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