An Essex Conference Elder's Vision of a New Brother
Published October 4, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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Millennial Star Research
An unnamed Elder traveling in the Essex Conference reports that when visiting Saints he had not previously met, they told him they had dreamed of a new brother coming to visit them and that his appearance and dress matched the Elder's exactly.
In Their Own Words
“The poor Spirit in some instances goes before me to prepare my way, so that when I have visited Saints who have not seen me before, they cordially welcome me to their firesides, and tell me they dreamed a new brother came to see them, and that my dress and appearance were exactly the same as those of the person they had beheld. I feel thankful to the Lord that the Saints are in the enjoyment of spiritual gifts. — Millennial Star 24:51”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 20 December 1862 (Vol. 24, No. 51). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1862-12-20_24_51 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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