Dreams

Franklin D. Richards' Experience with Dreams and Manifestations in England

Published October 12, 2026 at 6:34 AM

Contributed by

Millennial Star Research

Share:XFacebookEmail

Franklin D. Richards recounts that when he first served as a missionary in England, many people reported seeing the missionaries in their dreams before they arrived, recognizing them immediately and knowing their names.

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

I remember well when I first went to England. Where ever I went almost we were told by the people that they had seen us in their dreams, and knew us as soon as we arrived; knew our names as well. If the Lord goes with us in this way, and labors with us in His purposes, there is a potency in it, there is a testimony in it, there is a witness to it that it is the work of the Lord. I have had many such testimonies in my experience, and I have no doubt that many of you have had similar ones.

In Their Own Words

“I remember well when I first went to England. Where ever I went almost we were told by the people that they had seen us in their dreams, and knew us as soon as we arrived; knew our names as well. If the Lord goes with us in this way, and labors with us in His purposes, there is a potency in it, there is a testimony in it, there is a witness to it that it is the work of the Lord. — Millennial Star 59:49”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 9 December 1897 (Vol. 59, No. 49). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1897-12-09_59_49 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Fuller account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 59, No. 49, 9 December 1897, page 771 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1897-12-09_59_49

Miracle of the Week

One remarkable, documented account in your inbox every Monday, drawn from the full archive.