Frederick Scholes's Visionary Recognition by a Seeker
Published October 13, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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Elder Frederick Scholes, while tracting in June 1894, was invited into a home by a woman who had been praying to know which religion was true. She had experienced a vision where she was in a large hall and saw a man preaching the gospel to her, who promised he would see her again. Upon opening the door to Elder Scholes, she recognized him as the man from her vision and the words he spoke matched those she had heard in her dream.
In Their Own Words
“I was tracting in a certain district, and called at a house, where I was kindly received by a lady, who, after hearing my message, invited me to call again. I did so, and during my second visit she told me that she had been praying to know which of the different religions was true, believing that the Bible is true, and that there is but 'one Lord, one faith, one baptism.' In answer to her prayers she had a manifestation, or a vision, and was carried away to a large hall; here she saw a man preaching the Gospel to her; after preaching to her for some time, he left her, saying: 'I will see you again and preach the Gospel to you.' During her recital of this manifestation she shed tears of joy, for her heart was full. She had desired to hear further of this person whom she had seen. Now she had that privilege, for she informed me that I was that person; she recognized me when she opened the door, and the words I had addressed to her were similar to the words spoken to her in the vision. I felt that the Lord had directed my footsteps to that house, and I thanked Him for the privilege of being an instrument in His hands of bringing the truth to one who was so earnestly seeking it. She was baptized shortly after.”
— Frederick Scholes, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 68, No. 1
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 68, No. 01 (1906). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar6801eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Full first-person account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 68, No. 1 (January 4, 1906), p. 14 https://archive.org/details/millennialstar6801eng
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