Gidgiddoni's Miraculous Preservation of the Prophet Samuel
Published October 21, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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Gidgiddoni, a young soldier and champion archer, attempted to shoot the prophet Samuel while he was preaching from the city wall in Zarahemla. Despite the shot being well-aimed, the arrow stopped mid-air as if hitting an invisible barrier and fell at Samuel's feet, confirming to the witnesses present that the prophet was under divine protection.
In Their Own Words
“Gidgiddoni’s face wore an expression of blank dismay, almost of fear, as he watched the strange behavior of his well-aimed arrow. Never before had he missed so easy a mark. It was supernatural. As Zovah saw the flight and fall of the arrow, she suddenly pointed toward the prophet and in her excitement cried out, “Why, see, God is protecting him! He has a message for us, and no one can harm him till it is delivered! Even the champion archer of the army cannot shoot an arrow straight enough to find his heart!” — The Young Woman's Journal 27:12”
Sources & References
The Young Woman's Journal, vol. 27 no. 12 (December 1916). L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University digital collections. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/YWJ/id/19096 (account extracted verbatim from the collection's page-level OCR; research confidence: high)
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