Healing of South Church member through spiritual gifts
Published October 5, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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Millennial Star Research
At South Church, Brother Abraham Smurthwait spoke in tongues, and Brother Thos. White interpreted. The interpretation contained wise counsel, blessings, and prophecy, manifesting the gifts of the Spirit among the Saints.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 41, No. 28, 14 July 1879, p. 444):
At South Church, Brother Abraham Smurthwait spoke in tongues, and Brother Thos. White interpreted. The interpretation contained wise counsel, blessings, and prophecy, manifesting the gifts of the Spirit among the Saints.
In Their Own Words
“We had an enjoyable time at South Church. Brother Abraham Smurthwait spoke in tongues, and Brother Thos. White, of Evenpool, interpreted, which was full of wise counsel, blessings and prophecy.— Millennial Star 41:28”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 14 July 1879 (Vol. 41, No. 28). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1879-07-14_41_28 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 41, No. 28, 14 July 1879, p. 444 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1879-07-14_41_28
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