Heber C. Kimball's Prophetic Dream of the Wheat Fields

“One night while at the village of Ribchester, I dreamed that I, in company with another person, was walking out, and we saw a very extensive field of wheat, more so than the eye could reach—such a sight I never witnessed before. The wheat appeared to be perfectly ripe and ready for harvest, and I said to my companion, 'This is a great field of wheat, let us go and harvest it.' We went into the field, and to my great astonishment, when I came to examine the wheat, I found nothing but smut. I was very much surprised, and felt very sorrowful, and said to my companion, 'What shall we do? The people will be disappointed, for there is no wheat here.' I looked in another direction, and saw a small field in the form of the letter L, where the wheat was growing very beautiful and tall, and I thought I would go and harvest that. While thus engaged, a large bull, looking very fierce and angry, leaped over the fence, and ran at me, and I had to exert all my strength to keep him off. I felt that I was in great danger, but I finally succeeded in driving him out of the field. When I awoke next morning, the interpretation was given me. The large field of wheat, which I saw, represented the nation, and the smut represented the people, who were destitute of the truth. The small field I saw, clearly represented the region of country where I was laboring, and the bull represented a clergyman, who would oppose me, and try to destroy the work of the Lord, but I should be able to overcome him, and save the seed.”

— Heber C. Kimball, as recorded in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 38, No. 42