James Caffall — Divine Protection During Missionary Travels in Kansas
Published August 31, 2026 at 7:06 AM
During his missionary travels as an RLDS Apostle in the 1870s, James Caffall recorded an instance of divine protection while traveling through the American West. He and his companions felt a strong spiritual impression to alter their planned route through Kansas. They later discovered that by following this prompting, they had narrowly avoided a violent confrontation with a mob that had gathered to intercept them. Caffall attributed this escape to the direct intervention and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Sources & References
Autobiography of James Caffall, The Saints' Herald; 1873 RLDS General Conference Minutes (https://www.latterdaytruth.org/pdf/100322.pdf) (research confidence: medium)
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