Dreams

John Matson's prophetic dream of his brother Eric's death

Published October 12, 2026 at 5:37 AM

1890s · 1895
Bingham Canyon, Utah

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Millennial Star Research

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After Eric Matson went missing from his home in Bingham Canyon on June 22, his brother John experienced a recurring, vivid dream in which he saw Eric on a precipice calling for help. Following his intuition, John led a search that resulted in the discovery of Eric's body at the exact location revealed in the dream.

In Their Own Words

“On June 22, Eric Matson left his home at Bingham Canyun without notifying his folks and as he failed to return they became anxious about him. This was especially the case with his brother John, who during the night was troubled by a dream in which he saw Eric on the edge of a precipice loudly calling for help. The dream was repeated, and when morning came it was related to the neighbors the most of whom tried to dismiss it as unimportant. John could not get rid of the idea that something had happened to his brother, and a search was commenced and continued until a place was found which resembled exactly the place seen in his dream. At the bottom was found the dead body of the young man. It is not known whether or not he met his death accidentally, but this dream has caused a great deal of conversation among all classes of people, and is certainly of an extraordinary nature. — Millennial Star 57:30”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 25 July 1895 (Vol. 57, No. 30). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1895-07-25_57_30 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)

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