Joseph Patterson's Vision of the Book of Mormon
Published October 4, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Millennial Star Research
Joseph Patterson, a resident of Cape Town, had a vision prior to joining the Church that fully convinced him of the truth of the Book of Mormon.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 16, No. 24 (17 June 1854), p. 382):
Joseph Patterson, a resident of Cape Town, had a vision prior to joining the Church that fully convinced him of the truth of the Book of Mormon.
In Their Own Words
“Elder Smith also gives an interesting account of a vision enjoyed by a brother, named Joseph Patterson, in Cape Town, previously to his entering the Church, which fully convinced him of the truth of the Book of Mormon. — Millennial Star 16:24”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 17 June 1854 (Vol. 16, No. 24). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1854-06-17_16_24 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 16, No. 24 (17 June 1854), p. 382 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1854-06-17_16_24
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