Lorenzo Brown's Grandfather Predicted the Exact Day, Hour, and Minute of His Death
Published March 25, 2026 at 3:10 AM

Contributed by
Todd Morgan
Beaumont, CA, 92223
Lorenzo Brown recorded a remarkable miracle concerning his paternal grandfather: 'I have heard them spoken of as being a family that often had things in the future made known to them and were singular in this respect. My grandfather predicted the day, hour, and minute of his death, for some years previous.' Brown further testified that 'A certain individual, of veracity, has certified to the fact of standing by his bedside with a timepiece to compare time and found it exact.' This foreknowledge of the exact moment of death, witnessed and verified by an independent observer, demonstrates divine revelation concerning future events and the family's special spiritual gifts.
In Their Own Words
“I have heard them spoken of as a family that often had things in the future made known to them and were singular in this respect. My grandfather predicted the day, hour, and minute of his death, for some years previous. A certain individual, of veracity, has certified to the fact of standing by his bedside with a timepiece to compare time and found it exact.”
— Lorenzo Brown, Journal (1823-1846)
Sources & References
Journal of Lorenzo Brown (1823-1900), Vol. 1, typescript, HBLL (copied in 1960) | Full text: http://earlymormonism.com/lorenzo-brown-1823-1900/
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