Manifestation of Spiritual Gifts in the Manchester Branch
Published October 5, 2026 at 5:23 AM
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Millennial Star Research
On Sunday, March 9, 1879, during a meeting in the Manchester Branch, there was a remarkable outpouring of the Holy Spirit, including the manifestation of the gift of tongues.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 41, No. 11, 17 March 1879, p. 171):
MANCHESTER CONFERENCE.—Elder John Schofield writes from Manchester, March 10th, 1879:—'We are having a good time in this branch. On Sunday, March 9th, we had a very refreshing time; the Spirit of the Lord was poured out upon us in a remarkable manner, and the gifts of the Gospel, such as tongues and the interpretation of tongues, were manifested in our midst, which caused us to rejoice greatly.'
In Their Own Words
“MANCHESTER CONFERENCE.—Elder John Schofield writes from Manchester, March 10th, 1879:—'We are having a good time in this branch. On Sunday, March 9th, we had a very refreshing time; the Spirit of the Lord was poured out upon us in a remarkable manner, and the gifts of the Gospel, such as tongues and the interpretation of tongues, were manifested in our midst, which caused us to rejoice greatly.'”
— John Schofield, Letter to the Millennial Star
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 17 March 1879 (Vol. 41, No. 11). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1879-03-17_41_11 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 41, No. 11, 17 March 1879, p. 171 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1879-03-17_41_11
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