Mrs. James Parsons's miraculous preservation of her infant from a house fire
Published October 12, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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Mrs. James Parsons was milking her cow in Brigham City when the animal kicked her, knocking her down. Upon standing, she discovered her house was in flames. She had left her baby inside, but because the cow's action had interrupted her at that specific moment, she was able to act immediately to save the infant who otherwise would likely have burned to death.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 57, No. 39 (26 September 1895), p. 623):
Mrs. James Parsons, of Brigham City, was milking her cow, when the animal kicked her, knocking her down. Upon standing, she discovered her house was in flames. She had left her baby inside, but because the cow's action had interrupted her at that specific moment, she was able to act immediately to save the infant who otherwise would likely have burned to death.
In Their Own Words
“Mrs. James Parsons of Brigham City was milking her cow, and while doing so the animal gave her a severe kick which knocked her down. On arising to her feet the lady was surprised and horrified to see her house in flames. She had left a little baby in the room and she made a successful effort to save the infant. But for the cow’s action the baby would lfkely have burned to death, as the mother was unconscious of any danger up to that time. — Millennial Star 57:39”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 26 September 1895 (Vol. 57, No. 39). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1895-09-26_57_39 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 57, No. 39 (26 September 1895), p. 623 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1895-09-26_57_39
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