Nils Pehrson's Peaceful Passing
Published October 21, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Young Woman's Journal Research
Nils Pehrson, an elderly man who had lived a quiet life among the Saints, was found to have passed away peacefully in his sleep along with his faithful, aged dog. The account states that an angel had enfolded them both in eternal calm during the night.
In Their Own Words
“When Ezra’s grandchild came late the next morning, the old man and the old dog were still asleep, for during the night, an angel had enfolded them loth in eternal calm. — The Young Woman's Journal 30:12”
Sources & References
The Young Woman's Journal, vol. 30 no. 12 (December 1919). L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University digital collections. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/YWJ/id/9500 (account extracted verbatim from the collection's page-level OCR; research confidence: high)
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