Outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the Trimdon Colliery Conference
Published October 4, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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Millennial Star Research
During a meeting at Brother Humble's house in Trimdon Colliery, Durham, after the administration of the sacrament, the Holy Ghost fell upon the gathered Saints. Those present spoke and sang in tongues, which were interpreted, and the attendees were so moved by the power of the Spirit that they wept and were deeply edified for the duration of the five-hour meeting.
In Their Own Words
“The Saints assembled at 10 o'clock p.m. to partake of the emblems of the body and blood of our Redeemer, and after the ordinance was attended to, the brethren and sisters having been directed, the Holy Ghost fell upon them, and they spoke and sung four or five beautiful hymns in tongues which were interpreted by the same Spirit. The Saints were much edified, and built up, and so overcome with the great condescending of our Heavenly Father, that they had to give vent to their feelings in a profusion of tears—scarce a dry eye or cheek could be seen during the meeting which lasted over five hours. — Millennial Star 18:42”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 18 October 1856 (Vol. 18, No. 42). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1856-10-18_18_42 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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