Patriarch William Cazier's conversion through a heavenly vision
Published October 5, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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Millennial Star Research
William Cazier, who passed away in 1872, was converted to the Church in 1844 after experiencing a vision in which heavenly messengers testified of the truth of the latter-day work.
In Their Own Words
“In 1844, he was convinced of the divine mission of Joseph Smith, through seeing a remarkable vision, in which heavenly messengers bore testimony to him of the truth of the latter-day work. — Millennial Star 34:16”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 16 April 1872 (Vol. 34, No. 16). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1872-04-16_34_16 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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