Phillip Seix Delivered from Evil Spirits
Published October 18, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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Phillip Seix, after being placed in an insane asylum and surrounded by rumors about financial impropriety by Church leaders, testifies that he suffered from the influence of evil spirits. He confirms that he received relief from these spirits whenever Church elders rebuked them. He explains that his subsequent troubles occurred when he failed to follow the instructions of the officers, which left room for the devil.
In Their Own Words
“With respect to what happened to me at that time, namely the treatment I received from evil spirits, I testify that I received much relief from them whenever the elders rebuked them; and whenever I was again troubled by them the reason was that I had not done as I was instructed by the officers, and I was thereby giving space for the devil. My being 'new in the faith,' perhaps, was keeping me from acting as I should. I can say that I have received much benefit from the prayers of the Saints in my behalf; and I am happy now that I am in my right mind. — Udgorn Seion (Zion's Trumpet), February 1849 (English translation by Ronald D. Dennis)”
Sources & References
Ronald D. Dennis, trans. and ed., Zion's Trumpet: 1849 Welsh Mormon Periodical (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University), February 1849 issue. https://rsc.byu.edu/zions-trumpet-1849-welsh-mormon-periodical/february-1849 (account extracted verbatim from the published English translation; research confidence: high)
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