President Joseph F. Smith's Rain-Stopped Meeting in Nauvoo
Published October 14, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Millennial Star Research
President Joseph F. Smith, as a child, attended a meeting held by the Prophet Joseph Smith in a grove in Nauvoo. When a rainstorm began, the congregation preferred to remain in the rain rather than seek shelter, so captivated were they by the Prophet's discourse.
In Their Own Words
“I remember attending a meeting held in a grove in Nauvoo when a rain storm came up, and although the downpour was considerable, not a soul left the grove to seek shelter, but preferred to remain and listen. I know as I know that I am living, that he was a Prophet of God. — Millennial Star 72:35”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 72, No. 35 (1910). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar7235eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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