President Penrose's Spiritual Experience while Hearing Conference via Radio
Published October 26, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Millennial Star Research
During the semi-annual conference of the Church, an invalid, President Penrose, was unable to attend in person. A radio receiving instrument was placed in his home, allowing him to listen to the proceedings. As he heard President Heber J. Grant's voice and the choir singing, he was deeply moved, with tears running down his cheeks, and remarked that it was a wonderful and thrilling experience.
In Their Own Words
“One of the most notable incidents was the case of President Penrose, who was ill and unable to be at the conference. After a receiving instrument had been placed in the Penrose home it was soon evident that the stricken man was in touch with the proceedings of the conference. As President Grant made the opening announcement, President Penrose, said, "It is the President's voice!" Later on when the chorus sang, "School thy feelings, O my brother," and the melodious strains came right into the sick room with a clarity and power that would have characterised the singing had the artists been in the bedroom in person, tears were seen to run down the cheeks of the venerable Churchman as he said, "That is wonderful." — Millennial Star 87:7”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 87, No. 07 (1925). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar8707eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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