Rhoda Bolton's experience during the persecution of elders in Ripon
Published October 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Millennial Star Research
Rhoda Bolton, a member of the Church for nearly a year, felt the influence of the Holy Spirit during a time when elders were being mobbed and treated with disrespect in Ripon. She observed that the mobbing was futile and found her testimony of the gospel and Joseph Smith as a prophet strengthened by this event.
In Their Own Words
“I never felt so much of the sweet influence of the Holy Spirit burning within me as I did then. May God continue to bless and protect the elders, and help them to progress in the glorious work in which they are engaged. How sorry I felt for those who would not investigate and find out for themselves. As I have said, I know that the gospel is true and that Joseph Smith was a prophet sent of God. — Millennial Star 71:16”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 71, No. 16 (1909). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar7116eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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