Sophia Marks's Vision of her Deceased Brothers
Published October 4, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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Millennial Star Research
While sick, Sophia Marks received a vision or dream in which she was visited by two of her brothers who were already dead, who taught her about the associations and relations of the afterlife.
In Their Own Words
“Friday, 13th. At home till near sunset ; then went to brother William Marks with Dr. Richards, to see Sophia Marks, who was sick: heard her relate her vision or dream of a visit from her two brothers who were dead, teaching the associations and relations of another world. — Millennial Star 20:26”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 26 June 1858 (Vol. 20, No. 26). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1858-06-26_20_26 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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