A Swiss Protestant minister's conversion to the Gospel
Published October 5, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Millennial Star Research
A Protestant minister in Zurich, who was initially hostile towards the Mormon faith, was advised by an elder to seek the Lord for His spirit. After examining the religion without prejudice and praying for a testimony, he was baptized and became a faithful member.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 33, No. 41, 10 October 1871, p. 654):
A Protestant minister in Zurich, who was very hostile to the truth, was advised by an Elder to seek the Lord for His Spirit. He did so, examined the religion without prejudice, prayed for a testimony, was baptized, and is now a faithful member of the Church.
In Their Own Words
“Some time ago I met a Protestant minister at Zurich, who was terribly hostile towards me when he first heard me preach. I told him to seek unto the Lord for his Spirit and then obey its whisperings, and he would soon alter his talk and be baptized. The whole story is a very agreeable one, but too lengthy to be given here; let me simply say this man gave up his own will, examined “Mormonism” without prejudice, went on his knees and in the name of Jesus asked for a testimony of the truth. In a few weeks he was changed from a “Mormon” eater to a faithful Latter-day Saint. — Millennial Star 33:41”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 10 October 1871 (Vol. 33, No. 41). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1871-10-10_33_41 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 33, No. 41, 10 October 1871, p. 654 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1871-10-10_33_41
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