Thirty-four members of the Church at Mount Pleasant speak in tongues
Published October 4, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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Millennial Star Research
In a letter dated December 20, 1833, it was reported that at Mount Pleasant, there were thirty-four members of the Church, five of whom had spoken in tongues, and three who sang in tongues.
In Their Own Words
“Your labours in Canada have been the beginning of a good work; there are thirty-four members attached to the Church at Mount Pleasant, all of whom appear to live up to their profession, five of whom have spoken in tongues, and three sing in tongues; and we live at the top of the mountains! — Millennial Star 15:2”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 8 January 1853 (Vol. 15, No. 2). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1853-01-08_15_2 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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