Unnamed backslider in the Kent Conference returns through a dream
Published October 4, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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An unnamed backslider in the Kent Conference, who had previously lapsed in his covenants and duties, returned to the Church after experiencing a dream in which he was told he must serve the Lord.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 27, No. 7, 18 February 1865, p. 108):
A backslider in the Kent Conference, who had been cut off from the Church, was brought to repentance through a dream, in which he was told that he must serve the Lord.
In Their Own Words
“We notice another feature in this Conference, and that is, the return of many a backslider to their covenants and duties. One returned through a dream, in which he was told he must serve the Lord. — Millennial Star 27:7”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 18 February 1865 (Vol. 27, No. 7). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1865-02-18_27_7 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 27, No. 7, 18 February 1865, p. 108 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1865-02-18_27_7
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