An Unnamed Young Man's Supernatural Rescue and Counsel
Published October 12, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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Millennial Star Research
President Lorenzo Snow relates the story of a young man who had wasted his estate in profligate living and was planning suicide when a supernatural being appeared to him. The being urged him to follow his counsel, promising that in two years he would govern a kingdom if he lived a moral life. The man followed the advice, achieved self-control, and realized the promise as a spiritual rulership over his own spirit.
In Their Own Words
“President Snow related the experience of a young man who had wasted all his estate in profligate living and was on the point of suicide, when a supernatural being checked him and urged him to follow his counsel, with the promise that in two years he would govern a kingdom. He was to live a strictly moral life, and his kingdom would be secured. Seeking honest employment, and living faithfully for two years, he found himself a ruler over his own spirit and desires. He was informed that this was the realization of the promise. — Millennial Star 58:17”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 23 April 1896 (Vol. 58, No. 17). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1896-04-23_58_17 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: medium)
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