Wilford Woodruff's Dream of Lamanites in the Salt Lake Temple
Published October 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Millennial Star Research
President Wilford Woodruff recounts a dream where, after the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated and organized, a door opened in the west and an Indian chief entered with a vast host of his tribe, performing temple work for the dead at a rapid pace.
In Their Own Words
“I had a dream one night about our Temple in Salt Lake. I thought the Temple was dedicated and organized, and we as the Elders of Israel were laboring there for the redemption of our dead, and suddenly there was a door opened in the west, and an Indian chief came into the Temple, leading a vast host of his tribe, and took possession of the Temple, and I thought they performed more work in one hour than we could do in a day. This made a strong impression on my mind. I felt that the time had come for the Lamanites to receive the Gospel and their endowments and the blessings of God. I felt that the time had come for the Lamanites to receive the Gospel and their endowments and the blessings of God. I felt that the time had come for the Lamanites to receive the Gospel and their endowments and the blessings of God.”
— Wilford Woodruff, as reported in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 54, No. 38
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 19 September 1892 (Vol. 54, No. 38). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1892-09-19_54_38 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Full first-person account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 19 September 1892 (Vol. 54, No. 38) https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1892-09-19_54_38
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