Wilford Woodruff's recognition of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Published October 6, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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As a boy, Wilford Woodruff saw the Prophet Joseph Smith and recognized him as though he had seen him before, despite having no prior knowledge or means of identifying him.
In Their Own Words
“I was a boy when my family gathered with the Church. I was curious to see the Prophet Joseph. I had no means of identifying him, but recognized him as though I had seen him before; and I doubt not that I had. — Millennial Star 51:19”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 13 May 1889 (Vol. 51, No. 19). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1889-05-13_51_19 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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