William Donaldson's Glorious Vision of Going into the Land of Egypt (July 1840)
Published October 4, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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William Donaldson, a member of the army stationed near Chatham, England, who was preparing to sail for the East Indies, received a vision regarding his upcoming missionary work and travels into the land of Egypt.
In Their Own Words
“Elder William Donaldson, member of the army bound for the East Indies, writes us from Chatham, 24th July :—‘ We go on board to-morrow. I have had a glorious vision about going into the land of Egypt.’— Millennial Star 1:4”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), August 1840 (Vol. 1, No. 4). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1840-08_1_4 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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