William Turnbull's positive testimony of the Latter-day Saints in Utah

During a district meeting in Blyth, Newcastle conference, Mr. William Turnbull, a former Methodist preacher, shared his personal experience having lived in Utah for five years. He testified to the character of the Latter-day Saints as a good people and declared that the stories circulated by the enemies of the Church are untrue, noting that he found the true spirit of Christianity while residing there.

Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 74, No. 32 (August 8, 1912), p. 509):

Mr. William Turnbull, a former Methodist preacher, who has lived in Utah for five years, bore a strong testimony to the character of the Latter-day Saints. He said they were a good people, and that the stories circulated by the enemies of the Church were untrue. He had found the true spirit of Christianity while residing among them.