Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions; Latter Day Saints -- Missionary experiences
Such experiences as the ones related below are sometimes met with while
tracting. The narrator is Elder Frederick Scholes, who at the time,
June, 1894, was a traveling Elder in the British Mission.
"I had just left a Primitive Methodist minister after a prolonged
conversation, and called at the next house, at which a lady answered
the door and asked me to step inside. I commenced to talk of the
Gospel message I had been sent to proclaim, and found her an attentive
listener. She informed me that she had been praying to know which of
the different religions was true, believing that the Bible is true,
and that there is but 'one Lord, one faith, one baptism.' In answer
to her prayers she had a manifestation, or a vision, and was carried
away to a large hall; here she saw a man preaching the Gospel to her;
after preaching to her for some time, he left her, saying: 'I will
see you again and preach the Gospel to you.' During her recital of
this manifestation she shed tears of joy, for her heart was full. She
had desired to hear further of this person whom she had seen. Now she
had that privilege, for she informed me that I was that person; she
recognized me when she opened the door, and the words I had addressed
to her were similar to the words spoken to her in the vision. I felt
thankful to learn that I was chosen to bring 'glad tidings of great
joy' to one who was searching after truth. I gave her some of our
literature, with the admonition to read and learn further of the
doctrine of which I had spoken. She has told me since then that she
believes and will be baptized. On June 28, I had called at a number of
houses leaving at each some tracts, and as usual informed the people
I would call again in a few days and leave a more advanced tract, and
also endeavor to answer all questions they might ask. One family, upon
learning what faith the tracts represented, sent one of the children
running after me with the tracts, saying they did not want them. A
number would not accept a tract under any consideration.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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