Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions; Latter Day Saints -- Missionary experiences
Apostle Anthon H. Lund in a letter to the Millennial Star, dated at
Nuremberg, Germany, May 19, 1894, tells about meeting with the Saints
in Zurich, when he was introduced to a Brother and Sister Hoffman who
had recently joined the Church. Brother Lund says about this family:
"I was very much interested in hearing them tell what led to their
conversion. They had rented rooms in the same house where the Saints
of Zurich hold their meetings; but as they were Catholics they were
forbidden by their priests to attend the meetings of the Saints. Their
room adjoining the room where the Saints met, the lady could often
hear Brother Duback's sermons. She became much interested and told her
husband that 'Mormonism' was not what it had been represented, but
that it was founded on the scriptures. They sent for Brother Duback,
and he explained the principles of the Gospel to them, furnished them
with books to read, and told them to pray earnestly to God to show them
whether these principles were true or not. They did this one Sunday
evening after having attended their first meeting with the Saints. In
the night Brother Hoffman heard a noise as of a rushing wind, and a
voice called his name distinctly three times and said: 'This shall be
a testimony to you that what you have heard this day is truth.' The
manifestation made a powerful impression on his mind. He awoke his
wife and told her what he had heard. The same night she had a glorious
vision. The room was filled with light and a heavenly personage
appeared to her, pointing to her husband. She understood this to mean
that she should follow him and that what he had told her was truth.
They rejoiced greatly in the goodness of God, and requested Elder
Duback to baptize them. They told me that they had never felt such joy
and happiness as the obedience to the principles of the Gospel had
given them."
Quite frequently attempts are made by unprincipled individuals to
interfere with the labors of our missionaries in spreading the
Gospel. Often men will deliver lectures against the Elders, circulate
falsehoods about the Saints, or interrupt their meetings. Generally
such attempts to hinder the missionary work result in good. What their
enemies do to injure them is in most cases a help to the cause.
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