Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions; Latter Day Saints -- Missionary experiences
Elder David Archibald, who recently fulfilled a mission to Great
Britain, tells of an occurrence which happened while he was passing
through Wyoming on the way to his field of labor. One night while
resting in a half-reclining position on the seat of the railway car
a voice said to him, "You are lying in such a position that all your
money can be taken out of your pocket!" With a sudden start he clapped
his hand over the pocket in which he carried his pocket-book, and
awoke from his sleep just in time to see a man go out rather hastily
through the doorway. Thinking he might have been dreaming, Brother
Archibald said nothing about the matter at the time. A fellow passenger
who happened to be awake when this occurred, saw a man, whom he first
supposed was a railway employee, reach up to one of the lamps with
one hand and pretend to adjust the light. At the same time he reached
towards the sleeping man's pocket with the other hand. The sudden
movement of the Elder prevented the would-be pickpocket from getting
the wallet and he rushed out of the car as quickly as possible. The
man who saw this proceeding wondered how his fellow-passenger, whom
he supposed was sound asleep, managed to cover his pocket just at
the moment it was about to be picked, and he afterwards made inquiry
about it. When Elder Archibald learned from the other passenger of the
attempt made to rob him, he was satisfied that it was the whispering of
the Spirit that gave him the timely warning.
CHAPTER XIII.
FRIENDS RAISED UP.
It is remarkable how the Lord raises up friends to His servants while
they are engaged in the ministry. In whatever part of the world they
may labor, the Latter-day Saint missionaries meet with those who
befriend them in a most unexpected manner. People that become thus
friendly are sometimes those who are earnestly seeking the truth and
are interested in the Gospel message, at other times they do not accept
the Gospel, but continue to remain friendly with the Elders, and go
to considerable trouble and expense, and at times even risk their
lives, to assist and defend them. To do this it often requires not
only considerable physical courage but moral courage as well, owing
to the unpopularity of the "Mormon" missionaries and their doctrines.
The only way to account for the friendship shown by such persons is to
acknowledge that the Lord has wrought upon their hearts to assist His
servants who are dependent upon Him for support.
Upon one occasion when the Prophet Joseph Smith was arrested upon a
trumped-up charge, a lawyer was influenced to defend him in court
through hearing a mysterious, audible voice command him to do so.
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