Duncan Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 I came upon this little item a bit ago and thought it was interesting, "After making my declaration in the Logan tabernacle, that I would never doff my hat and be servile to any man because of his money, that night I had a dream. I am not a dreamer; I believe in dreams when they come true, and I haven't any use for them until they do. It was very vivid. I haven't forgotten it, and it has been nearly forty years since it occurred. I have not repeated it but a few times. The devil appeared to me at the northeast corner of the Temple block. I was not very well acquainted with the devil. Brother Maeser used to tell us he was a great general; the man that I saw, and I seemed to know he was Satan, was of great personality in appearance, in height and bigness; he was dark and swarthy and seemed to be a real man. When he looked at me with those black eyes they pierced me to the soul. I trembled as I did in the woods when I was filled with the Holy Spirit of God. I trembled from head to heels with fear. He repeated what I had said at the Logan tabernacle. The Spirit of God came on me and thrilled me from crown to toe. I told him I would not bow to man. I then became frightened and ran like a coward. I was arrested and put in jail for four years. I saw myself come out of jail. My clothes were threadbare. I was thinner than I am now, if such a thing can be possible: but I was free. In four years from that time our creditors stripped us to the skin, and that dream came true. I do not want any more dreams of that kind"Elder J. Golden KimballFirst Council of the SeventyOctober 1931, General Conference
alter idem Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Here's an interesting Bio on him. http://www.byhigh.org/Alumni_K_to_O/Kimball/J-Golden.htmlI think he's referring to some serious financial difficulties he went through.
Duncan Posted April 21, 2011 Author Posted April 21, 2011 Here's an interesting Bio on him. http://www.byhigh.org/Alumni_K_to_O/Kimball/J-Golden.htmlI think he's referring to some serious financial difficulties he went through.I think so too, I have an article about him from the MHA or Dialogue or some such publication, can't recall which, that talks about his financial situation-thanks!
Duncan Posted May 4, 2011 Author Posted May 4, 2011 Very interesting - thanks for sharing this!No problem!
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