Wilford reads Parley P. Pratt's pamphlet "Mormonism Unveiled."
29 I arose quite weak my Bowel complaint continued spent the day at Br Ames was not able to attend
the meeting spent an ill night. The LORD is manifesting his work in great condeseentsion & mercy to the Blood
of Ephraim & honest in heart upon these Islands of the sea both by dreams & vissions, signs, healings &
wonders. One remarkable circcumstance that happened on this day I will mention as follows Mr
Ebenezar Carver had been earnestly investigating the subject of the gospel as we set it forth & while desireing that
he might know the truth of it he walked to the sea shore desireing that he might have some sign and while the
word of God was for him to meditate upon that there sohould no sign be given but the sign of the Prophet Jonas [Matthew 12:39-40]
on a sudden their was a large fish arose on the water in the sea at a distance from him & suddenly sunk
out of sight he much desired to again see the sight immediately the fish again arose on the top of the water
accompanied with another fish of the same specie & size & one of them swam on a strait line on the top
of the water towards Mr Carver as he stood upon the beach when the fish came as near his feet as the water
would permit him the fish looked at the man with a penetrating eye as though he had a message for him he
then returned to his mate in the ocean & swam out of sight & Mr Carver returned meditating upon this
strange sight & sign & the wonderful condeseentscion of the Lord. It is worthy of remark that this was at a
season of the year when fish of that size is not known upon these shores or coast & they never at any season
of the year are known to come ashore as in this case. Mr Carver had dreams at night to confirm him that these
things was a sign to him. Great & marvelous are the works of the Lord
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