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Editorial Thoughts (23 November 1872)

TitleEditorial Thoughts (23 November 1872)
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1872
AuthorsCannon, George Q.
MagazineJuvenile Instructor
Volume7
Issue Number24
Pagination188
Date Published23 November 1872
KeywordsDisease; Horses; Prophecy
Abstract

Describes a disease called epizootic, which killed many horses in the Eastern states. The Book of Mormon (3 Nephi 21:14) “foretells a time when, if the people would not repent, the Lord would destroy their horses.” Author the asks “who can say that the epizootic has no connection with that threat of divine displeasure?”