Adam-ondi-Ahman: Consecrated Seeping Spring

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  William Swartzell Early Church Member 11th. This morning I got a pail of milk. Brothers Joseph Smith, Martin Harris, and myself, went to digging a spring, and walling it in. Brother Lyman White hauled the stone to wall it in, and I did the mason work. After being dug out, cleansed, and walled up, I observed to the brethren, that as the mason work was finished, we ought to make prayer before God, that the spring might never fail—'flowing as an everlasting fountain' to the saints elect. It was agreed upon my brothers Smith, White, and Harris, that on me should devolve the duty of consecrating the spring. We then all bowed our knees before God, with our faces towards the spring; and holding up our hands, supplication was made to the Almighty, that the spring might everlastingly send forth an abundance of good water to the inhabitants of this blessed and sacred land. We were all well pleased with the spring, and had not the least doubt but that it would work well. But a wonder now came to light; in two or three days the spring began to fail, and in about one week it went entirely dry. From this fact, many contended that there were no saints in Zion. Immediately after we had prayed by the side of the spring, and before it had went dry, I observed to Joseph Smith that this city should have a new name. Brother Joseph placed his back against a small shady tree near the spring, and then said, "We shall alter the name of this stake;" (every city being called a stake,) and looking towards heaven for a short time, said, "It does not take me long to get a revelation from heaven, and this stake, or city, shall be called Adam-on-Diammon." He assigned as a reason for calling it so, that there was no place by that name under heaven.

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  • Adam-ondi-Ahman: Consecrated Seeping Spring

  21 Oct 2026