The Prophet Joseph Smith made a remarkable prophecy to Anson Call, whose descendants now number in the tens of thousands regarding his great work in the Rocky Mountains. Dr. John Lofgren is doing some fascinating research regarding this prophecy and has given me permission to share.

From Anson Call’s diary (1843)

On the 14th of July we crossed the river to Montrose… Joseph, who was with us, told us of many things that should transpire in the mountains. After drinking a drought of ice water he said, “Brethren this water tastes much like the crystal streams that are running in the Rocky Mountains which some of you will participate of. There are some of those standing here that will perform a great work in that land pointing to Shadrach Roundy and a number of others… There is Anson, he shall go and shall assist in building cities from one end of the country to the other and you shall perform as greater work as has ever been done by man so that the nations of the earth shall be astonished and many of them will be gathered in that land assisting and building cities and temples and Israel shall be made to rejoice but before you see this day you will pass through scenes that are but little understood by you. This people will be made to mourn. Multitudes will die and many will apostatize but the priesthood shall prevail over all its enemies, triumph over the devil and be established upon the earth never more to be thrown down.” Then he charged us with all the zeal and language of prophet could muster to be faithful in those things had been [shared].

From: John Lefgren To David Allan  — Fri, Apr 24, 7:46 AM

Greetings,

How unique is a hand-dug, 200-year-old well in Iowa?

Approximately 230,000 to 290,000 Iowans rely on private wells for drinking water, with estimates suggesting there are over 96,000 active private wells in the state. These groundwater-fed private water supplies are often used for residential, agricultural, and livestock purposes.

Iowa has approximately 36 million acres of land. Of this total, roughly 30.5 to 30.6 million acres are dedicated to farmland, representing over 85% of the state’s total land area. The state is predominantly agricultural, with 26 million+ acres classified as cropland.

Wells are an important part of everyday life and farm production.

Two hundred years ago, wells could be dug only by hand. There were no drilling rigs. You wanted water, so you dug a hole, hoping to find it. No drilling of wells. Today, +99% of all wells in Iowa require hiring a DNR-certified well contractor to ensure compliance with state construction standards and to secure necessary permits. Permits are generally issued at the county level for private, residential, or agricultural wells, and proper well placement is crucial to avoid contamination.

In the context of groundwater in the early 19th century, it is remarkable that we have found a 200-year-old well fed by living water, located exactly where Joseph Smith drank water on Saturday, August 6, 1843, and gave a prophecy to Anso Call about how he would cross the plains and participate in building cities where the Saints would become a mighty people in the tops of the Rocky Mountains.

Come to Montrose. Drink the water coming from one of the country’s oldest wells. Marvel at how God moves in our time..

Regards,

John

From John Lefgren  to David Allan — Sun, Apr 26 7:25 AM

Greetings,

We are making very specific connections to the fulfillment of the Rocky Mountain Prophecy given by Joseph Smith to Anson Call on Saturday, August 6th, 1843, at the Zarahemla Water Well in [Montrose], Iowa.

In the last two days, more than eight researchers have been in Northern Utah exploring how the Bear River Watershed, the largest tributary system of the Great Salt Lake, covering roughly 7,000–7,500 square miles across parts of Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho, flows from the mountains in a 350-mile horseshoe shape, providing over half of the freshwater into the critical closed-basin system.

The Bear River is the largest river in North America that does not empty into an ocean. The river feeds the 80,000-acre Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, providing vital wetlands for millions of birds, including white-faced ibis, American pelicans, and tundra swans.

The geological features of the Bear River are directly associated with the Rocky Mountain Prophecy, where snow-capped mountain waters sustain the lives and communities of more than one million people.

The settlement of early Saints in the Rocky Mountains began in 1847, driven by the Pioneers’ efforts to colonize many regions. Key early forts include Call’s Fort (1855) in the north and Fort Utah (1849) in Provo. These immigrants from Nauvoo and Montrose faced harsh terrain and cold winters. They were called to settle in areas where fresh water from mountain snows gave life to man and beast. Yesterday, more than a dozen researchers followed the Zarahemla water-based story into the mountain streams that flow into the Great Basin.

In his Rocky Mountain Prophecy, given at the fresh water of Zarahemla, Joseph Smith could not have been more specific when he identified that the 32-year-old Anson Call would spend the rest of his life by going to the empty lands of Mexican Territory in the Intermountain Area, where the Saints would build cities and where he would see, over a period of more than forty years, the rise of a mighty nation.

We are so happy to see the fulfillment of an important prophecy the Prophet gave while drinking from the well in Zarahemla in 1843. In the past few months, we uncovered the hand-dug well associated with the prophecy in Montrose, directly across the Mississippi River from Nauvoo. We will soon bottle this water so that millions can taste and see for themselves how God moves in our time. May we all be blessed as we seek to understand the earliest days of the Restoration as seen from the western banks of America’s largest river.

Amazing Historian

Dr. John Lefgren is an amazing historian. He has researched how the North American Natives knew of the lunar sign denoting the birth of our Savior. This he shows with the earthworks near Newark, Ohio, that map out the plan of salvation.

https://itsabouttimebook.com/newark-ohio-earthworks/ . I share his research in my new book: THE INFINITE ATONEMENT OF JESUS THE CHRIST, AND LAST DAYS SIGNIFICANCE, A SCIENTIST’S VIEW.

John and Dr. John Pratt also independently determine the date of the FIRST VISION of the Prophet Joseph Smith as being 26 March 1820. Dr. Pratt, a friend, has past, and he was probably the best expert on Hebrew and Enoch’s calendars. He found the date in the Enoch calendar. Dr. Lefgren used weather data, and shows that it was a Sabbath. 

Joseph shares, “It was on the morning of a beautiful, clear day, early in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty” (JS-H 14). https://itsabouttimebook.com/the-date-of-the-first-vision/ .

I find it interesting that Utah is a Ute Indian word meaning, “In the tops of the mountains” Isaiah prophecies, “And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it” (Isa. 2:2).

Anson Call had a big part in helping fulfill Isaiah’s and Joseph Smith’s prophecies.

David W. Allan