“I testify that Joseph Smith was the greatest Prophet that ever lived on this earth, the Savior only, excepted. There was a personal magnetism about him which drew all people who became acquainted with him, to him.

“I feel greatly honored when I realize that I have had the privilege of personally entertaining this great man, of ministering to his temporal wants, of shaking hands with him, and listening to his voice. I heard him relate his first vision when the Father and Son appeared to him; also his receiving the Gold Plates from the Angel Moroni. While he was relating the circumstances, the Prophet’s countenance lighted up, and so wonderful a power accompanied his words that everybody who heard them felt his influence and power, and none could doubt the truth of his narration. I know that he was true to his trust, and that the principles that he advanced and taught are true.”

– Mary Isabella Horne (1818-1905), quoted in The Witness of Women, by Janiece Johnson and Jennifer Reeder