<Li> 19th century -- The history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints ( LDS Church ) , contains extensive references to the phenomenon of speaking in tongues by Brigham Young , Joseph Smith and many others . Sidney Rigdon had disagreements with Alexander Campbell regarding speaking in tongues , and later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints . Speaking in tongues was recorded in contemporary sources , both hostile and sympathetic to Mormonism , by at least 1830 . The practice was soon widespread amongst Mormons , with many rank and file church members believing they were speaking the language of Adam ; some of the hostility towards Mormons stemmed from those of other faiths regarding speaking in tongues unfavorably , especially when practiced by children . At the 1836 dedication of the Kirtland Temple the dedicatory prayer asked that God grant them the gift of tongues and at the end of the service Brigham Young spoke in tongues , another elder interpreted it and then gave his own exhortation in tongues . Many other worship experiences in the Kirtland Temple prior to and after the dedication included references to people speaking and interpreting tongues . In describing the beliefs of the church in the Wentworth letter ( 1842 ) , Joseph Smith identified a belief of the `` gift of tongues '' and `` interpretation of tongues '' . The practice of glossolalia by the Latter - day Saints was widespread but after an initial burst of enthusiastic growth circa 1830 -- 34 , seems to have been somewhat more restrained than in many other contemporary religious movements . Young , Smith , and numerous other early leaders frequently cautioned against the public exercise of glossolalia unless there was someone who could exercise the corresponding spiritual gift of interpretation of tongues , so that listeners could be edified by what had been said . Although the Latter - day Saints believe that speaking in tongues and the interpretation of tongues are alive and well in the Church , modern Mormons are much more likely to point to the way in which LDS missionaries are trained and learn foreign languages quickly , and are able to communicate rapidly on their missions , as evidence of the manifestation of this gift . This interpretation stems from a 1900 General Conference sermon by Joseph F. Smith which discouraged glossolalia ; subsequent leaders echoed this recommendation for about a decade afterwards and subsequently the practice had largely died out amongst Mormons by the 1930s and ' 40s . The visitor to 21st Century LDS church services will never hear spontaneous , incomprehensible glossolalia as one might overhear at a Pentecostal service . </Li>
<Li> 19th century -- The history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints ( LDS Church ) , contains extensive references to the phenomenon of speaking in tongues by Brigham Young , Joseph Smith and many others . Sidney Rigdon had disagreements with Alexander Campbell regarding speaking in tongues , and later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints . Speaking in tongues was recorded in contemporary sources , both hostile and sympathetic to Mormonism , by at least 1830 . The practice was soon widespread amongst Mormons , with many rank and file church members believing they were speaking the language of Adam ; some of the hostility towards Mormons stemmed from those of other faiths regarding speaking in tongues unfavorably , especially when practiced by children . At the 1836 dedication of the Kirtland Temple the dedicatory prayer asked that God grant them the gift of tongues and at the end of the service Brigham Young spoke in tongues , another elder interpreted it and then gave his own exhortation in tongues . Many other worship experiences in the Kirtland Temple prior to and after the dedication included references to people speaking and interpreting tongues . In describing the beliefs of the church in the Wentworth letter ( 1842 ) , Joseph Smith identified a belief of the `` gift of tongues '' and `` interpretation of tongues '' . The practice of glossolalia by the Latter - day Saints was widespread but after an initial burst of enthusiastic growth circa 1830 -- 34 , seems to have been somewhat more restrained than in many other contemporary religious movements . Young , Smith , and numerous other early leaders frequently cautioned against the public exercise of glossolalia unless there was someone who could exercise the corresponding spiritual gift of interpretation of tongues , so that listeners could be edified by what had been said . Although the Latter - day Saints believe that speaking in tongues and the interpretation of tongues are alive and well in the Church , modern Mormons are much more likely to point to the way in which LDS missionaries are trained and learn foreign languages quickly , and are able to communicate rapidly on their missions , as evidence of the manifestation of this gift . This interpretation stems from a 1900 General Conference sermon by Joseph F. Smith which discouraged glossolalia ; subsequent leaders echoed this recommendation for about a decade afterwards and subsequently the practice had largely died out amongst Mormons by the 1930s and ' 40s . The visitor to 21st Century LDS church services will never hear spontaneous , incomprehensible glossolalia as one might overhear at a Pentecostal service . </Li>
when did speaking in tongues start in america
when did speaking in tongues start in america
by at least 1830
by at least 1830