She] Was Born In 1752 To A Quaker Family In ...  PRO

[She] was born in 1752 to a Quaker family in Rhode Island. She used to tell people she had died when she was twenty years old but God had resurrected her. She ended up more than two hundred fiercely loyal disciples who believed that she was their ticket to God.

…she was on the banks of a river one day and announced she was going to walk across the water just as Jesus did. She turned to her followers and asked, "Do you believe I can?" they chanted "Yes! Yes!" then she said, "Well, in that case, there’s no need to actually do it," and she walked home on dry land.

I’m not sure it bolstered the faith of her flock. And it didn’t help when...

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