William Clayton - Brother Samuel Rolfe Healed Through the Dedicated Baptismal Font

William Clayton recorded a miraculous healing that occurred when the baptismal font was dedicated in November 1841. Clayton wrote: 'Brother Samuel Rolfe, who was seriously afflicted with a felon upon one of his hands, was present. President Joseph instructed him to wash in the font and told him that the hand would be healed. The doctors had told him that he could not recover before Spring, and had advised him to have his hand cut. He dipped his hand in the font, and within a week he was perfectly healed.' This was a miraculous healing through the power of God operating in the dedicated temple font, confirming that 'many Saints realized great blessings--both spiritually and bodily.'