Adelgunda Dietzel Protected from Rattlesnake Bite Through Divine Providence

When Adelgunda Dietzel (later Heiner) was a young girl in Germany, she ventured six miles from her home. During this journey, she was bitten by a venomous rattlesnake. In her fright and panic at being bitten by such a dangerous creature, she immediately ran as fast as she could all the way back home—a distance of six miles. Miraculously, despite the venomous bite, she never felt any ill effects from the poison. She attributed her survival to the fact that she had sweated profusely during her panicked run home, which she believed had purged the poison from her system. This account demonstrates divine protection and preservation of a young girl from what could have been a deadly situation. This same courage and faith would later characterize her entire life as she emigrated to America and became a faithful pioneer alongside her husband Martin Heiner.