George A. Smith — Preserved from Cholera during Zion's Camp (1834)

In 1834, during the Zion's Camp expedition to Missouri, George A. Smith—then the youngest member of the company and serving as the personal guard/armor bearer and cousin of the Prophet Joseph Smith—was present when a severe cholera outbreak struck the camp near the Fishing River. While many participants fell ill and thirteen died, George A. Smith remained entirely unaffected and was preserved throughout the journey. He later attributed his safety to the promise and counsel given by Joseph Smith that those who remained faithful and did not murmur against the Lord's servants would be protected; Joseph had instructed him to follow counsel and to deliver his sermons with a “prayerful heart.”