William Heber Clayton — Miraculous Healing of Sight

During his youth in early Salt Lake City, William Heber Clayton suffered from a severe and painful eye affliction, identified in family records as a form of scrofula, which threatened him with permanent blindness. His mother, Ruth Moon Clayton, refused to accept the loss of his sight and exercised great faith in the power of the Priesthood. She frequently applied consecrated oil and sought blessings for her son. Through these administrations and her persistent faith, the disease was rebuked and his vision was fully restored. This healing allowed him to later serve as a clerk, a musician in the Salt Lake Theatre orchestra, and a public official, roles that required the full use of his eyes.