John M. Cannon — Miraculous Recovery from Childhood Illness

In the late 1860s, John Mousley Cannon, the young son of Angus M. Cannon and Sarah Maria Mousley, fell dangerously ill. His condition deteriorated to the point where he was considered near death, suffering from a severe respiratory and febrile illness (often identified in family records as 'canker' or a form of pneumonia). His father, Angus M. Cannon, a prominent Church leader and brother to George Q. Cannon, was called to his bedside. Exercising his faith and the power of the priesthood, Angus administered to his son. During the blessing, Angus felt a powerful manifestation of the Spirit and rebuked the disease. John M. Cannon experienced an immediate and dramatic recovery, a transformation the family documented as a clear miracle of divine healing through priesthood administration.