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Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission

Alvin James’s Miraculous Healing of His Daughter Gladys through Prayer

Published October 24, 2026 at 6:09 AM

1920s · 1929
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Alvin James·Gladys James·Clara James·Bishop·Brother Jones

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Alvin James's daughter Gladys developed severe blood poisoning from an infected knee. Despite medical treatment and strenuous nursing, she relapsed. During a moment of deep spiritual despair, Alvin prayed fervently for faith and guidance. He experienced a profound sense of divine peace and assurance, and upon rebuking the affliction in the name of the Lord, his daughter's condition immediately began to improve, leading to her recovery.

In Their Own Words

“Bowing his head and pouring out his troubled soul to the Lord he prayed as he had not done in years, and the Lord seemed to listen to every secret of his heart—every longing desire voiced, for he felt his depression lifting and in its place peace and assurance that all would be well. He turned and moved toward the daughter and exclaimed half aloud, “Lord, I thank Thee! I now understand!” ... Together the pain and poison of body and soul were slowly retreating. ... “Truly,” declared Alvin from the depths of a thankful heart, “God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.” — The Young Woman's Journal 40:6”

Sources & References

The Young Woman's Journal, vol. 40 no. 6 (June 1929). L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University digital collections. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/YWJ/id/22576 (account extracted verbatim from the collection's page-level OCR; research confidence: high)

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Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission1920sUnited States

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Questions about this account

Who was involved in this account?
The account involves Alvin James, Gladys James, Clara James, Bishop, Brother Jones. Each person named here also has a witness page collecting the other accounts involving them.
When did this account take place?
The account is set in 1929, in the 1920s.
Where did this account take place?
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What kind of miracle is this?
It is filed as a Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission account reported in United States.
Where does this account come from?
The Young Woman's Journal, vol. The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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