Amasa Lyman Healed of Severe Head Pain Through Priesthood Power

Shortly after Amasa Lyman was ordained an elder in the Church, an application came to President Joseph Smith to visit an old gentleman named Harrington who was afflicted with a severe pain in his head. From a press of business, Joseph could not go himself, but instructed Amasa Lyman and his fellow elder Zerubabel Snow to call upon the old man. As they came near his house, before they even entered, they heard the groans of the sufferer extorted from him by pain, which seemed intolerable. The two young elders entered and introduced themselves as strangers to the old man. They prayed for him and laid their hands upon him in the name of Jesus, and rebuked his pain. The affliction was instantly removed, and the sufferer rejoiced and praised God, who had so signally blessed both himself and the elders as His ministers. This was one of the earliest manifestations of priesthood healing power in Amasa's ministry, demonstrating the reality of the gifts of the Spirit and the power of faith in Jesus Christ.

Fuller account of this event (in the witness’s own words):

At the time of our starting there an application came to President Joseph Smith to visit an old gentleman who was afflicted with a severe pain in his head. From a press of business, brother Joseph could not go, but instructed brother Snow and myself to call upon the old man, which we did, and as we came near his house, before we entered, we heard his groans, extorted from him by pain, which seemed intolerable. We entered and introduced ourselves, being strangers; we prayed for and laid our hands upon him, in the name of Jesus, and rebuked his pain which was instantly removed, and the sufferer rejoiced and praised God, who had so signally blessed himself and us as his ministers: the old gentleman’s name was Harrington.