Bishop John Sharp’s healing of cholera patients through administration
Published October 11, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Millennial Star Research
While residing in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1848, John Sharp assisted in administering to those afflicted with the cholera plague, resulting in many cases of miraculous healing through the power of God.
In Their Own Words
“The cholera plague visited that city during his stay there, and under the administration of himself and brethren many and marvelous were the cases of miraculous healing by the power of God. — Millennial Star 54:2”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 11 January 1892 (Vol. 54, No. 2). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1892-01-11_54_2 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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