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Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission

Brigham Young's Healing from Yellow Fever

Published October 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM

1880s · 1884
Yaqui territory
Brigham Young·Elder McDonald·Elder Ray

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While visiting the Yaqui Indians, the narrator, identified as Brigham Young, suffered from a severe fever (identified later as yellow fever). He called the Elders to his bedside to administer to him. Under the laying on of hands and prayer by Elder McDonald and others, he was healed by the power of God, overcoming a state where he believed he would have died in two days without the intervention.

In Their Own Words

“In the morning I called the Elders to my bedside and requested them to administer unto me, and ask the Lord to rebuke the fever from which I suffered so much. It was evident that, unless I obtained relief from some quarter, two days more of such suffering would end my earthly career. The brethren laid their hands upon me, and Elder McDonald prayed in my behalf. Under the administration I was healed by the power of God.”

— Brigham Young Jr., journal entry dated 1884, as cited in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 2 March 1891 (Vol. 53, No. 9). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1891-03-02_53_9 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Full first-person account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 53, No. 9, 2 March 1891, p. 134 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1891-03-02_53_9

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Questions about this account

Who was involved in this account?
The account involves Brigham Young, Elder McDonald, Elder Ray. 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 1884, in the 1880s.
Where did this account take place?
It took place in Yaqui territory.
What kind of miracle is this?
It is filed as a Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission account reported in Mexico.
Where does this account come from?
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 2 March 1891 (Vol. The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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