Brother Dove's Healing in Ilkeston
Published October 12, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Contributed by
Millennial Star Research
Brother Dove, an elderly member living near Ilkeston, was suffering from an illness for four days. When Elder Stephen Parkin visited him, he knelt with Brother Dove in prayer to ask the Lord for his restoration. Brother Dove was able to get ready, walk two miles to the market place, and participate in a public meeting by bearing his testimony. He attributed his recovery to the prayer and faith involved in the visit from the Elder.
In Their Own Words
“In a humble Conference I live or more from where the Saints meet for worship, a place called Bloxwich. Last evening August 7th, I sat in my house feeling very ill, I had been ill four days. I was just going to retire to my bed, when a knock was heard at the door, and in came Brother Stephen Parkin, Elder from Alton. He said, 'Come, Brother Dove, get ready and go with me to Ilkeston, and help me hold a meeting.' I informed him of my illness, 'Never mind,' says he, 'come along with me, you will be all right.' I got ready the best I could. We then knelt in humble prayer; Brother Parkin asked the Lord to restore me to health. We then started all having to walk two miles to the place where Elder Parkin wanted to hold the meeting, which was at Ilkeston Market place. We opened our meeting by singing; I then got up and Elder Parkin then preached exceedingly well. While he was speaking I felt the power of the Lord upon me. We had about 200 people listening very eagerly, I bore my testimony to them of the restoration of the gospel, and after we dismissed our meeting we proceeded to distribute tracts, and the people were so eager to get them, they pushed in front of each other. I may state Ilkeston has been a place where in the past there has been great persecution of the Saints. After meeting we walked back home, and I may say that I felt well, and I trust this will help others to always assist the Traveling Elders, as I was blessed by so doing.”
— Brother Dove, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 19 August 1897 (Vol. 59, No. 33). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1897-08-19_59_33 (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. 59, No. 33 (19 August 1897), p. 526 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1897-08-19_59_33
Every published account is vetted against its sources — read our editorial standards.
Related Miracles
Similar miracle types and stories from the 1890s.
Questions about this account
Who was involved in this account?
When did this account take place?
Where did this account take place?
What kind of miracle is this?
Where does this account come from?
Miracle of the Week
One remarkable, documented account in your inbox every Monday, drawn from the full archive.