Chief Walker — His Spirit Restored Through the Laying on of Hands (1854)

During a visit to Walker, the Indian chief was sulky and distressed in his tent, claiming his spirit had left him. Brigham Young and others laid hands upon him. Following this, the chief requested singing and subsequently felt the Spirit of the Lord, regaining kindness and peace. He then traveled to Iron County and experienced prophetic dreams.

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

There are many in this city who can bear witness to an incident I will now relate. Last spring, when we visited Walker, the Indian chief, he was dull and sulky, and lay in his tent, and would not come out to meet me. I went into his tent, and the first thing he said was, "Brother Brigham, lay your hands upon me, for my spirit has gone away from me, and I want it to come back again." He was full of anger, for his people had been fighting, and he did not know whether to turn on to the side of peace or of war. We laid hands upon him, and he felt better. At his request, we sung some "Mormon" hymns, and, as we left his tent, he was full of the good Spirit, and would not injure this people, no, not one particle. He was full of kindness, and love to God, and to all His works. He traveled with us to Iron County, and had dreams which amounted to revelations. He told me that he dreamed he saw the Savior, and that he talked with Him, and that the Savior told him to be a good man, and to be kind to the whites, and to live in peace with them. He said that he felt as though he was a new man, and that his heart was changed. I have no doubt but that the Lord visited him by His Spirit, and gave him a testimony for himself.