Elder Booth's Witness of Healing in the Leek and Ashton District
Published October 6, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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Millennial Star Research
During a meeting of the Manchester Conference, Elder Booth reported his missionary labors in the Leek and Ashton District and testified that he had personally witnessed instances of healing through the power of God where earthly medical remedies had failed.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 50, No. 23, 4 June 1888, p. 363):
Elder Booth reported his labors in the Leek and Ashton district, and bore testimony to the power of God in healing the sick, having witnessed instances where medical skill had failed.
In Their Own Words
“Elder Booth stated he had been busily engaged distributing tracts in the Leek and Ashton District. Would feel well paid for his labors if but one individual was thereby added to the sheepfold of Christ. He cited instances of healing wherein earthly remedies had failed, demonstrating that the power of God is restored in these days to those who keep His commandments. — Millennial Star 50:23”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 4 June 1888 (Vol. 50, No. 23). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1888-06-04_50_23 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 50, No. 23, 4 June 1888, p. 363 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1888-06-04_50_23
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