Elder A. F. McDonald reports healing of a woman with an ulcerated leg
Published October 4, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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Millennial Star Research
An unnamed woman, who had been troubled with an ulcerated leg for several years and unsuccessfully treated by the medical faculty, was healed through the prayer of faith and anointing with oil before she joined the Church.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 15, No. 44, 29 October 1853, p. 716):
A woman, who had been troubled with an ulcerated leg for several years, and had been unsuccessfully treated by the medical faculty, was healed through the prayer of faith and anointing with oil, before she joined the Church.
In Their Own Words
“Elder McDonald mentions two cases—one of a female who had been troubled with an ulcerated leg for some years, which was healed through the prayer of faith, and anointing with oil, before she became a member of the Church. The faculty had had her case in hand, but without success. — Millennial Star 15:44”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 29 October 1853 (Vol. 15, No. 44). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1853-10-29_15_44 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 15, No. 44, 29 October 1853, p. 716 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1853-10-29_15_44
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