Elder J. W. Booth's Recovery from Small-pox
Published October 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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Millennial Star Research
Elder J. W. Booth, while serving as a missionary in Aintab, Syria, fell ill with small-pox in mid-January 1900. He remained confined to his bed for twenty-two days, cared for by faithful local Saints. He eventually recovered and expressed gratitude to God for sparing his life to continue his missionary work.
In Their Own Words
“I was taken down with the small-pox about the middle of January, and had a rather bad time of it for twenty-two days, during which time I kept my bed almost constantly, but the Saints were faithful waiters and attended me with every care I could ask. Elder Holdaway's arrival was not until I had passed the worst stage, but he has been of great comfort and assistance to me. He is still with me. I am not strong yet, as you may suppose, but I feel truly thankful to our Heavenly Father for sparing me to continue the pleasant work of teaching the Gospel to His children.— Millennial Star 62:11”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 15 March 1900 (Vol. 62, No. 11). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1900-03-15_62_11 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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