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Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission

Elder Nephi D. Beckstrand's Miraculous Improvement Through Prayer

Published October 15, 2026 at 2:23 AM

1910s · 1912
Nottingham
Thomas S. Wheatley·Nephi D. Beckstrand

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During the Nottingham semi-annual conference, it was reported that the prayers of the elders on behalf of Elder Nephi D. Beckstrand had been answered, and he was experiencing a rapid improvement in his health.

In Their Own Words

“Said the Lord had answered the prayers of the elders in behalf of Elder Nephi D. Beckstrand, who was rapidly improving. — Millennial Star 74:10”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 74, No. 10 (1912). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar7410eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)

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Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission1910sUnited Kingdom

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Questions about this account

Who was involved in this account?
The account involves Thomas S. Wheatley, Nephi D. Beckstrand. Each person named here also has a witness page collecting the other accounts involving them.
When did this account take place?
The account is set in 1912, in the 1910s.
Where did this account take place?
It took place in Nottingham.
What kind of miracle is this?
It is filed as a Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission account reported in United Kingdom.
Where does this account come from?
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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