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Eli R. Kelsey's Prophecy of Healing and Cholera

Published October 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM

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During a conference in Glasgow, Scotland, President Eli R. Kelsey prophesied that if the Saints sent for the Elders to administer to the sick, they would be healed and live, and that those who sent for a Gentile doctor would die. He also predicted a coming wave of cholera. This prophecy was fulfilled when Saints who followed the counsel were healed, and specifically, the mother of a boy, Sister Smith, died after her husband chose a Gentile doctor instead of the Elders.

In Their Own Words

“President Kelsey, in referring to the number of severe cases of sickness that were among the people, and said that before they separated and returned to their homes, he felt to bless them. He then, with uplifted hands, said, In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the authority of the holy Melchisedek priesthood, I bless you, my brethren and sisters with the blessing of the healing of the sick that are now in your midst and say unto you, in the name of the Lord, that if you will send for the Elders and have them administered to according to the word of the Lord to His Church, every one of them shall be healed and live—not one of them shall die. Continuing, he said it would be but a short time before a wave of cholera would pass over the land, and many would perish in its path, and that the Saints would not escape; but, said he, everyone who will send for the Elders shall be healed and live, and everyone who sends for a Gentile doctor will die. Write it down, ye presidents of branches, and tell it to your people. — Millennial Star 64:32”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 7 August 1902 (Vol. 64, No. 32). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1902-08-07_64_32 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)

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