George Lake's healing of the sick in Nottingham
Published October 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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Millennial Star Research
During his mission in Nottingham, George Lake reported that when he laid his hands on the sick in the name of the Lord, they were healed, many of them instantly.
In Their Own Words
“I feel that the Lord does work with me in my labours, for when I lay my hands on the sick in the name of the Lord they are healed, and many of them instantly, and when I speak in the defence of the truth there is a power attends me and my words, that all aré strangers to, save those whom God has called and ordained. — Millennial Star 31:50”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 8 December 1869 (Vol. 31, No. 50). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1869-12-08_31_50 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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