Hannah Louisa Terry — Miraculous Recovery from Rattlesnake Bite
Published August 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
As a young girl living in the remote settlement of Hebron in Utah's Dixie, Hannah Louisa Terry was bitten by a rattlesnake on her foot. In the isolated pioneer community, medical help was unavailable. Her father, Thomas Sirls Terry, a prominent leader in the Cotton Mission, was called to her side. Exercising his faith, he administered a priesthood blessing to his daughter. According to family records and the DUP manuscript, the life-threatening swelling and the effects of the venom were immediately stayed. Hannah made a full and rapid recovery, which the family attributed to divine intervention and the power of the priesthood.
Sources & References
Freda Sharp Jones, “A History of Hannah Terry,” Daughters of Utah Pioneers History Collection; Thomas Sirls Terry family records. Research note: deferred — the rattlesnake-bite recovery account survives only in the DUP manuscript collection and family records; no public verbatim first-person text has been located.
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