Healing of Abraham H. Cannon from typhoid fever
Published October 12, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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During a period when George Q. Cannon was living in hiding ('underground'), his son Abraham H. Cannon became critically ill with typhoid fever. George Q. Cannon went to visit him, and after administering to him, promised him that he would live, which he did.
In Their Own Words
“Abraham H. Cannon was taken with typhoid fever several years ago. I was on the “underground” at the time. Word came to me that if I wanted to see my son alive I would have to go quickly. I went to where he was. He was very low and appeared to be dying. He could not speak, and I felt powerfully impressed to ask the Lord to spare his life. After we had administered to him, I stood at the foot of his bed, and said, “Abraham you will live; do you believe me?” He could not speak, but he moved his eyelids as much as to say, “Yes, I believe you.” And he did live, until a few weeks ago. I have had many testimonies of the power of God, but this was one of the most powerful I have ever received. I felt that the Lord had heard my prayer and had granted my request, and I felt to praise His holy name for His goodness and mercy to me and my family.”
— George Q. Cannon, as reported in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 17 September 1896 (Vol. 58, No. 38). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1896-09-17_58_38 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Full first-person account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 58, No. 38, 17 September 1896 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1896-09-17_58_38
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