Healing of the daughter of Joseph and Prudence H. Thatcher in Tredegar
Published October 5, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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On October 31, 1871, a young girl in Tredegar was suffering from a strong fever. A doctor was called who confirmed the severity of the fever. Shortly after he left, Elder David John administered to her, rebuking the fever in the name of the Lord. The fever left her immediately, and she was able to stand on her feet. The next day, the doctor expressed disbelief that the now-healthy child was the same patient he had seen the day before.
In Their Own Words
“We take the liberty of sending our testimony of the power of God manifested through the holy priesthood on our little girl, who was very ill. We called in a doctor on October 31st, and he said she was in a very strong fever. Shortly after he left Elder David John came in, administered to her, and rebuked the fever in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. It left her that moment, and she stood on her feet; and her bed—as she lay by the fireside—was taken into the bedroom. The next day the doctor came, and he was hard to be convinced that she was the little girl he had seen the day before so sick with a bad fever. We told him what the Lord through his servant had done for us, and bore testimony to His goodness and power.”
— Joseph and Prudence H. Thatcher, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 5 December 1871 (Vol. 33, No. 49). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1871-12-05_33_49 (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. 33, No. 49, 5 December 1871, p. 782 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1871-12-05_33_49
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