Healing of Henry L. Southworth during the 1857 Hand Cart Mission
Published October 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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While on the 1857 hand cart mission across the plains, Henry L. Southworth was afflicted with rheumatism in his leg. President Henry Herriman and others administered to him through anointing and prayer, resulting in his immediate restoration.
In Their Own Words
“May 4.—Henry L. Southworth was attacked with rheumatism in his leg; after being anointed and administered to by President Herriman and others he was immediately restored. — Millennial Star 55:28”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 10 July 1893 (Vol. 55, No. 28). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1893-07-10_55_28 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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