Healing of the Hoover child in Flora

“The little three-year-old girl of the latter, about six months before, had drunk lye, which had eaten her throat almost out, and down into her stomach, and the little child was in a frightful condition, being reduced to skin and bone. It had not eaten anything for six months except through a tube that was put down her throat, liquid food being her exclusive diet. The best doctor in St. Louis had attended her, and after the parents had paid out all they had in the world, the doctor told them that the child could not possible live. But they still had faith and had her administered to in the Josephite church, but all to no effect. Before we left they asked us to administer to the little sufferer. They had some olive oil which we consecrated. Then we administered to the child. It would cry and moan all the time, and it was heartrending to witness its sufferings. We were asked to come back the next evening, which we did. We sang them some of the songs of Zion, and held a cottage meeting with them. Then we administered to the child again. This was three weeks ago, and to-day that little girl is as well as any child in Illinois.”

— Jacob Teeples, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star