Healing of an Indian Infant by Elder Henry
Published October 12, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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An Indian man and his wife traveled seventy miles with their sick infant to seek a blessing. Elder Henry asked if they believed the child could be healed through the laying on of hands; upon receiving an affirmative, he administered to the child, who was instantly healed.
In Their Own Words
“One day, an Indian carrying a sick child, accompanied by his squaw, came to Elder Henry and asked him to heal the infant. Do you believe the child can be healed by the laying on of hands? inquired the Elder. The Indian answered that he had faith in the ordinance, thereupon Brother Rogers administered to the child and it was instantly healed. It was subsequently learned that this Indian had ridden horseback, with his wife, for about seventy miles, carrying the sick one carefully in their arms, the sole purpose of the trip being to receive this ordinance. — Millennial Star 59:23”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 10 June 1897 (Vol. 59, No. 23). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1897-06-10_59_23 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high)
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