Healing of Joseph V. Robinson from cancer in the Manti Temple
Published October 12, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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Joseph V. Robinson, suffering from advanced cancer of the face and ear that had failed all medical treatment, was administered to by seven brethren in the Manti Temple. He was anointed and the cancer was rebuked, resulting in a full recovery.
Fuller account of this event (in the witness’s own words):
Brother Joseph V. Robinson of Fillmore was afflicted with cancer. It had eaten away his right ear, and was in his mouth and on his face. He was in a very bad condition. The cancer had advanced so far that medical skill had entirely failed. He came to the Temple on September 22, 1891, and was anointed with Holy Oil, and was administered to by the brethren, there being seven of them in the room. I anointed him, and Brother Lund sealed the anointing, rebuking the cancer. He was healed, and is now healthy and strong.
In Their Own Words
“Brother Joseph V. Robinson of Fillmore was afflicted with cancer. It had eaten away his right ear, and was in his mouth and on his face. He was in a very bad condition. The cancer had advanced so far that medical skill had entirely failed. He came to the Temple on September 22, 1891, and was anointed with Holy Oil, and was administered to by the brethren, there being seven of them in the room. I anointed him, and Brother Lund sealed the anointing, rebuking the cancer. He was healed, and is now healthy and strong.— Millennial Star 57:23”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 6 June 1895 (Vol. 57, No. 23). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1895-06-06_57_23 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Fuller account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 57, No. 23, June 6, 1895 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1895-06-06_57_23
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