Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission

Healing of Mr. Corder's infant

Published October 12, 2026 at 6:12 AM

1890s · 1890
Four miles from Lawrence County

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Millennial Star Research

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While visiting the home of Mr. Corder, the missionaries found his infant daughter dangerously ill with a fever and the father preparing to fetch a doctor. The missionaries prayed for the child in the woods, and upon returning to the home, the child had experienced a dramatic recovery, rendering the doctor visit unnecessary.

In Their Own Words

“During the two days we were absent, we stopped at Mr. Corder’s four miles distant. Mr. Corder’s daughter's infant was dangerously sick with a fever, and the father of the child was making preparations to go for the doctor. Seeing the condition of things, we thought it wisdom to go to a neighbor’s to spend the night, and made mention of our feelings. The mother of the child would not hear of it, and plead with us not to leave her with the sick child. We retired to the woods and asked the Lord to restore the child to health, for we felt they were a family worthy of our blessing, as we had shared their hospitality many times. We returned to the house and the mother exclaimed, “What have you done for my child?” She called our attention to the great change for the better. The father seeing the change, did not go for the doctor. The child had a peaceful night’s rest and was fully recovered by morning.”

— Elder H—, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 9 July 1896 (Vol. 58, No. 28). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1896-07-09_58_28 (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. 58, No. 28 (9 July 1896), p. 444 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1896-07-09_58_28

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