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Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission

Healing of R. Fawcett from smallpox and erysipelas

Published October 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM

1860s · 1866
Sheffield
R. Fawcett·L. W. Richards·Sister Collough

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While traveling in the Sheffield Conference with Elder L. W. Richards in August 1866, R. Fawcett was stricken with smallpox. He was subsequently afflicted with the same disease along with erysipelas on his face. He credits the unremitting care of Sister Collough during his illness for his recovery.

Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 30, No. 28, 11 July 1868, p. 445):

In August, 1866, while traveling in the Sheffield Conference with Elder L. W. Richards, I was taken with the small-pox, which was followed by erysipelas in my face, and I was brought very low; but through the unremitting care of Sister Collough, who nursed me through my illness, and the blessings of the Lord, I was restored to health.

In Their Own Words

“Sometime in August, while travellin around the Conference with Elder Richards, he was taken sick with small-pox. I waited on him and was attacked with the same disease from which, with erysipelas on my face, I suffered very much. My grateful thanks are due to sister Collough for her unremitting care and attention to myself and Elder Richards during our illness. — Millennial Star 30:28”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 11 July 1868 (Vol. 30, No. 28). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1868-07-11_30_28 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 30, No. 28, 11 July 1868, p. 445 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1868-07-11_30_28

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Questions about this account

Who was involved in this account?
The account involves R. Fawcett, L. W. Richards, Sister Collough. Each person named here also has a witness page collecting the other accounts involving them.
When did this account take place?
The account is set in 1866, in the 1860s.
Where did this account take place?
It took place in Sheffield.
What kind of miracle is this?
It is filed as a Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission account reported in United Kingdom.
Where does this account come from?
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 11 July 1868 (Vol. The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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