Healing of S. F. Kimball from small-pox
Published October 5, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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Millennial Star Research
While the small-pox was spreading in Mesa City, Arizona, Elder S. F. Kimball contracted the disease. He had faith in the ordinance for the sick; when others laid their hands upon him, he was instantly healed.
Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 45, No. 42, 15 October 1883, p. 667):
While the small-pox was spreading in Mesa City, Arizona, Elder S. F. Kimball contracted the disease. He had faith in the ordinance for the sick; when others laid their hands upon him, he was instantly healed.
In Their Own Words
“Elder S. F. Kimball was striken with the malady, but had faith that he could be healed by the administration of the ordinance for the sick, and as the brethren lay hands upon him he was instantly healed. — Millennial Star 45:42”
Sources & References
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), 15 October 1883 (Vol. 45, No. 42). https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1883-10-15_45_42 (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 45, No. 42, 15 October 1883, p. 667 https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-latter-day-saints-millennial-star_1883-10-15_45_42
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