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Healing of a Seven-Year-Old Girl in Gothenburg

Published October 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM

1900s · 1909
Gothenburg
Charles P. Anderson·Quist

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A seven-year-old daughter of a Latter-day Saint member was afflicted with St. Vitus Dance and was bedridden. Elders Charles P. Anderson and Quist administered to her. The mother reported that the girl felt the trouble leave her during the administration, and a few days later, the elders observed her playing actively.

Fuller account of this event (the complete account as preserved in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 71, No. 49 (December 9, 1909), p. 781):

A seven-year-old daughter of a member was afflicted with St. Vitus' dance, and was bedridden. Elders Charles P. Anderson and Quist administered to her. The mother reported that the girl felt the trouble leave her during the administration, and a few days later the Elders observed her playing actively.

In Their Own Words

“President Charles P. Anderson, of the Gothenburg conference, Sweden, relates a case of remarkable healing. A seven-year-old daughter of one of the members was afflicted with St. Vitus Dance; so serious was the trouble that the little girl was kept in bed. Elders Anderson and Quist were asked by the mother to administer to the little one which they did, and she declares that she felt the trouble leaving her even during the administration. The elders visited the home a few days later and saw the little girl playing around as actively as any of the other children. — Millennial Star 71:49”

Sources & References

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. 71, No. 49 (1909). https://archive.org/details/millennialstar7149eng (account extracted verbatim from the issue's Internet Archive OCR text; research confidence: high) Complete account: The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 71, No. 49 (December 9, 1909), p. 781 https://archive.org/details/millennialstar7149eng

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Questions about this account

Who was involved in this account?
The account involves Charles P. Anderson, Quist. 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 1909, in the 1900s.
Where did this account take place?
It took place in Gothenburg.
What kind of miracle is this?
It is filed as a Healing / Medical Reversal & Remission account reported in Sweden.
Where does this account come from?
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star (Manchester, later Liverpool, England, May 1840–1970), Vol. The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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